The Sixers’ plan to make this work: Star power and simple play

The NBA fans of Reddit are a lighthearted bunch. Extremely internet meme-dom peppers the typical talk of games and trades and stats. But the r/NBA subreddit recently took the discussion in a surprising — and delightful — direction, concerning pop star, queer icon, and internet queen Carly Rae Jepsen.On

With the contract of Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo expiring after this year, many thinks the team needs to make a big move to convince him to stay. Logically, some eyes have gone to an All-NBA player who has had trade rumors surrounding him for a year: Thunder point guard Chris Paul. Despite this speculation about how the two stars could join forces in Milwaukee, ESPN's Zach Lowe reported that not only has there been no traction. It’s possible that the Bucks haven't even approached Oklahoma City with the idea.

The Suns and Bucks took different paths to the NBA Finals. The Suns built from draft picks, while the Bucks made key trades that paid off in a big way.