Jon Horst and the Bucks front office have decided to waive journeyman Nigel Hayes-Davis, who got another shot in the NBA this season with the Phoenix Suns after a long and successful career overseas.

The Raptors have joined the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, along with the Heat and Warriors, ahead of the trade deadline.

Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with the Milwaukee Bucks while plenty of other players changed addresses as the NBA trade deadline passed Thursday.

The Bucks and Phoenix Suns agreed to a trade ahead of Thursday's deadline that brings Wisconsin Badgers alumnus Nigel Hayes-Davis to Milwaukee.

The Raptors stopped that trend at this trade deadline, and it was badly needed. In making two minor moves, which netted out to trading away Ochai Agbaji and two second-round picks for Golden State centre Trayce Jackson-Davis to get under the luxury tax line, the Raptors finally stopped chasing their own tail and let things breathe.

Ahead of the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, the Bucks are taking offers for Giannis but only have themselves to blame for the dire on-court situation they're in now.

The Toronto Raptors are playing their final game of the season before the trade deadline as they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves inside Scotiabank Arena. The