Teams have started to monitor the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo. On Wednesday, reports surfaced that the Bucks have started "having discussions" about Antetokounmpo's future. One team that was linked to the star forward was the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls had a strong start to the 2025-26 NBA season. However, they've recently hit a slump and are 9-12 so far. According to sports anchor Lou Canellis, Antetokounmpo and his representative reportedly reached out to Chicago for a potential deal. Unfortunately for the Bucks star, the Josh Giddey-led team wasn't interested.“I can tell you that Giannis and his representatives reached out to the Bulls about a potential deal and the Bulls said they weren’t interested,” Canellis said. “They were not interested in breaking up their young core or changing their course of direction that they have laid out.”The Bulls have a promising young core led by Giddey. Together with the Australian star, Chicago has Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Ayo Dosunmu. The franchise refuses to let the group go and sees a bright future ahead. For a star like Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Bulls will have to give up a slew of young players and future assets. Based on the report that Chicago didn't want to trade for Antetokounmpo, it looks like they have something planned for the future. The New York Knicks' update on making an offer for Giannis AntetokounmpoThe Bucks' lack of success this season has led Giannis Antetokounmpo and his representative to explore outside options. Although nothing is certain regarding a potential trade, there have been rumors that opposing teams have been reaching out to Milwaukee. According to Ian Begley, the New York Knicks aren't under pressure to make an offer for the Bucks star. Given that his star status will demand a significant return package. “From New York’s perspective, number one, it would take a lot to get Giannis to New York,” Begley said. “It would take Giannis really forcing the issue in Milwaukee by using his leverage via his contract extension, or it could take Milwaukee working with Giannis on the way out — which seems less likely.”“From a Knicks perspective, they like their team right now,” added Begley. “They like where they’re at 20-plus games in. They’re excited about what they’ve seen so far.”Begley said that the Knicks made an offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo over the summer. However, conversations went nowhere because the Bucks were reportedly testing the trade market. But the Knicks already have a competitive group led by Jalen Brunson. With the star guard, New York is stacked with talent featuring Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart. Even without Antetokounmpo, the team is the third-best in the East with a 14-7 record.