The Milwaukee Bucks continue to slip in the Eastern Conference standings, and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s calf injury, which will sideline him for several weeks, only puts them in a deeper hole. The Bucks sit at 10-15 and hold the tenth spot in the East, a position that has only intensified the growing talk around a potential Giannis trade.
According to Chris Haynes, Antetokounmpo recently spoke to the locker room and urged his teammates to tune out the chatter about a possible trade. His message doesn’t silence the speculation, though, and it adds a bit more weight to the belief that he could be inching toward a trade request as the Bucks continue to search for answers.
Losing Giannis would push the Bucks into a long reset, yet if he asks out, it’s tough to see the franchise turning its back on the greatest player it has ever had. Even so, Myles Turner, brought in during the busy offseason that included Milwaukee waiving and stretching Damian Lillard’s contract, is encouraging the group to stay calm and avoid reacting out of fear.
Myles Turner on the Bucks crisis
Nov 22, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center/forward Myles Turner (3) celebrates making a basket against Detroit Pistons guard Caris Levert (8) in the second half at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images
“I don’t think it’s time to panic, personally. I think it’s time to be aware, and I think being aware and being panicked are two very different things,” Turner said in an interview via Bucks insider Stephen Watson.
.@Original_Turner said today was an important practice to regroup, look at film, ‘state of the union type of things’.
I asked him for the @Bucks state of the union.
“I don’t think it’s time to panic, personally. I think it’s time to be aware, and I think being aware and being… pic.twitter.com/3EheTCCscG
— Stephen Watson (@SWatsonTV) December 10, 2025
Turner chased a bigger payday this past offseason, choosing Milwaukee after feeling slighted by the Pacers’ contract proposal. But that decision has quickly turned sour for him. He secured the salary he wanted, yet the Bucks are drifting with no clear direction, and now he faces the possibility of being moved again. In the end, he may lose control of what comes next anyway.
Nov 20, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Paul George (8) passes the ball away from Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner (3) in the 3rd quarter at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
Turner hasn’t delivered much in a Bucks uniform, putting up just 12.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 1.7 assists, numbers that fall short of what he usually provides. If Milwaukee chooses to start over, he could find himself on the move too, with little say in what comes next.