Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 15.

Lillard averaged 42.3 points and 7.7 assists as the Portland Trail Blazers went 2-1.

Antetokounmpo averaged 38.3 points, 12.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists as the Milwaukee Bucks went 4-0.

The Phoenix Suns have had Jae Crowder on the trade market since before the season began. With less than two weeks to the trade deadline, Phoenix may finally be moving closer to trading Crowder.

The Suns gave the Milwaukee Bucks permission to meet with the veteran forward. The Bucks have been interested in dealing for Crowder for a few months now. Milwaukee is believed to be the only team that Phoenix gave this permission to. The Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat are also known to be interested in acquiring Crowder ahead of the deadline.

Crowder is owed $10.2 million in the final season of his three-year contract with the Suns. The 10-year veteran asked for a trade before the season, when Phoenix made it known that they planned to start Cam Johnson over him this season.

The Bucks are currently offering Jordan Nwora, Serge Ibaka, George Hill and second round picks for Crowder.

Bobby Portis has suffered an MCL sprain in his right knee and will be out indefinitely.

Portis is averaging 14.4 points and 10.1 rebounds while shooting 49.9 percent.

The Milwaukee Bucks have dealt with injuries this season and just got Khris Middleton back.

Jrue Holiday and LeBron James have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for Week 14.

Holiday averaged 33.3 points, 9.3 assists and 4.7 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks went 2-1.

James averaged 35.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists as the Los Angeles Lakers went 3-1.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton are both listed as probable to return against the Detroit Pistons on Monday.

Antetokounmpo has been out since January 11 with a knee injury.

Middleton has not played since December 15 due to knee soreness. 

The Milwaukee Bucks are seeking to upgrade their bench. The challenge for Milwaukee is that they owe three future first-round picks to other teams from previous trades.

In 2019, the Bucks sent four second-round picks to the New Orleans Pelicans for Nikola Mirotic. Milwaukee is trying a similar tactic now, as they've offered four second-round picks to the Houston Rockets for Eric Gordon. The Bucks have eight second-round picks to offer in trades over the next seven years.

Gordon has averaged 12.2 points over 39 games for the Rockets this season. Houston has been expected to explore the trade market for the veteran guard ahead of the trade deadline. Gordon has one more season left on his contract after this season, but the $20.9 million deal is non-guaranteed unless Gordon's team wins the 2023 NBA Finals.

The Milwaukee Bucks and Serge Ibaka have mutually agreed to find a new team via trade.

Ibaka remains away from the Bucks at this time.

Ibaka has appeared in 16 games this season with the Bucks and hasn't played since January 1st.

The New York Knicks have ramped up their efforts to trade Cam Reddish, sources tell Marc Stein.

The Dallas Mavericks have joined the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers in pursuit of Reddish. The Knicks are only a seeking second round pick plus matching salary. 

Reddish has been unable to secure regular minutes in the rotation of Tom Thibodeau since they acquired him last season from the Atlanta Hawks.

Reddish most recently played on December 3rd. 

The Knicks would like to take back Reggie Bullock from the Mavericks, who is a favorite of Thibodeau. Bullock remains in high regard by the Mavericks though he has struggled with his shot. 

The Detroit Pistons have told teams they don't really want to trade Bojan Bogdanovic. But opposing teams feel an offer of unprotected first-round pick could change the Pistons minds.

The Los Angeles Lakers, New Orlean Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers and Dallas Mavericks have all expressed interest in trading for Bogdanovic. All have needs for additional wing depth and perimeter scoring.

Bogdanovic is putting together a career-year, as he's averaging 21.2 points per game. The eight-year veteran is shooting 48.7% from the floor, including 41.5% on three-pointers. Bogdanovic is also getting to the free throw line a career-best 5.2 times per game and knocking down 88.5% of his free throws.

After being acquired from the Utah Jazz before the season, Bogdanovic signed a two-year contract extension worth $39 million. Next season is fully guaranteed at $20 million, while only $2 million of Bogdanovic's $19 million deal is guaranteed for the 2024-25 season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his third consecutive game for the Milwaukee Bucks due to a knee injury on Monday, a 132-119 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Antetokounmpo remains a question mark for Tuesday's game against the Raptors.

"We don't think it's anything more than that. Him being healthy, taking care of him is always our priority. We're probably always going to err on the side of caution. We know how important he is to us," said Mike Budenholzer after the game.