Post#1910 » by Bernman » Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:49 pm
Outside of developing a personal affinity (which they must not have since they were prepared to deal him), they couldn't justify paying DiVo 15m/yr, which is really multiple times that in luxury tax. Best case scenario they ride it out, then sign & trade him to a team over the cap, getting back an ng'd deal & picks or cheap reclamation prospects. Make use of an asset earned by replenishing them with more. There aren't going to be many other ways to add talent in the upcoming years.
In the meantime, even though he's pretty valuable, ideally he'd be moved to 6th man because offensively he's erratic. He'd also see better match-ups off the bench. In addition he'd upgrade a unit that could use solidification & defense. Just don't know if there's anybody on the team who benches him.
There's been a gaping hole for years in terms of 3+d big wing to floor space & contain star opponents like Kawhi, Butler, Tatum, LeBron, etc. It shouldn't be so hard to fix, but we can never manage. Tried with Marvin & Craig. It didn't quite come off. On the roster we're looking at Tucker, Thanasis, & Nwora. They may be reaches to fill the role. If the Bucks don't get over the hump the next year or two, this will probably be as big of a reason as any.