2020-2021 ROSTER TALK: Archived

[RasheedsBigWhiteSpot]

Nope, it was a pick swap, not unprotected pick for Tucker. Milwaukee swapped 2023 pick for their own 2022 pick that Houston owned.

Yes, but the 2023 pick the Bucks relinquished was an unprotected FRP in a trade for a non-superstar (your standard).  The pick that came back to the Bucks was their own 2022 in which there were a number of protections (in other words, not valuable).  

So again, the Bucks dealt an unprotected FRP in a deal for a non-superstar.  So if PJ and a combo of middling assets can convince a team to let go of an unprotected 1st (albeit, an expected late 1st), then I think some combo of DFS, Brunson, Maxi, contract relief is far from unreasonable.