Bernman wrote:GHOSTofSIKMA wrote:marjon for kpj was there...
but patc/portis/ajj for kuzma wouldnt gotten under the apron? so no deal? how do we acquire him without khris?
Brook/Pat for Kuz would have gotten us under the apron. And we might have actually had to attach less assets cuz 3/4 of that salary would have been expiring. Khris had considerably negative value to them cuz he's under contract for 2 yrs.
Also, if the requirement is just legs for rebounding & d, Nance & 2 2nds for Bobby would have done it. Then use the 2 2nds, maybe Tyler Smith, to attach Pat & get under the apron. Still do the Wright for Sims as your 4th big deal. & the KPJ deal.
Khris could have still been on the team, while giving up less future assets, & serving the interests of getting under the 2nd apron while adding an athletic supporting cast. Didn't require doing Kuz for Khris + AJ Johnson specifically. That's the most costly route.
Perhaps there’s factors you are not privy to. Maybe the Bucks knew they couldn’t afford to rely on Midds to be available because his medicals are so bad? Maybe that also made them super concerned they’d be locked into him for another $34M next season. Even if Midds is medically cleared, there is no guarantee he’d play next season until Dec or Jan as he’s been taking PTO to start the regular season for years now.
Maybe the ONLY way to get off Midds contract was including AJJo so the Wiz would wave the medical for Midds?
Kuz played 39 minutes tonight. Midds will likely never play 39 minutes in one game the rest of his career.