Trade Chatter, Bridges & the Bucks: Weighing Milwaukee’s Options Before the Deadline”
Milwaukee Bucks face tough trade deadline questions as the front office eyes Miles Bridges while weighing future assets and the team’s playoff fate. Can acquiring the Charlotte Hornets’ forward spark a turnaround, or are the Bucks simply swapping one Kyle Kuzma for another? Justin Garcia unpacks the pros, cons, and virtually identical stat lines of Bridges and Kuzma, putting the rumored deal—and its steep cost—in sharp perspective.
Key insights include why the Bucks’ limited assets complicate trade talks, the impact of evolving NBA trade rules on league-wide movement, and the urgency to rise from the play-in bubble with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Plus, a Nuggets preview, reflections on pivotal Bucks coaching changes, and exclusive community updates for everyday fans. Are meaningful upgrades possible, or must Milwaukee maximize the roster as constructed? Get the latest analysis and prepare for a dramatic two weeks in Bucks basketball.
04:05 Evaluating Moves for Miles Bridges
07:36 Hornets Weigh Miles Bridges Trade
16:46 Maximizing Current Team’s Future
22:54 NBA Trade Trends and Deadlines
26:18 NBA Teams Rethinking Trade Strategies
28:53 NBA Roster Updates and Insights
32:08 Chasing Play-In and Playoff Spots
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I still think we can turn it around bt it's getting to a breaking point
Miles Bridges is a better player than Kuzma! I wouldn't trade Kuz though. I would trade Bobby and pieces for Bridges. It would make the Bucks significantly better!
Depressing
The only trade worth making would be a coaches trade. Get Glenn tf out of here. Realistically Tyler Smith is a bust and we probably should have stuck with aj Johnson rather tyler but let's hope for him not being a bust or not a bust but a waste
At this point better off keeping doc and sticking with the current squad. Accept the losses and regroup in the summer. Keep giving plenty of run to the young guards
Why is Doc still coaching this team! Why? Why?
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To Me, picking up Miles Bridges would be similar to picking up Jae Crowder. We wouldn't get anything significant from that transaction.
I don't get the going for a second scorer. I think just smaller moves – like say a wing defender or just a wing period who isn't undersized – would help just from a roster construction standpoint. Like a Josh Green/Pat C (filler) for Kuzma. Trade Portis for Vanderbilt/Knecht or Terance Mann or something like those moves.
Giannis wants to be a Knick he has a house in NY 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️☹️
Bridges isn't a winning player. He's a -10 by on-off, is a poor defender versus Kuzma's solid defense on the wing. And Kuzma is actually more efficient this season by true shooting, at 57.8 vs 56.1. Not the same volume, obviously, but even looking at their careers I don't see much of a difference in efficiency. I'm not so sure the Bucks are even better with a Kuzma-Bridges straight-up swap. Certainly not worth additional picks or impact players.
trade bobby, trent, coffey, and ajax for sochan, carter bryant, dean wade and lonzo ball
Not a single thing matters until choke rivers is fired
I'm not interested in trading Bobby but Kuz for Bridges is fine
AFTER ANOTHER LOSS TONIGHT WE NEED A COACHING CHANGE AND A GM CHANGE!! CUT THEIR CHECKS AND GET THEM BOTH OUTTA HERE QUICK FAST AND IN A HURRY!! WE DON'T NEED A MILES BRIDGES!! PERIOD!! WE NEED TO GO AND GET ZACH LAVINE!! IF NOT HIM THEN MICHAEL PORTER JR.!! WE NEED TO MOVE SOME OF THESE PLAYERS WHO DON'T WANT TO PLAY!! I DON'T KNOW WHY THE BUCKS ARE WAITING FOR ANYTHING!! THAT'S WHY I WANT JON FIRED!! HE JUST ISN'T GOOD AT HIS JOB!! PLUS THIS B ISN'T MY FIRST LISTEN OF THE DAY!!
If yall don’t realize that it’s Doc Rivers system that’s the problem. The roster is the second problem. Gary Trent Jr Cole Anthony Kyle Kuzma etc Who does the actual scouting of talent ? They the problem too ! I’m tired and fatigued Rivers has to go.
Bucks management was living off old Marquette nostalgia when they hired Doc because he has done nothing as a coach since the Celtics Championship 08 and Doc had a very talented Clippers team that went nowhere
Turner for Bridges and Diabate feels like the best offer
Bridges is just a more built kuzma the bucks need more scoring. I think horsts top targets should MPJ or Lauri Markkanen but we will probably end up with kuminga for Bobby. Bobby buckets for kum buckets lol
Man bridges off court stuff worse than KPJ we dont need another guy like that
I hate to admit it but giannis does not want to be in milwaukee anymore
First get Rivers out and then you can get players to help Giannis. But that's not going to happen. The bucks are cooked.
Check out Jon Horst’s (or the Bucks in general) draft record since the Giannis pick and I think you’d agree that it might be best to trade all the potential picks you can for something “known”
The only hope for the Bucks is to bring home every player born in WI.
Knueppel, Herro, Jalen Johnson, Halliburton, Hauser and Podz would be better than any line ups now!! With Looney at back up C, along with Baldwin Jr., Poole and Johnny Davis from the bench.
Of course there aren't enough WI players, so they should seriously be looking into getting Payton Watson, even if it requires gutting the roster to have enough FA money to offer him. And then end up tanking toward a great pick.
There is no way Charlotte is going to trade miles
So stressful being a bucks fan, I’m a Bucks fan don’t be fooled by my username, I made this account in 2008 when I was a Chris Bosh fan
Also John Horst is to Blame for ALL OF THIS. He’s the one keeping Doc and Doc is the reason that the players are selfish towards Giannis