A blockbuster trade proposal has the Milwaukee Bucks shaking up the NBA landscape by swapping out Giannis Antetokounmpo for can’t-miss rookie Cooper Flagg in a three-team deal.

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.

The Milwaukee Bucks last played a game over a month ago, but the team that beat them, the Indiana Pacers, is headed to its first NBA Finals in 25 years. In doing so, they extend an odd pattern shared by Bucks opponents in recent playoff history.

Indiana basketball fans have long believed in momentum. Right now, it feels like Caitlin Clark brought a whole truckload of it to the Hoosier State. Since Clark touched down in Indianapolis as the top pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft,

The Pacers dominated the rebounding battle in Game 1, but the Thunder were able to out-rebound Indiana 43-35 in Game 2. OKC also got a much better performance from Chet Holmgren, who scored 15 points after being held to just six points in Game 1.

A Bucks fan predicted how Game 1 of the NBA Finals would go between the Thunder and Pacers, and he was right. The Indiana Pacers took Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals, the only way they know how to do it.