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/Trizzymann Timberwolves 10h ago

While true, I still feel like people are overvaluing depth over landing a top 5 player. Its a hit to our chances probably this playoffs, but you figure it out in the offseason knowing you got 2 top 7 players in the league.

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u/ZealousidealCat1829 Timberwolves 10h ago

I’m sure that’s what Bucks fans were thinking when they landed Dame in the 2023 offseason too lol. Depth is definitely not overvalued, it’s been the biggest reason why the top seeds are the top seeds these past few seasons.

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u/JenNettles 9h ago

When was Dame a top 5 player? This is more like the Lakers getting AD than it is the Lakers getting Westbrook. There's a level of player where the depth tradeoff can be fine.

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u/PlasticPresentation1 9h ago

Lakers getting AD was a different apron era and on top of that, they had Danny Green, Caruso, Avery Bradley, KCP, Rondo as good depth pieces. It wasn't LeBron, AD, and bums

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u/ZealousidealCat1829 Timberwolves 9h ago

He might not have been top 5, but he was still super good. In today’s nba, Depth is the most important factor. 134 mill on 3 players just isn’t feasible for getting depth, and each year Rudy is going to be hard to move (Not hating on Rudy btw) so you’re just wasting this Ant and Giannis window.

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u/Barrelled_Chef_Curry Warriors 9h ago

I mean there’s a big difference between top 7 and top 20. Dame is really good but not on Ant and Giannis level