06-10-2025, 04:26 PM
(06-10-2025, 03:58 PM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: I think Milwaukee is smart to let this thing get closer to the draft. It might be quite the free-for-all the final day or two. Meanwhile, teams are dropping (not so) subtle hints through the media that they are open for business. BTW, I think it is wrong to say Milwaukee wants this guy or that guy or this many picks from NY (or anyone else). There isn't anyone on NY or any pick from another team that fixes the Bucks.
The better question is what does New Orleans (and to a lesser extent) Portland want. They control Milwaukee's draft. With Lillard out and GA gone, the Bucks need to tear it down. The Pelicans also want to be bad next season. Swap rights with Milwaukee is just more ping pong balls for them. It isn't a second asset. But, releasing those rights could create a second asset.
NY would do itself a favor by getting under the first apron first before it does anything. I'll point out that Mitchell is from Louisiana and fits in a $13mm TPE they have. I'm not saying Mitchell is worth releasing the swap rights at all. I'm just saying Mitchell to NO might be part of a larger deal that also helps NY start the process as a non-apron team. I could see this thing (whether NY, Atlanta, Toronto or whoever) being a massive massive deal as teams try to deal with apron-omics and satisfying the needs of multiple parties to get Milwaukee's swap rights back.
JB/Hart makes sense for MIL, obviously would have to move Dame.