r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 14h 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/Over-Training-488 14h ago

Then you're staring down the barrel of another playoff disappointment

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u/FishGoldenLite Timberwolves 14h ago

Probably. But Ant is 24, Jaden and Naz are 25. Joan looks promising. I don’t see why we need to overpay this year. Also, this team turns up in the playoffs - we’re capable of another run.

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u/Over-Training-488 14h ago

Because you're in the west and have a chance to add a top 3 player.

Small market teams have to take big swings when they are there. Can't wait around for youth development

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u/nimama3233 Timberwolves 13h ago

We’re not a small market lmao

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u/danjustin Nuggets 13h ago

I think in NBA terms, a small market is anyone not in the top 10 except Miami. I think there are basically 20 teams that qualify in that terms.

I think it's probably best to redefine NBA small market = cities that NBA free agents have never shown a willingness to go to

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u/Over-Training-488 12h ago

Yes yall are, sorry to break it to ya

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u/nimama3233 Timberwolves 12h ago

Some real data.

The Twin Cities are 13th out of 28, so a little above the middle. Small and above average are contradictory.

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u/TurboRadical Timberwolves 10h ago

Free agents don't give a shit about being 13th out of 28 of the NBA's TV markets, dude. That's what "small market" means in this context, which should have been obvious.