Chief among those looking to improve are the Lakers after their first-round exit. While they don't have the assets that some other teams will throw at the Bucks, their improbable acquisition of Luka Doncic has fans already buzzing at the potential of adding Giannis to the squad this summer, with jersey swaps all over social media.

Almost every team in the league would certainly want a player of Giannis Antetokounmpo's caliber as the Milwaukee Bucks look to potentially trade him this offseason, but the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks may need the future Hall of Famer to get involved in picking out his destination if they are going to be the clubs to land him.

Despite the Lakers being a landing spot for stars, according to Sports Illustrated's Nelson Espinal, there isn't much of a chance that Antetokounmpo would end up in Los Angeles unless he asked to be traded to the Lakers and the Bucks granted his wish for showing loyalty over his career.

The Mavericks brought in Daniel Gafford at the 2024 trade deadline to fill that exact role. And the fit was so seamless with Dončić that Dallas was jostling with the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals just a few months later.

According to ESPN's Tim MacMahon, one trade target this summer is Mavericks big man Daniel Gafford, who is entering the final year of his contract. The Luka Doncic trade gave the Lakers a leader for the next 10+ years,

Perhaps one of the most significant moves in NBA history was when the Los Angeles Lakers traded Anthony Davis and more to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Doncic. Doncic, who many consider a top-five player in the NBA,