The move likely doesn’t move the needle too far for the Bucks’ title hopes, although the Eastern Conference is wide open with the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and the Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton also set to miss the year with Achilles injuries.

Not long after new developments emerged regarding Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks social media team downplayed his potential departure.