He is the youngest, cheapest and most available of those three players; some would argue he is also the best. Embiid and George's long-term contracts of over $50 million annually are generally considered two of the worst deals on an NBA's teams books right now, the sorts of deals a team would have to pay just to shed. Having either player as part of a package that nets Antetokounmpo would surely be an enormous challenge – one that would almost certainly lead Milwaukee to ask for brilliant rookie guard VJ Edgecombe. Unless Milwaukee has the outlier view of either player, it is difficult to imagine a deal coming to fruition here. But Antetokounmpo taking note of Maxey's ascent and being intrigued by the possibility of teaming with the sixth-year guard is certainly newsworthy.