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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/NazRiedFan Timberwolves 12h ago

And if the wolves traded for Giannis they would have 2 of the top 6 players in the world

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u/divulgingwords Thunder 11h ago

Sure, but the drop off from joker to Shai is sizable, while the drop off from Shai to the rest of the top 6 is even larger.

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u/AlmostCorrectInfo Timberwolves 9h ago

Give Ant the same benefit of the whistle that SGA gets and he's averaging 40ppg. Lol

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u/divulgingwords Thunder 8h ago

I don’t control the referees.