Pulling them away from it is a 30-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo — still in his prime, albeit ticking — and a 34-year-old Damian Lillard, though he isn't able to do much with a year-long recovery process awaiting him as he doctors an achilles tear suffered in just his second game back from a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis.

Starting the trade machine for Giannis Antetokounmpo didn't take long, but making a deal isn't the only answer for Milwaukee.

Another postseason collapse by the Bucks was somewhat masked by the postgame actions of John Haliburton, Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton's father, after Tyrese got past Antetokounmpo for the game-winning layup in the clinching Game 5 of the first round of the playoffs April 29.