Bucks News, Transactions and Trade Ideas - 2025 Off-season

[Bucksmaniac]

You know southbound on 43 how there’s that billboard that just shows you our national debt?

Can we get one right next to that that shows how many hours Doc has been coaching the bucks?

And how much he’s making while his mind is on the golf course?

[ajb905]

Offseason plan
1. Talk with Giannis about desire to keep him and that next year will be a reset.
2. Fire Doc
3. Hire a coach that can run a modern offense
4. bring in players that will complement Giannis...3 and D (no more Kuzmas)

[FrieAaron]

3. Hire a coach that can run a modern offense

I agree with the stupidity of the lineup we were running the final months of the season, but even that aside this Doc stretch has reminded me so much of the Kidd days where I just wonder how much even just the low-hanging fruit like this adds to our success. We ended up 1st in 3 point percentage but 18th in attempts with a player who generates some of the most gravity of all time. And at the same time were 25th in shots at the rim. Second most shots taken from 15-19 feet.

[WuTang_CMB]

How would you guys rank these players if centered in a package for Giannis

OKC - Chet
OKC - Jalen Williams
HOU - Amen Thompson
HOU - Sengun
TOR - Scottie Barnes

[buckboy]

Spurs have a good package.

Giannis and Kuzma
for
Barnes, Vassell, Castle, Sochan, '25 first, '25 first via ATL, '26 ATL swap, '27 first via ATL

Pass. Easily.

[tedbrogen]

How would you guys rank these players if centered in a package for Giannis

OKC - Chet
OKC - Jalen Williams
HOU - Amen Thompson
HOU - Sengun
TOR - Scottie Barnes

Flagg
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Amen
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Chet
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Sengun

[BigO]

How would you guys rank these players if centered in a package for Giannis

OKC - Chet
OKC - Jalen Williams
HOU - Amen Thompson
HOU - Sengun
TOR - Scottie Barnes

Flagg
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Amen
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Scottie
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Chet
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Sengun

I think I'd put Barnes at the bottom, but agree with the others.

[emunney]

How would you guys rank these players if centered in a package for Giannis

OKC - Chet
OKC - Jalen Williams
HOU - Amen Thompson
HOU - Sengun
TOR - Scottie Barnes

Flagg
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Amen
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Scottie
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Chet
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Sengun

I think I'd put Barnes at the bottom, but agree with the others.

I don't think you're properly accounting for the unselfishness of Barnes, who plays worse than he could to allow his teammates to develop.

[German Athens]

Flagg
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Chet
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Sengun

I think I'd put Barnes at the bottom, but agree with the others.

I don't think you're properly accounting for the unselfishness of Barnes, who plays worse than he could to allow his teammates to develop.

I was about to post something similar.

Scottie can give you 30 whenever he wants, but he just decides not to for the betterment of the team.

[BroncoBuck]

The Raptors have to make a decision at the wing this offseason. They paid Barrett, Barnes, and Ingram, and they have team options on Agbaji and Dick.

I thought Agbaji played pretty well this past season and next season is the final year of his rookie deal before he hits RFA. I’d definitely try to swoop in and pull off a Grayson Allen type deal to get him. Allen was in a very similar situation caught up in a depth issue closing in on restricted free agency.

I’d try and trade Pat and a bunch of second rounders for him.

[MickeyDavis]

Barnes yuck. Can't shoot. Mediocre on a bad team. I'm glad Toronto is paying his juicy extension.

[yannisk]

it is quite simple actually we trade Giannis for the best package of young talent and picks available. We get a promise from Giannis to come back as a free agent in 2-3 years when we have cleared all bad contracts and the young players have developed

[dbrodz7]

I'm surprised nobody is talking about the Athletic Giannis trade proposal article. Guys came up with their deals and then they had Nehm comment on them. It's pretty comical to see Nehm talk about how absurd they all are, other than the Houston one which Nehm said is also still too light. If they're going to get a package better than that I can probably stomach it if Giannis asks out.

Bucks get: Amen Thompson, Jalen Green, Cam Whitmore, Donovan Clingan, 2025 first (via Phoenix), 2027 first (via Phoenix), 2029 first (most favorable of Milwaukee, Portland or Washington), 2028 and 2030 Milwaukee swap rights extinguished
Rockets get: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jerami Grant
Trail Blazers get: Alperen Şengün, Jock Landale

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6328255/2025/05/02/giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-rumors-proposals-bucks/

[MartyConlonOnTheRun]

I'm surprised nobody is talking about the Athletic Giannis trade proposal article. Guys came up with their deals and then they had Nehm comment on them. It's pretty comical to see Nehm talk about how absurd they all are, other than the Houston one which Nehm said is also still too light. If they're going to get a package better than that I can probably stomach it if Giannis asks out.

Bucks get: Amen Thompson, Jalen Green, Cam Whitmore, Donovan Clingan, 2025 first (via Phoenix), 2027 first (via Phoenix), 2029 first (most favorable of Milwaukee, Portland or Washington), 2028 and 2030 Milwaukee swap rights extinguished
Rockets get: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jerami Grant
Trail Blazers get: Alperen Şengün, Jock Landale

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6328255/2025/05/02/giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-rumors-proposals-bucks/

Yeah, I'm against trading Giannis but even that package is getting you everything you could want.
1. An elite prospect
2. Your own picks back for a chance to tank if Amen doesnt turn out
3. 2 Lottery picks

[engelmartin]

If we can somehow get both of the Thompson twins for Giannis, you gotta pull the trigger

[Bernman]

How would you guys rank these players if centered in a package for Giannis

OKC - Chet
OKC - Jalen Williams
HOU - Amen Thompson
HOU - Sengun
TOR - Scottie Barnes

[German Athens]

Mke: Lauri, Hauser
Bos: ‘26 MKE swap of swap
Uta: Dame, ‘27 Bos 1st, ‘31 Mke 1st, ‘32 swap

Utah will be tanking again, since they owe their pick if it’s outside the top 8. Ainge has shown he highly values later unprotected 1sts with that Phoenix deal. They get to rehab Dame’s value and trade him a year from now.

Boston lessens their tax by attaching a 1st, but also getting a potentially valuable swap in return.

We get an off-ball #2 who’s a valuable and versatile shooter while also being a strong athlete who can attack the rim on or off-ball. Beyond that, we further lean into elite shooting by getting Hauser who would probably come off our bench.

KPJ Rollins
GTJ
Dairy Hauser
Lauri
Giannis

[German Athens]

I wouldn’t do the Hauser deal without having a larger one lined up where I’d feel pretty assured we weren’t losing a lottery pick in 26.

[Frank Nova]

How would you guys rank these players if centered in a package for Giannis

OKC - Chet
OKC - Jalen Williams
HOU - Amen Thompson
HOU - Sengun
TOR - Scottie Barnes

Jalen
Amen
Chet
Barnes
Sengun

[Frank Nova]

I get that Flagg is the shiny new draft toy but ppl do realize he reclassified to avoid the 2026 draft because there was zero chance he was going to be the top prospect right? Dybansta, Peterson and Boozer were all rated higher as high school prospects than him. He wouldn’t even be a consensus top 3 pick next year let alone the top guy. Trading Giannis for him is absolutely crazy and short sighted at a minimum. You want draft picks for Giannis, load up on 2026 lotto tickets not 2025.

Flagg will be a good pro but a generational talent he’s something he is not.