MIL - OKC - BRK - TOR: RJ Barrett to MIL

[babyjax13]

MIL trades: Kyle Kuzma, 2032 MIL 1st
in: RJ Barrett, 2027 SAS 1st (1-16 protected, otherwise SAC + CHA 2nds), 2029 OKC 1st
Milwaukee swaps Kuzma and a first for a somewhat better player who can create individual offense, too (albeit, not efficient individual offense). They also have two firsts to play with for follow-up deals. RJ is horribly inefficient and doesn't have ideal size at the 3, so it isn't perfect, but I do think it is an upgrade over Kuzma who just shouldn't be in many rotations.

OKC trades: 2027 1st (lowest of OKC/DEN/LAC not conveyed to LAC, functionally, second lowest of these), 2027 SAS 1st (1-16 protected, otherwise SAC + CHA 2nds), 2029 OKC 1st
in: 2032 MIL 1st
OKC trades for a high-variance asset in the future.

BRK trades: Terance Mann
in: Kyle Kuzma, 2027 1st (lowest of OKC/DEN/LAC not conveyed to LAC, functionally, second lowest of these)
Brooklyn pays more on an annual basis but gets a first for doing so (and gets off of Mann's last year).

TOR trades: RJ Barrett
in: Terance Mann
Toronto drops $12 million in salary on an annual basis, but also adds an additional year. I think Mann is a reasonable fit on their team, too. He is a decent 3 point shooter, still a 2/3 like RJ, but also provides secondary creation (which Toronto seems to favor).

[Godaddycurse]

Money wise it makes sense but i think it makes us worse this year (namely when ingram is injured we will need RJs scoring) and the FO seem intent on making the playoffs.

[MessiahUjiri]

So Toronto downgrades from RJ to Mann to duck the tax?

I get that RJ is paid high, but there are better ways to duck the tax. And Mann plays the same position (SG/SF) where Toronto is already overloaded.

This works better if there’s a PG or C coming back.

[giannis and 1]

from a bucks pov, i don’t like it but i don’t absolutely hate it either