Bucks News, Transactions, Trade Ideas - Dairy Bird Extended - 4/$45 million

[yb90]

Bucks need an Aaron Nesmith type of player on the roster. We’re missing a wing that can defend, create something when needed and hit the open shots.

I think for the time being that guy needs to be Rollins but in the future the only guys I could see coming available are Derrick Jones Jr, Quentin Grimes, Andrew Wiggins, Norm Powell. Terance Mann, and possibly Derrick White.

[humanrefutation]

The best hope is some sort of speculative deal that *doesn't* require our picks and pans out to the extent that MarJon for KPJ has but scaled up.

Or we have to consider whether to part with someone like AJ Green or Bobby Portis or Ryan Rollins as part of a package to lure in a better player than Barrett.

Green can no longer be traded this year because of the timing of his extension.

My presumption was that we'd wait until next offseason, anyway.

[Reddeye]

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[Wonka]

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Happy birthday to the realest mascot around

[Matches Malone]

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[emunney]

He's still a Buck, his kids are right.

[soxperry]

Im still in denial that hes completely done as a Buck. I fully expect he will be bought out and return to Milwaukee later this season.

[ShootingtheJ]

Sounds like Tyler Smith is getting cut. Just a clueless draft pick by Horst. Smith was on my " absolutely do not draft" list pre draft. 33rd pick isn't good enough to start in the G League.

[MickeyDavis]

I'll give Khris good applause at the game next week.

[Matches Malone]

Pretty incredible that both draft picks from a year ago are already off the team. They still got Dave Babcock asleep at the scouting wheel?

[BUCKnation]

Most annoying thing about that draft is taking 2 shots on projects when guys like TJ shannon were available. Ton of guys after 33 look pretty decent too

[drone3]

They drafted Bogo for a reason, plus Nance has looked much better than Tyler.

[Shaffty]

kuzma/bobby/3 1sts at the draft for Ja Morant

[SupremeHustle]

kuzma/bobby/3 1sts at the draft for Ja Morant

Ja was so electric and maybe still is but he seems like a guy whose career will be short. Brandon Jennings, John Wall, Tyreke. You know the type.

[ShootingtheJ]

kuzma/bobby/3 1sts at the draft for Ja Morant

Pass. I'd rather have KPJ at a bargain price than an oft injured diva like Morant. Didn't we just do that with Lillard? Let's never do that again.

[blazza18]

Draft is a total crapshoot and we continue to make the absolute worst of it. We can't even accidently find a diamond in the rough with this front office.

[rilamann]

I wouldn't want JA on the Bucks.

But Ja's dad vs Halliburton's dad would add an My dad can beat up your dad aspect to the Bucks Pacers rivalry.

[raferfenix]

Have we heard Ajax referred to as a Doc favorite before?

Not recently at least:

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[SupremeHustle]

Have we heard Ajax referred to as a Doc favorite before?

Not recently at least:

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So maybe not the next Chris Bosh?

[drdrG]

I would be more stunned if Tyler Smith became a serviceable NBA player than just about anyone that's played for the Bucks in recent memory. I cannot remember him making any play other than hitting a catch and shoot 3. Seems to have no basketball instincts and is always a step slow.

Think our scouting department needs to spend more time watching the guys play live basketball than warmups or skills work.

Went to a college club basketball championship last year. One team was full of guys jamming in warm-ups and taking step back threes. The other team had guys screening, passing, hitting floaters over defenders. It was a lopsided affair. The guys jamming in warm-ups couldn't catch in a crowd, couldn't score when bumped off their spots, couldn't work together to get open, couldn't rotate or communicate on defense effectively.

Tyler Smith and AJ Johnson seem like warm-up warriors to me.