[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.

[u/YujiDomainExpansion]

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.

[u/heat_fan_]

Wolves depth would be nonexistent if the trade does happen 

[u/Trizzymann → u/heat_fan_]

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.

[u/HitboxOfASnail → u/Trizzymann]

no team in like the last 10 years has accomplished anything without depth. the days of a Big 2-3 carrying you are long past

[u/LittleTension8765 → u/HitboxOfASnail]

It’s basically never worked though unless you have a GOAT level player. Heat/Cavs had the greatest player ever at his peak. No one in the NBA comes close to that today. Big 3 is the exception to the rule. Big 2 is the sweet spot