Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks loom as Bucks meet Wizards

With the NBA season already past the halfway mark, teams across the league are starting to understand where they sit in the playoff landscape.

As the Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards prepare to face off in the nation's capital on Thursday, both organizations are beginning to focus more on the future than the present.

For the Bucks, their future appears likely to be without star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is sidelined with a calf injury. According to ESPN, Antetokounmpo is "ready...