Fifty years ago, the Milwaukee Bucks were essentially pushed into a maneuver to trade their transcendent superstar, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Milwaukee Bucks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Last week, we asked you about how you’d approach free agency for the Bucks’ two (current) free agent centers: Brook Lopez and Jericho Sims.

All indications point to the Milwaukee Bucks finally moving on from veteran Brook Lopez. Lopez, an All-Star, champion in Milwaukee, and much more throughout his successful NBA career, would be welcomed by other teams around the league. Unfortunately, time has run out in Milwaukee, and it seems the better plan for the Bucks is to allow him to walk.

The Milwaukee Bucks could be keeping or losing Giannis Antetokounmpo this summer, but that might not be the only change they experience. As noted by Jake Weinbach on X, the Bucks now seem “comfortable” letting go of big man Brook Lopez,

The New York Knicks have been predicted to be part of a blockbuster three-team mock trade that involves the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets.