Trades for the Bucks to blow it up

[CanadaBucks]

Ersan Ilyasova, Tobias Harris and Deron Lamb to Dallas for Elton Brand, Roddy Beaubois and Jae Crowder.

Ick. I like Harris more than Crowder (who I do like, but as a bench defender) or Beaubois, and Brand is pretty much done. We should not be making these kind of trades.

Can Brand as an amnesty guy be dealt? I didn't think they could.

[RandyBreuer]

Bucks in Brooks/Taylor/Humphries
out Ilyasova/Gooden/Daniels

Nets in Howard/Gooden/Daniels/Jamison

Lakers in Lopez/Ilyasova

[Sigra]

So it seems unlikely the Bucks blow it up this year

Yup. We have probably the 2nd best team in last 22 years. The best was big 3 team offcourse:

Milwaukee Bucks record after first 40 games:

2012-13 -------- 22-18
2011-12 -------- 16-24
2010-11 -------- 16-24
2009-10 -------- 17-23
2008-09 -------- 19-21
2007-08 -------- 16-24
2006-07 -------- 17-23
2005-06 -------- 21-19
2004-05 -------- 15-25
2003-04 -------- 22-18 (TJ Ford's rookie year, the last time we had all star member)
2002-03 -------- 19-21
2001-02 -------- 26-14
2000-01 -------- 25-15
1999-00 -------- 22-18
1998-99 -------- 22-18
1997-98 -------- 18-22
1996-97 -------- 19-21
1995-96 -------- 15-25
1994-95 -------- 16-24
1993-94 -------- 12-28
1992-93 -------- 17-23
1991-92 -------- 19-21

[LUKE23]

The FTD roster was on 60 win pace for 30 games. They won 46 for the season, but that Jennings/Salmons/Bogut team was either 1st or 2nd best team in last 22 years. I actually wouldn't be surprised if they beat the big 3 team head to head.

This current team is not better than FTD.

[mlloyd10]

Highly unlikley, but we get a low post scorer and keep Ilyasova

Hawks get: Howard and Ellis
Lakers get: Daly/Henson/Devin Harris/Jenkins
Bucks get: Horford/Korver

Jennings(36)/Udrih(12)
Korver(30)/Dunleavy(18)
Moute(36)/Dunleavy(12)
Ilyasova(30)/Horford(18)
Sanders(30)/Horford(18)

Or the one I posted on the trade board

Hawks get: Howard/Ellis
Bucks get: Korver/Jenkins
Lakers get: Horford/Devin Harris

[CanadaBucks]

The FTD roster was on 60 win pace for 30 games. They won 46 for the season, but that Jennings/Salmons/Bogut team was either 1st or 2nd best team in last 22 years. I actually wouldn't be surprised if they beat the big 3 team head to head.

This current team is not better than FTD.

Short-term maybe not but going forward I would say it is.

[LUKE23]

Short-term maybe not but going forward I would say it is.

Depends what type of wing they acquire.

[EastSideBucksFan]

I'd be ecstatic if the Bucks could pull off Monta for Corey Brewer & Jordan Hamilton.

Denver has a glut of size at the wing positions.

Not sure they'd really be interested in Monta though, they seem to have their chemistry figured out.

[books]

I'll go:
1. Big Three 2001 (ECF)
2. Big Three 2000 (shouldve beat the Pacers in the playoffs, they lucked out)
3. FTD (pre-Bogut injury)
4a. Big Three 1999
4b. Current team.

[DrugBust]

The FTD and current team are such small samples.

[Nebula1]

I really doubt the Bucks trade Ellis. He's part of the reason the Bucks are winning despite his undesirable statistics.

[books]

We could really use an athletic guard with size. Either instead of Monta or in addition to Monta. Jennings-Monta-Udrih plus someone like Afflalo is a great backcourt.

I don't think Monta gets traded this year; we're too competitive right now in a relatively weak East. If we do make a trade, it will be other guys.

And I think Monta opts out after the year, leaving us with Jennings, Lamb, and that's it. We'd pick up a FA guard and draft one too. But I think the chances are good we pick up another guard who will play, if we make any trades before the deadline.

[DrugBust]

Here's a trade to chew on.

Milwaukee Out:
Monta Ellis
Larry Sanders

Atlanta Out
Al Horford

I don't think either team has much of an incentive to make that move, but I'm wondering if you would. Like the "would you deal Sanders for a top draft pick" thread, I'm just curious.

[LUKE23]

I wouldn't.

[KG_Wolves]

How about going after Josh Smith??? And since ATL also just lost Lou Williams for the year they will be looking for a guard so Monta plus Illayasova for Josh Smith.

Roll with Jennings/JSmith/Sanders