HoopsHype ranks the five players who have appeared most often in trade rumors over the previous week, led by two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Most teams got a breather while the NBA Cup wraps, and phone calls between front offices will take on a new urgency in the coming days.

Now that Monday has passed and contracts signed during the offseason can be traded, the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade market should heat up.  While Giannis himself hasn't demanded a trade yet, there has been plenty of smoke from offseason rumors about a conversation with the New York Knicks to an ESPN report a few weeks ago that Giannis and his agent were having discussions with Milwaukee Bucks management about his future.

The never-ending saga between the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo has inched closer to a conclusion. Considering ESPN's recent report earlier this month that both sides have talked about their long-term future together, a divorce could soon be on the way.

That would be Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is recovering from a calf strain that has cost him Milwaukee's past four games -- of which the Bucks have lost three, including a 127-82 beatdown in Brooklyn against the Nets on Sunday night.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ja Morant predicted to be dealt to the same East contender originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Despite the reported best efforts of the Milwaukee Bucks, trade chatter around their superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo just will not go away.

The Los Angeles Lakers have a much better chance to trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo with the Thunder, Spurs and Rockets out on a deal.

Giannis Antetokounmpo’s name is not on the market. It is, however, very much in circulation. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, several teams are monitoring Antetokounmpo’s situation in Milwaukee,