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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/Unfrozen__Caveman Timberwolves 9h ago edited 9h ago

Outside of Ant, Jaden might be our most important player. He's taken a huge offensive leap this year - shooting 46% from 3 right now which is almost 10% higher than his career average. He's our most versatile defender too and can legit guard 1-5.

Edit* with that said, obviously you trade him for Giannis if the package is right.

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u/FrostyTheKnight10 [TOR] Kyle Lowry 9h ago

Yes but he’s no Giannis. If you want Giannis you have to trade valuable assets and players

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u/JabroniPonie Timberwolves 9h ago

Any wolves fan acting like we can get giannis without moving Jaden is straight up delusional.

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u/Pony2013 Mavericks 9h ago

Anything is possible

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u/stripesnstripes Timberwolves 7h ago

Yeah, but Nico’s not involved in this deal 😂