The countdown to Antetokounmpo s departure! The Thunder became the number one buyer, and the Lakers were criticized by famous reporters: What to exchange for?

The Milwaukee Bucks have been disappointing this season, as they collapsed in the first round of the playoffs against the Indiana Pacers, and now all eyes are focused on Antetokounmpo. The Bucks' prospects for next season look extremely bleak as Damian Lillard suffered a fatal Achilles tendon torn injury in the playoffs. According to the latest report by ESPN's top reporter Shams Charania, the Greek superstar is willing to explore the possibility of cooperation between several teams outside the Bucks, which is greater than ever.

There are several teams now considered the favorites to reach this big deal with the Bucks. According to Dave McMenaming, the most likely one to get Antetokounmpo is the Oklahoma City Thunder, who are capable of providing all the chips the Bucks want. With a lot of young potential players and draft picks in hand, the number one in the Western Conference this season is rich.

Another key team worth paying attention to is the Brooklyn Nets, which is said to have been silently paying attention to Antetokounmpo's movements. There are also many mentioned Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs, but some people also mentioned that the Los Angeles Lakers are Antetokounmpo's dream next home.

But McMenaming denied the possibility of Antetokounmpo joining the Lakers, saying the Lakers lacked enough assets to meet the Bucks' high asking price for the now-30-year-old superstar. McMenaming said: "After Luca (Doncic) trade, I have talked to a lot of people in the league. If they were a one-on-one deal negotiation between Nico Harrison and Robert Pelinka, what could they exchange for Luca? Seven first-round picks? This is the most revealed to me. I mean, Antetokounmpo must be in the same range, no doubt. This guy is on the MVP vote ranking again this year, and he is the best two-way player in the league today, and he is also a winner."

After Doncic's big deal, the Lakers now have only one key first-round pick, which is their own unprotected 2031 first-round pick. The Lakers originally planned to use this first-round draft pick plus the 2024 first-round No. 17 Dalton Kneckett exchanged the Charlotte Hornets for Mark Williams, but after the deal was cancelled because of Ma Wei's failure in physical examination, the Lakers finally regained the draft pick.

Among the three league giants, including the Lakers, Miami Heat and the New York Knicks, McMenaming believes that Pat Riley-led Heat is the best at reaching an Antetokounmpo deal, but the possibility is still very small. McMenaming said: "Maybe the Heat, I mean, if you can convince the Bucks to accept Bam (Adebayo) or Taylor (Hero), or they value him as much as the Dallas Mavericks value Anthony Davis and fill some draft picks, then maybe there is a chance, but for the Lakers, there is no way out."