CHECKMATE? Milwaukee Bucks Face Giannis Antetokounmpo Dilemma as Trade TALK Intensifies

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🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Milwaukee Bucks face a franchise-altering summer as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future hangs in the balance. With Taylor Jenkins officially in as head coach and the Bucks’ draft lottery position locked in, all eyes are on what comes next: Should the team trade Giannis or keep pushing for title contention? Frank Madden and Justin Garcia dissect how ownership’s public comments set a deadline-driven tone, debating the pros and cons of potential blockbuster trades before the NBA Draft. The show goes beyond trade rumors, analyzing salary cap constraints, the Bucks’ limited assets, and the strategic impact of Jenkins’s coaching credibility. Is there a viable path to keep the Bucks competitive with only Bobby Portis and draft picks as bargaining chips? Will a rebuild yield better long-term results, or can Milwaukee pull off another surprise with their current roster? Tune in for sharp analysis, scenarios around Giannis’s leverage, and the true consequences of this high-stakes offseason. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGY Get candy-flavored chaos with Fruity Rainbow 5-hour ENERGY®️ Shots - available online at https://5hourENERGY.com or Amazon KALSHI For a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code LOCKEDON to get ten dollars when you trade ten. Kalshi. Trade on anything. DoorDash From tipoff to overtime, stay in your bag and order on DoorDash. Get snacks, drinks, gear — whatever gets you through the season — delivered right to your door. DoorDash. In your bag all season long. Rocket Money Let Rocket Money help you reach your financial goals faster. Join at https://RocketMoney.com/LOCKEDON. Wayfair Head to https://Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. Wayfair. Every style. Every home. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	The latest on the honest front.
0:02.1	And now we know who the coach is.
0:03.8	We know where the bucks will be picking.
0:05.9	What else is there to figure out this summer?
0:08.4	We get the thoughts of Frank Madden coming up after this.
0:16.4	You are locked on bucks.
0:18.7	Your daily Milwaukee Bucks podcast.
0:25.4	Part of the Locked on podcast Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:32.0	Welcome into Locked-on Bucks. I'm Justin Garcia, joined today by Frank Madden. On today's show, we get into the summer so far, not summer yet but the offseason so far for the bucks
0:39.5	as we had our press conference for taylor jenkins we have had the draft lottery and now we wait
0:45.0	for the nba draft and everything to unfold leading up to that so uh what frank has an eye on some
0:51.2	thoughts from the past week here with the Taylor Jenkins press conference
0:54.8	and the draft lottery itself.
0:58.9	But we start with Taylor Jenkins, Frank, and we've talked with you since the hiring
1:04.8	was announced and became official.
1:08.4	But anything that really stood out to you from that press conference, I suppose one
1:15.1	of the things to get into was, and I think this came out in the side session that Jimmy
1:20.9	Haslam did with Eric and Jim after the press conference, where I forget how it was
1:26.2	worded specifically, but I think it's certainly
1:28.3	notable in this case that Jimmy's message was something along the lines of, we stress to Taylor
1:34.2	Jenkins don't make this decision based on Janus. So knowing that and hearing everything else
1:41.4	that took place at the press conference, what do you
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