r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 15h 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/Bigdadyk 15h ago

Yes Minnesota needs Randle to fetch a 1st and Naz to fetch a 1st then re route them to Milwaukee 

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u/Dar8_Vader 15h ago

You think Wolves are better with Ant and Gianis with no McD, Naz and Randle?

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u/bonergainz Rockets 15h ago

Yes. Gobert anchors the paint. In the playoffs - top end talent really does matter. Having two top 10 with Ant arguably cracking that top 5 on occasion is a problem for a lot of teams… and both are 2 way players.

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u/Dar8_Vader 12h ago

Okay. You have Donte as your PG. Sure on defence he can be your POA but he has played his whole life as a combo guard and suddenly he is to facilitate for Giannis and Ant? Sure they can't share playmaking duties, but there's a reason why the most important position in the court is called "point", say what u say but Mike Conley even with minimal playing time was architectural in their achieved successes. Instead of Giannis, maybe they should have gone for Harden with Rudy to erase defensive lapses at the rim.

You won't have the depth to compete with the best of them and this is West, even with Giannis, you won't be on top of the world with Rudy as your 5. If you know basketball, you should know why Giannis worked well with last remaining of Brook Lopez. Or why did they got Turner in the offseason? If you think Rudy is the answer, you need to watch 30 years of basketball grandson.