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By InsideHoops.comUpdated Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET
Antetokounmpo's thoughts entering a crucial offseason in Milwaukee will have franchise and league-altering ramifications. Nothing else truly matters. Multiple sources have indicated to ESPN throughout the season that Antetokounmpo remains happy in Milwaukee, that he deeply respects Lillard and was pleased with the progress they made as a duo this season, when they were the highest-scoring twosome in the NBA, averaging 58.4 points per game, and helped rally Milwaukee from 2-8 to win the Emirates NBA Cup in December. Still, the Bucks and Antetokounmpo are scheduled to meet after the season to discuss both his future and the future plans for the team, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania. It's an annual meeting between the two sides, but one that carries a different tone heading into the summer after the Bucks failed to win a playoff series even with their star putting up a dominant performance. - ESPN.com
Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers stole one from the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Indiana forced two turnovers in the final 17 seconds of overtime, and Haliburton blew past Giannis Antetokounmpo for the go-ahead layup with 1.3 seconds left to give the Pacers a 119-118 victory and a 4-1 series win. The Pacers closed the game with an 8-0 run over the final 40 seconds of OT to eliminate the Bucks in the first round for the second straight season. - ESPN.com
Jayson Tatum had 35 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and the Boston Celtics pulled away after Magic star Paolo Banchero went to the bench with five fouls, beating Orlando 120-89 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. The defending NBA champions will play either the New York Knicks or Detroit Pistons in the second round. The Knicks lead their series 3-2 despite falling 106-103 earlier Tuesday in New York. Franz Wagner scored 25 points, Banchero had 19 and Wendell Carter Jr. had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who have not won a playoff series since Dwight Howard, Vince Carter and coach Stan Van Gundy led them to the Eastern Conference finals in 2010. - ESPN.com
The evaluation of the initial playoff experience for the Rockets' rising young stars will be an important element of those internal discussions. A blockbuster trade would require the Rockets to give up some of that young talent, although Houston has made it known to other front offices that Thompson is considered untouchable. "There's no question in my mind that there are multiple guys on this roster now who can potentially be the best player on a championship team, given their age," Patrick Fertitta, 30-year-old son of team owner Tilman Fertitta and ownership's day-to-day presence in basketball operations, told ESPN late in the regular season. "You don't see guys at this age be that person yet, but I have a lot of confidence that one of these guys, if not a few of them, can become that. - ESPN.com
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