All has been quiet on the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade front for some time now. The rumors began the moment Damian Lillard tore his Achilles in Game 4 of Milwaukee's first-round series against the Indiana Pacers.

The Celtics have been floated around as a dark-horse candidate for Antetokounmpo, among a number of teams. Enter a new trade candidate: the Raptors. Per the Toronto Star’s Doug Smith, there is “mutual interest” between Antetokounmpo and the Raptors as a landing spot for the two-time MVP.

I’d say the prevailing sentiment from rival teams that I’m speaking to—around the combine two weeks ago, two and a half weeks ago—there was no shortage of optimism,