Buyers or Desperate? The Bucks’ Tough Choices at the Trade Deadline and Giannis’ Future
Milwaukee Bucks weigh aggressive trade deadline moves as the front office aims to convince Giannis Antetokounmpo to stay. Is the team on the brink of a major shakeup, or will desperation mortgage the future with risky deals? Justin Garcia and Camille Davis debate possible trade targets like Zach LaVine, DeMar DeRozan, and New Orleans’ rising stars, questioning whether these moves really solve defensive and rebounding weaknesses.
With the Bucks languishing in 10th place, a negative point differential, and no back-to-back wins since October, the pressure mounts. Can Giannis’s imminent return catalyze a turnaround, or are coaching changes and roster overhauls inevitable? The latest report from The Athletic sparks conversation on future draft capital, personnel challenges, and the impact of upcoming games, as the Bucks face a pivotal point in their season. How far should Milwaukee go to keep its franchise superstar and stay competitive in the Eastern Conference?
0:00 – Bucks Trade Deadline Strategy
3:27 – Giannis’ Future and Trade Risks
15:54 – Trade Targets and Roster Construction
24:03 – Bucks Playoff Outlook & Coaching
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22 Comments
Giannis and the Milwaukee Bucks are playing a cowardly game of chicken. Neither one wants to stand up and say I want to be traded or I'm trading him. It's cowardly and it hurts the fans
Sell sell sell!!!! The sooner you start the rebuild the better. I appreciate everything Giannis has done for Milwaukee but if we’re being honest we’ll never win another championship with him
In my opinion, the issues seem coachingscheme related.
Guys its done there is nothing you can do. Only chance is if tou change the coach. But who are you hiring? Let darvin ham for the rest of the year and see
Fire Doc, trade everything and start over. To Risky to ride with G. Oh and dump Horst he can't draft to save his life!
So many people want to get rid of a hall of famer all time great ! If you can get Derozen that would be a game changer !
This thing is beyond over and people need to accept it. We cannot be buyers at the deadline and put our shaky future even further in jeopardy.
Also tank and fire doc
They should sell Doc first
No trade is going to save the bucks..let’s rebuild
They have enough as currently constructed to thread water while Giannis is off the floor. The problem is that the player with the talent, skill and ability to keep us afloat is the most unserious player in the NBA. Kevin Porter Jr needs to finally grow up and take the leading role while Giannis is off the floor. But sadly I don't believe he will or even can. He is what he is. Unserious talent
We had are run..every team has to tear it down and rebuild..its jus are time we dont want to face it..owners don't want the fiserv to b empty like the bradley center use to b but its gonna happen for a bit soon
Some of these LOSERS really think Giannis is going anywhere. First of all without Giannis the Bucks would've been sold yrs ago🤣🤣🤣. ARE THAT DUMB?🤦🤦😭😭. The Bucks will be moved when Giannis leaves🤣🤣
Keep Miles Turner, Rollins and AJ. Trade everyone else not named Giannis. Punt this season, get a top ten pick(don't worry the pelicans will be top 5) and make a run at the finals next season
I don't care how many moves the Bucks front office make, it won't matter much as long as Doc is still the coach. If the Bucks don't fire Doc, then they're not a serious organization, and should stop wasting Giannis' time and prime years. I will continue to believe that the front office and the coaches are purposely tanking, and if they're indeed tanking, then they need to be honest and stop wasting our time.
I still hope khris gets bought out somehow….
“Teams say” never, ever, no way…. Until they get the best possible offer … Utah jazz never going to trade 3 point shooter Lauri M. … hawks never going to trade Young… griz never going to trade Ja…. And sports history is littered with these declarations… the truth is in the future… if anyone could predict the future accurately, Vegas casinos would be bankrupt… laughing
Herb Jones over Trey Murphy if no picks needed or just one. Herb Jones as a wing defender would fill the Bucks' biggest need. Portis/future first for HJ
When you have a top 3 player in the league, anything short of contention is disappointing. But we have a top 3 player, let’s not wish him out of town. As someone in his 40’s that remembers this team in the 90s and pretty much all of the 2000s when this team was really bad, I will ride this Giannis train until the track runs outs. We are bad right now, really bad. But when GA comes back we can be competitive with we get a recent wing player. We are not winning the chip this year, but we wont win one in the next 50 years if we trade GA. Fire Doc and get a wing, and play for next year.
Blow it up! Giannis isn't getting any younger and he is now injury-prone. Get get what you can before a catastrophic injury happens! Quit sacrificing everything for him. The organization has done more than enough for giannis and his family! Time to move on!
This team has beaten quality teams like the Knicks, the Pistons and the Celtics so we've got talent. KPJ, Rollins and Green have shined, Kuz has played much better within his means, Portis and Trent have been coming alive and Sims and Turner have played as expected (or should have been expected- they r both role players who do wt they were brought in to do). Smthg that has been jarring, tho, is the ball handling, so I can see how Chris Paul would help here.
The team's biggest lack has been at small forward (not even having a bsckup one with Prince gone!) and that has thrown everything else (rebounding, defensive rotations, an inside game, players playing out of position) off (not to mention all that has ensued from the chronic list of injuries as well). What this means is that the Bucks may only be a player or two or three from being a serious competitive contender as a 3rd, 4th or 5th seed in the East.
Whether that's obtainable, much less enough to compete for a ring, however, is another question that may depend on whom is acquired without losing much from the above and what the coach does or not ..or is.
Be real the Nets and Wizards losses were must wins. If Giannis won’t commit to stay and work through this then you MUST trade him. Trading draft picks for the ‘30s is insanity. New coach and GM and start over (unless Giannis is willing to be part of rebuild).
Griffin was 31-13 got fired and was starting Jackson we had an identity he was actually coaching. I heard he got into it with Giannis brother that’s why he’s gone DOC has to go.