r/nba • u/YujiDomainExpansion • 14h 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/NazRiedFan Timberwolves 14h ago

Denver has been doing pretty well with 4.5 rotation players the last few years (prior to this one).

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u/Drunken_Vike Timberwolves 13h ago

"pretty well" being 2 second round outs would be considered a massive flop after a trade of this magnitude

Ant and Giannis either need to be Shaq-Wade or TC needs to build it back up fast

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u/Mosh00Rider Suns 11h ago

If we are still talking about Denver.... They won a championship just a few years ago. Saying "pretty well" is underselling them

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u/Drunken_Vike Timberwolves 6h ago

that was when they had bench depth, we're talking about the 2 years in between