Bucks News, Transactions, Trade Ideas - Giannis Thoughts on Middleton Trade Page 90

dbrodz7 · Post #1021 » by **dbrodz7** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:21 pm

There’s no way that Kuzma report is accurate. Middletons corpse is just as effective on both ends as that loser.

RW23 · Post #1022 » by **RW23** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:23 pm

Every leak happens for a reason.

The Kuzma one could be leverage i.e. for Jimmy. AKA “We’re not waiting around for you, Miami. We might go elsewhere any minute now”

soxperry · Post #1023 » by **soxperry** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:27 pm

RW23 wrote:Every leak happens for a reason.

The Kuzma one could be leverage i.e. for Jimmy. AKA “We’re not waiting around for you, Miami. We might go elsewhere any minute now”

i think it would make more sense that Washington leaked it to try and gain leverage on Kuzma talks with another team. If it were us, Pat Riley would hear that and be like, "So go get Kuzma!" and then laugh in our faces for a minute straight.

Ron Swanson · Post #1024 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:27 pm

I 100% believe they're considering Kuzma. Wizards likely just wanna get off that contract and if we really don't wanna trade the 2031 1st, then these are the kinds of options we have left to us...

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SirChurros · Post #1025 » by **SirChurros** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:32 pm

If you’re going to just try to stay afloat with guys like Kuzma just blow it all up.

JayMKE · Post #1026 » by **JayMKE** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:33 pm

I’d prefer to do nothing vs Kuzma

RubberSoul · Post #1027 » by **RubberSoul** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:34 pm

Middleton and the bucks providing draft capital for Kuzma? That is insane and a fireable offense. I’m starting to wonder if Horst is trying to Costanza his way out of Milwaukee.

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German Athens · Post #1028 » by **German Athens** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:38 pm

Khris and Pat for Kuzma and Valanciunas is a legal trade. Ugh.

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Siefer · Post #1029 » by **Siefer** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:39 pm

Bad contract, doesn't play defense, and can't shoot? Hell yes.

JayMKE · Post #1030 » by **JayMKE** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:40 pm

I’d probably rather have Poole than Kuzma, don’t even answer the phone from the Wizards

fan230 · Post #1031 » by **fan230** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:41 pm

Kuzma would be dreadful. That too while losing Khris.

Just get some good defenders to stop dribble penetration. Keep Khris and Brook. Trade smaller names to get whatever defenders we can get.

Else the team will be ruined.

Ron Swanson · Post #1032 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:42 pm

FWIW, "draft capital" is just fancy spin for saying the 2031 2nd. Not that it makes this any less gross...

fan230 · Post #1033 » by **fan230** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:43 pm

If Horst is contemplating getting Kuzma and trading away Khris or Brook, he should be fired now before he causes that disaster. Hope the Bucks owners are reading this.

fan230 · Post #1034 » by **fan230** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:46 pm

I was looking forward to the Bucks getting some one before the feb 6th deadline; now I am dreading it. Never thought this would happen. I think msny of us, perhaps most of us, could be feeling similarly.

PG Graveyard · Post #1035 » by **PG Graveyard** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:49 pm

Kuzma could be an interesting big forward next to Giannis. I’m assuming draft capital would include something coming back to us. We need to get under the second apron

JayMKE · Post #1036 » by **JayMKE** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:51 pm

fan230 wrote:I was looking forward to the Bucks getting some one before the feb 6th deadline; now I am dreading it. Never thought this would happen. I think msny of us, perhaps most of us, could be feeling similarly.

I have no confidence in Horst or the FO, they’ve been carried by Giannis for years,

fan230 · Post #1037 » by **fan230** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:53 pm

If we are not having to trade multiple players like Khris plus to get a star like say Butler ,why do we need to get under the 2nd apron now; we could get under the second apron after the season is over.

RW23 · Post #1038 » by **RW23** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:55 pm

On the one hand, I want Jimmy, to get a real needle-mover and make one last push in the next year or two for a championship.

On the other, I always laugh at other teams that trade for stars midseason and expect them to acclimate in just a few months. Is there any precedent for this actually working out in a way that led the team to a deep playoff run?

Ron Swanson · Post #1039 » by **Ron Swanson** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:55 pm

TBF, a lot of this board has been all aboard the "distressed asset" train and actually advocated for guys like Andrew Wiggins and Zach LaVine, so I'm not seeing how this is that much different. Kuzma's the same age as those guys, has a way better contract, and at least has played defense in the past. That's all I got.

msiris · Post #1040 » by **msiris** » Tue Feb 4, 2025 2:58 pm

fan230 wrote:Kuzma would be dreadful. That too while losing Khris.

Just get some good defenders to stop dribble penetration. Keep Khris and Brook. Trade smaller names to get whatever defenders we can get.

Else the team will be ruined.

Dont want Kuzma but the team is kind of ruined anyways.