Bucks News, Transactions, Trade Ideas - Edens: "Giannis made it very clear he is committed to Milwaukee"

skbucks1985 · Post #941 » by **skbucks1985** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 3:37 pm

I think you guys are significantly underestimating the amount of time Kuzma will get at the 3. Last year Giannis, Bobby and Turner played a combined 89.8 minutes per game. I don't think that changes significantly and Sims will probably get of what is left. Unless its a game where one or more of those three is out, I think Kuzma's minutes are going to come overwhelmingly at the 3.

That said, I do think there's still a good chance Kuzma gets traded before opening day or early in the season

EasyE31 · Post #942 » by **EasyE31** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 5:55 pm

Bucknado wrote:We all know Doc is rolling out KPJ, Prince, Kuz, Giannis & MT opening night.

This would be so demoralizing

midranger · Post #943 » by **midranger** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 6:11 pm

skbucks1985 wrote:I think you guys are significantly underestimating the amount of time Kuzma will get at the 3. Last year Giannis, Bobby and Turner played a combined 89.8 minutes per game. I don't think that changes significantly and Sims will probably get of what is left. Unless its a game where one or more of those three is out, I think Kuzma's minutes are going to come overwhelmingly at the 3.

That said, I do think there's still a good chance Kuzma gets traded before opening day or early in the season

I think you’re probably right, which is why I’d trade him for any expiring contract at this point.

Additionally, assuming this is true, I just don’t see where all these guys get minutes. It still feels like to me that Dairy is likely on the move.

Daver · Post #944 » by **Daver** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 6:14 pm

Bucknado wrote:We all know Doc is rolling out KPJ, Prince, Kuz, Giannis & MT opening night.

No chance none prince starts at the 2 after whst trent did in the pos i agree its either kuzma or prince at the 3 barring a kuzma trade.Green will get plenty of mins at tbe 2/3 spot.
If either prince or kuzma startz im all for putting rivers in a sack n shipping him 1 way to siberia

CharityStripe34 · Post #945 » by **CharityStripe34** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:46 pm

Bucknado wrote:We all know Doc is rolling out KPJ, Prince, Kuz, Giannis & MT opening night.

This would be a disaster but reading the opening night GT with this starting lineup would be an all-time epic.

midranger · Post #946 » by **midranger** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 7:49 pm

Deal 1:
Milwaukee: Terry Rozier (waived), two second round picks from Miami
Sacramento: Kuzma and Tyler Smith
Miami: DeMar Derozan

Deal 2:
Milwaukee: Tari Eason
Houston: Green, AJAX (NG deal gets them flexibility under 1st apron to sign a minimum deal to replace FVV [Brogdon/Westbrook (lol)/whoever])

KPJ - Anthony
Trent - Rollins (plays PG as well)
Prince - Coffey (plays SG as well)
Giannis - Eason (plays SF as well)
Turner - Bobby (plays PF as well)

Sims
Harris

I actually love this team.

GoldenAntlers · Post #947 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 8:19 pm

EasyE31 wrote:
Bucknado wrote:We all know Doc is rolling out KPJ, Prince, Kuz, Giannis & MT opening night.

This would be so demoralizing

Immediate Fire Doc Billboard if he does.

emunney · Post #948 » by **emunney** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 10:29 pm

midranger wrote:
skbucks1985 wrote:I think you guys are significantly underestimating the amount of time Kuzma will get at the 3. Last year Giannis, Bobby and Turner played a combined 89.8 minutes per game. I don't think that changes significantly and Sims will probably get of what is left. Unless its a game where one or more of those three is out, I think Kuzma's minutes are going to come overwhelmingly at the 3.

That said, I do think there's still a good chance Kuzma gets traded before opening day or early in the season

I think you’re probably right, which is why I’d trade him for any expiring contract at this point.

Additionally, assuming this is true, I just don’t see where all these guys get minutes. It still feels like to me that Dairy is likely on the move.

Agree on Kuz. The wrong player, even at his best.

Re Dairy, it'd be the wrong move but I 100% see where you're coming from.

Dick Tate · Post #949 » by **Dick Tate** » Fri Sep 26, 2025 10:43 pm

Daver wrote:i think CA came here cause maybe he was promised he would be competing for the starting pg spot.

I don't know about a promise but i'm sure he looked at the Bucks roster and saw he wasn't going to be blocked by any star.

ShootingtheJ · Post #950 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 1:10 pm

I'd be shocked if AJ Green isn't on the team, and playing a major role. He's a huge part of why Horst thinks this is a good team.

ShootingtheJ · Post #951 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 1:12 pm

Dick Tate wrote:
Daver wrote:i think CA came here cause maybe he was promised he would be competing for the starting pg spot.

I don't know about a promise but i'm sure he looked at the Bucks roster and saw he wasn't going to be blocked by any star.

Agree, Memphis tried really hard to deal him before they released him and ate the salary. There was no market for him.

ShootingtheJ · Post #952 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 1:24 pm

Bucknado wrote:We all know Doc is rolling out KPJ, Prince, Kuz, Giannis & MT opening night.

He didn't finish last season with that starting lineup, and that was before Horst put an emphasis on the lineups that were actually successful.

I understand that Prince/Kuzma gave many PTSD, but the evidence shows their stranglehold on this team is weakening.

If Kuzma starts, it'll simply be to drive up his trade value.

emunney · Post #953 » by **emunney** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 3:42 pm

ShootingtheJ wrote:
Dick Tate wrote:
Daver wrote:i think CA came here cause maybe he was promised he would be competing for the starting pg spot.

I don't know about a promise but i'm sure he looked at the Bucks roster and saw he wasn't going to be blocked by any star.

Agree, Memphis tried really hard to deal him before they released him and ate the salary. There was no market for him.

Remember they stretched him, so they were likely only considering trades that substantially lowered their 25-26 salary obligations. With the crunch this off-season, reflects less badly on Anthony in context. Clearly nobody was lining up to absorb his salary at any rate, at least not without compensation.

All the better for us. Perfect dice roll at the minimum.

midranger · Post #954 » by **midranger** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 3:59 pm

ShootingtheJ wrote:If Kuzma starts, it'll simply be to drive up his trade value.

This is the worst plan ever.

Post #955 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 4:31 pm

Season tipoff event tomorrow afternoon 12-4 in the Deer District. FYI.

yb90 · Post #956 » by **yb90** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 4:37 pm

midranger wrote:
ShootingtheJ wrote:If Kuzma starts, it'll simply be to drive up his trade value.

This is the worst plan ever.

I get the idea of trying to raise the value of a player but when has it worked for a winning team? I imagine there are examples but I can't think of them.

I'm talking about trades during an NBA season.

ShootingtheJ · Post #957 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 5:31 pm

midranger wrote:
ShootingtheJ wrote:If Kuzma starts, it'll simply be to drive up his trade value.

This is the worst plan ever.

I'm not in any way advocating for this in any way, but theres millions of worse plans. Dumars just traded his 1st next year protected to move up to the 12th pick. We gave up assets for Kyle Kuzma. There's 2 already.

midranger · Post #958 » by **midranger** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 5:43 pm

Kuz is a sunk cost at this point. Cut bait and move on. Keep his ass off the court

RogerMurdock · Post #959 » by **RogerMurdock** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 6:39 pm

If Kuz plays well enough to boost his trade value, then he is probably worth having on the team.

rilamann · Post #960 » by **rilamann** » Sat Sep 27, 2025 9:43 pm

I feel like this season is going to be one of those ironic things where a lot of people thought the Bucks would win the east or at least go on a run when they acquired Dame. But they ended up winning a total of 3 playoff games in 2 seasons.

Now that Dame is gone and a lot of people are writing the Bucks off, the Bucks are going to be really good and actually go on that run everyone thought that they would with Dame.

I haven't been this hyped for a Bucks season since the 2021'22 season.

The only damper is that Doc is still our coach.