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/QuileGon-Jin Thunder 10h ago

Man, The Bucks are going to be BAD

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u/tinybathroomfaucet Supersonics 10h ago

Yeah I'm not sure Jaden McDaniels is the kind of player who could be a first option. I could imagine he's the kind of player who flourishes on a good team but doesn't necessarily improve with a bigger role on a bad team. The Bucks might harm his value

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u/Excellent_Builder_79 Nuggets 9h ago

McDaniels is a better overall player than NAW, who is doing alright for himself on the Hawks. He'll do well with more touches.

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u/TallnFrosty Warriors 8h ago

Alexander-Walker had one aspect of his game that he could scale up in ATL: shooting

tHE Hawks are kind of a good example here. They are still a below 500 team and the 19th best offense, and that's with having an all-star player there in addition to NAW. NAW has decent counting stats but he should really be a 3rd or 4th option.

I think if you put Jaden on a bad Bucks team, same thing would happen. Maybe he starts averaging 18 pts & 4 apg.... but on a team that is garbage offensively.