The NBA world has spent the past week buzzing about a trade that would send Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving to Boston in exchange for two-time All-Star Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Ante Zizic and Brooklyn's 2018 first-round draft pick.

That blockbuster has continued to garner a high level of attention because the swap has stalled. The holdup came after Cleveland brought Thomas in for a physical exam that raised the team's concerns regarding the health of Thomas' right hip. Thomas suffered a torn right labrum during the regular season and re-aggravated it during the playoffs.

A team can void a trade in the case of failed physical, which has reopened speculation about what could happen should the Cavaliers go that route. Irving, the No. 1 pick in the 2011 draft and a four-time All-star, has already made it known that he wants to be traded.

Other teams would certainly be interested in Irving, who has two years left on his contract plus a player option for 2019-'20, should the Cavaliers void their trade with the Celtics and put Irving back on the trading block.

The Milwaukee Bucks have repeatedly been included in trade rumors surrounding Irving, with rookie of the year Malcolm Brogdon and guard Khris Middleton often mentioned in the potential offers.

However, according to a league source who spoke with the Journal Sentinel on Wednesday, there is "nothing" to these reports. In fact, the source says there have not even been conversations between the Bucks and Cavaliers.

The possible connection between the Bucks and Cavaliers was first reported last Wednesday, the day after the Cavaliers-Celtics trade occurred, when John Gambodoro of Arizona 98.7 tweeted that the Bucks had offered Middleton, Brogdon and a first-round pick for Irving.

That report was refuted later that day by Associated Press NBA reporter Jon Krawczynski, who said that offer was never actually made.

This morning, ESPN's Zach Lowe wrote extensively about the trade and subsequent standoff.

Lowe's story included the following paragraph.

"The Milwaukee Bucks lurk on the fringes of the Irving bidding with an offer centered around Malcolm Brogdon, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, and Khris Middleton, sources say. The Bucks have not yet put a first-round pick on the table, sources say, but the bet here is that they would to get the deal done -- or if Irving showed any interest in staying in Milwaukee long-term."

The buzz no doubt will continue. Stay tuned.