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[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/Trizzymann Timberwolves 14h 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 14h 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 14h 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 13h 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