TRADE: Bucks Send Middleton+Johnson to WAS | Kuzma+ Baldwin Jr.+ Sims heads to MIL

[SleepingHero]

Several teams must be really dissapointed by their decisions from last season. Washington would probably get something like Grant, Green and FRP from Mavs last season for Kuzma. So two young players with potential upside and at least on moveable contracts. Instead they got a very bad contract in Middleton, only a pick swap (that pick was already swapped with Portland before) and gave SRP back. Not sure if that Milwaukee rookie is any good. Very difficult to flip 20+ mil contracts in the new CBA.

Portland is in similar situation with Grant as they could probably get much more last season. Brooklyn is another team that stubbornly held to DFS last season, and got just 2 SRP in this one. Perhaps sticking with a very high price on Cam Johnson isn't the smartest decision, unless they pull off a grand scoop with their cap space in the summer.

Very true. But I don’t think that will change as GM’s would rather hold on longer and extract maximal value if they can, even if it blows up in their face.

Or you can be like Nico and just nuke your franchise without a thought. I know which type of GM I’d prefer