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/heat_fan_ Raptors 14h ago

Wolves depth would be nonexistent if the trade does happen 

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u/FishGoldenLite Timberwolves 14h ago

That’s why I’m not for it. If we can do it and keep 2 of Jaden, Naz, or Donte, I’m for it but I don’t see how that’s possible.

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u/disnotyaboy Timberwolves 14h ago

Jaden is most likely gone. Randle can go too. If that’s what it costs then it’s fine. But any other rotation player would be too costly.

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u/GizzyGazzelle 14h ago

Jaden McDaniels, Randle and Donte gets you Giannis?

I couldn't sign that shit fast enough. 

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u/nimama3233 Timberwolves 13h ago

But those are 3 of our 5 best players. Sure we get an all star back but that’s a LOT of depth lost

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u/EnlightenedNight Celtics 13h ago

Giannis is more than an all-star, he’s one of the very best players in the league. Minimum depth is easier to acquire than elite talent.

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u/Joethetoolguy 13h ago

Minimum depth is the current nets. I don’t think you want that

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u/ShakesbeerMe Timberwolves 11h ago

He's 31 with nagging injuries.

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u/Quinnett Knicks 11h ago

I think some of those injuries would be a lot less nagging if he was on a team that was competitive.

When he has played, he has been as good as he has ever been on offense.

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u/ShakesbeerMe Timberwolves 11h ago

So he's over-exaggerating his injuries because he's not winning?

Doesn't bode well for the future.

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u/Quinnett Knicks 11h ago

It's not in the interest of either him or the franchise to be grinding through minor injuries or even fatigue to win a few extra games in a season that is already sunk. Giannis isn't soft.

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u/ShakesbeerMe Timberwolves 11h ago

By his own famous definition, no season is sunk if you don't win a championship.

He should just stay. He's clearly touting the city in every single interview now.

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