The Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumor season is here. The Milwaukee Bucks could look to start a new era, and if they do, Antetokounmpo's trade would net a treasure trove of future assets. One team he's been linked to is the San Antonio Spurs to play with Victor Wembanyama in a generational pairing of basketball unicorns.

Pulling them away from it is a 30-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo — still in his prime, albeit ticking — and a 34-year-old Damian Lillard, though he isn't able to do much with a year-long recovery process awaiting him as he doctors an achilles tear suffered in just his second game back from a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis.

How many players in NBA history have ever been traded while playing at a higher level 2024-25 Giannis Antetokounmpo? The obvious answer is the last Milwaukee Bucks MVP to get traded, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,