Bucks' superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo predicted to cut ties with Milwaukee, ask for blockbuster trade to team up with $156 million two-time All-Star originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

The Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 116-101 Thursday, covering as 9.5-point home underdogs with the Under (222.5) cashing. F Kyle Kuzma had a game-high 31 points on 13-for-17 shooting. Milwaukee has struggled over the past month, going 3-10 straight up and 5-8 against the spread (ATS) since November 15. It is 12-14 ATS on the season.

Egor Demin scored 17 points, Noah Clowney added 16 and the Brooklyn Nets matched the franchise record for margin of victory, never trailing in a 127-82 romp over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.

Three days after the Bucks earned an impressive win over the Celtics, disappointment struck again as the Nets blew Milwaukee out 127–82. Against a 7–18 Nets team that ranks 13th in the Eastern Conference, the Bucks lost by nearly 50 points.

The Chicago Bulls were among a handful of teams loosely tied to Giannis Antetokounmpo in recent weeks. With the Milwaukee Bucks struggling to hold onto a Play-i