Sources: Bucks don't feel pressure to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo - ESPN

All eyes around the NBA will be focused on Milwaukee ahead of Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline, but the Bucks are falling back on a familiar tune.

The Bucks don't feel the pressure to move Giannis Antetokounmpo on Thursday, team sources told ESPN hours ahead of the deadline. Rival executives have grown wary in the past 24 hours of whether the Bucks would actually move their franchise star after more than 12 seasons together.

Late Wednesday night, one potential suitor, the Golden State Warriors moved Jonathan Kuminga in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis, all but indicating they were out of the running for Antetokounmpo this week.

Two potential suitors, the Minnesota Timberwolves and Miami Heat still remain, and there is the potential for a wild-card team appearing in the next few hours, but all indications are beginning to point to another showdown in the summer.

ESPN's Shams Charania reported last week that Antetokounmpo has been ready for a new home for months, either at Thursday's deadline or in the offseason. The Bucks began listening to teams over the past week making offers for the two-time MVP, even engaging and countering a few of them. It's further along in the process than Milwaukee has been willing to go throughout Antetokounmpo's tenure.

But the Bucks have not given up complete hope on salvaging the Antetokounmpo era yet.

Milwaukee has still scoured the market for a potential upgrade to their roster, sources told ESPN, hoping to benefit from a team looking to offload salary in the future. The Bucks have won back-to-back games this week but are still in the No.12 slot in the East and trailing the Chicago Bulls by three games for the No.10 seed.

However, Antetokounmpo could have more influence over his next