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[JayMKE]

Hypothetical: If you were told that the Bucks without Bledsoe wouldn't be bad enough to get a top five pick, would you be fine moving the pick in a S/T deal with Phoenix?

I'd be fine moving the pick with protection, I'm not comfortable chancing away a top 5 or honestly a top 10 pick away to have the right to pay Bledsoe the max. Just the 2015 pick needs protection really, with Bledsoe we would be wanting to make the playoffs next season anyways. Honestly, they have enough picks it is and would probably want guys they can see on the court right now that can help them win.

[GrandAdmiralDan]

Hypothetical: If you were told that the Bucks without Bledsoe wouldn't be bad enough to get a top five pick, would you be fine moving the pick in a S/T deal with Phoenix?

Not me.

I'd be willing to include any combination of Knight, Henson, Ersan, and pretty much anyone else other than Giannis, Parker, Ingles, Middleton (would prefer to keep Wolters also) in a deal for Bledsoe, but I don't want to give up any 1st round picks within the next 3 drafts at least. I wouldn't even want to give up 2nd round picks really in that span either.

I want to get as many players as possible who have the chance to have their primes coincide with as much of Giannis' and Jabari's prime as can be.

Bledsoe is older than ideal (so is Sanders) but I can be convinced on bringing in Bledsoe depending on what we give up to get him. Any 1st round picks? No thanks. I'd rather take my chances that Bledsoe takes the QO with the Suns (still very unlikely I think, due to Bledsoe's injury history, though more and more possible with every passing day) meaning we could just take a run at him as a UFA next offseason OR Bledsoe signs a 3 year deal with the Suns and we can take a run at Bledsoe after THAT contract, letting us build up and develop better in the meantime.

[worthlessBucks]

Hypothetical: If you were told that the Bucks without Bledsoe wouldn't be bad enough to get a top five pick, would you be fine moving the pick in a S/T deal with Phoenix?

I wouldn't move the pick, but I'd be more inclined to trade for him since we wouldn't be top 5 bad. Too much risk with that knee for me. I'll take the risk financially, but I wouldn't want the team to risk both the $ and a lottery pick. The opportunity cost is too great in that scenario if we mess up. Our stars have aligned to get us 2 top 5 (Giannis redraft) prospects. If we waste a lottery pick, 1 additional quality piece, and heavy $ on what turns out to be an injured Bledsoe, we are John Ham-boned.

[HurricaneKid]

For Jennings, at 6', to go from 160/165lbs to 185/190lbs isn't unreasonable at all.

Seriously, gimme the name of your trainer. NOW.

In May he was a skinny 6' 160/165 and you think its reasonable that he he gained 25 pounds, 15% of his body weight in muscle in 5 months??

No. Not even close.

[Baddy Chuck]

To be fair if there was an article saying Brandon Jennings cured cancer Nebs might give him the benefit of the doubt.

[Swan Vox]

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[worthlessBucks]

That makes more sense.

[BUCKnation]

Probably hit up Roscoe's more than he went to the gym.

[breakchains]

25 pounds of muscle on Brandon Jennings

[cinematographer]

Reminder: it is on the very edge of possible to gain 15 lbs of muscle in one summer if someone floods their body with enough steroids/HGH to drown a dolphin. It is impossible to do so without juice, and should you hear anyone saying it is possible while justifying it with personal experience or what they've seen someone do, they are mistaken: aesthetically, a jump from 7% to 10% body fat isn't enough to hide one's abs (depending upon their genetics), and the extra mass won't look doughy at that body fat percentage.

Gaining 25 lbs natty in one summer is pretty simple. Eat 5000 calories a day. Doing so while even maintaining one's vertical/broad jump/30m dash/3 cone is a mountain of difficult. The 5-7 lbs of added muscle has to make up for the rest of the mass accumulation, and while possible, it's pretty damn difficult.

[AussieBuck]

Miroslav is going to destroy China.

[ReasonablySober]

Khris Middleton is the 310th best player in the NBA, is a power-forward.

[HurricaneKid]

F'ing ESPN.

::Shakes Head::

[Baddy Chuck]

Miroslav is going to destroy China.

Tiny Gallon >

[AussieBuck]

Miroslav is going to destroy China.

Tiny Gallon >

[CanadaBucks]

Khris Middleton is the 310th best player in the NBA, is a power-forward.

Kent Bazemore at 303 is much better

[VooDoo7]

Rex Chapman arrested for shoplifting. The whole sports world is going to hell!!!

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11554 ... pple-store

[stellation]

Miroslav is going to destroy China.

Started an arms race. Or at least a guns race. Shanghai looking to counter with some big guns.

[AussieBuck]

Miroslav is going to destroy China.

Started an arms race. Or at least a guns race. Shanghai looking to counter with some big guns.

I'd pay good money to watch Miroslav and Baynes go head to head in the low post all game.

[EastSideBucksFan]

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