Sam Amico of Hoopswire has reported that Milwaukee may be planning to make a run at Boston Celtics guard Anfernee Simons, who has been on the trade block ever since the Celtics acquired him in a deal that sent Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers back in June.

With that said: Should Antetokounmpo ask to leave Milwaukee in future years — i.e. closer to that contract expiration date — it could be worth noting that Stone and Horst seemingly have a positive relationship, and the Rockets and Bucks are in different conferences. That might make a deal more palatable to Milwaukee.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s name has been floating around the trade rumor mill all summer, but apparently, the Bucks aren’t playing along. Rockets GM Rafael