ESPN's Shams Charania reported earlier this month that the Mavs had "renewed trade talks around Davis," and TSN's Josh Lewenberg reported on Jan. 22 that Davis' agent Rich Paul "is said to be working tirelessly to force a trade" to a team that would offer him an extension.

The wonder now is if the Bucks are, in fact, still trying to upgrade. For weeks, Milwaukee signaled to executives around the league that it wanted to improve before the trade deadline. As of when two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo went down with his most recent injury,