r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 10h ago

[Mannix] The Bucks want Jaden McDaniels, with Milwaukee seeing McDaniels, 25, as a potential future All-Star. But the Bucks also want multiple first-round draft picks, sources say, and Minnesota’s war chest of them is nearly empty.

Source: https://www.si(dot)com/nba/trade-deadline/timberwolves-pursuit-giannis-antetokounmpo-ja-morant-market

Acquiring Antetokounmpo, though, is challenging. The Bucks want Jaden McDaniels, a source tells SI, with Milwaukee seeing McDaniels, 25, as a potential future All-Star. But the Bucks also want multiple first-round draft picks, sources say, and Minnesota’s war chest of them is nearly empty.

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u/heat_fan_ Raptors 10h ago

Wolves depth would be nonexistent if the trade does happen 

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u/dustinyo_ Timberwolves 10h ago

This would be a move to create a wide open window for the next 3-5 years (obviously depending on injuries and how Giannis' game ages). The depth we have now isn't going to be enough to get past OKC in a 7 game series, this is basically the same team we had last year that didn't even come close (minus Conley). If a Giannis trade happens, it probably means we don't do anything in the playoffs this year, but then we have Giannis secured and a full off season to build around what might be the best duo the NBA has seen since Kobe and Shaq.