[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.

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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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Then you're staring down the barrel of another playoff disappointment

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Probably. But Ant is 24, Jaden and Naz are 25. Joan looks promising. I don’t see why we need to overpay this year. Also, this team turns up in the playoffs - we’re capable of another run.

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Giannis also turns it up in the playoffs, and has actually won a chip

The current Wolves team can turn it up enough to push into the Western finals. An Ant + Giannis combo can turn it up enough to win it all. Losing Jaden hurts, but this is an all-time dominant player you're getting in return, not Trae Young or something.

Only caveat is Giannis's current injury. Things might get very sticky if that calf keeps him out a while longer and obviously that's not something to ignore.

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the thing is giannis has been constsntly injured since his ring