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RT9 - Question 3 - Trade Deadline
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: January 30, 2017, 5:48 pm
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Do you think the front office should make a move at the trade
deadline?
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Re: RT9 - Question 3 - Trade Deadline
DIR By: adamcoffman
Date: January 30, 2017, 7:42 pm
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If they can unload a center for anything resembling a reasonable
price, I'm all in favor of them pulling the trigger. Of course,
that's much easier said than done, and considering how
non-versatile big men seem to be valued right now, it's pretty
unlikely they're able to entice a buyer. Taking on contracts
isn't a sound strategy either, what with a max extension for
Jabari on the horizon. The Bucks don't have too many attractive
assets or roster holes, so I anticipate a quiet trade deadline
this year, unless a contender wants a player like Monroe or
Beasley as a bench piece.
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Re: RT9 - Question 3 - Trade Deadline
DIR By: guest10
Date: January 30, 2017, 9:04 pm
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There's no way the Bucks can keep paying over $50 million to
three centers. They should do all they can to shed one of those
contracts at the deadline. Henson and Plumlee haven't done the
organization any favors with their inconsistent play, and Monroe
is now playing like the player the Bucks hoped he would be. If
you could move Henson for an expiring contract, I think you
should. Even if it requires sending a second rounder to sweeten
the pot.
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Re: RT9 - Question 3 - Trade Deadline
DIR By: Rohan Katti
Date: January 31, 2017, 10:43 am
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I would expect a relatively quiet deadline from John Hammond and
company. The obvious move in the eyes of Bucks fans is to move a
center, preferable John Henson or Miles Plumlee. However, it is
a difficult task to move players with huge long-term contracts
that have not been very efficient on the court. If the Bucks
were to make any non-center related moves, it would most likely
be for a guard or a small forward.
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Re: RT9 - Question 3 - Trade Deadline
DIR By: heffernon
Date: January 31, 2017, 4:38 pm
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The Bucks did great work with their trades before the season
began. Each trade has positively impacted the team. I am unsure
if they will be able to make a deal like those again at the
deadline. Like Adam, Travis, and Rohan all mentioned moving a
center would be the best way to go. It will be a monumental task
to move either John Henson or Miles Plumlee but if Hammond can
somehow do it he deserves a statue built outside the new arena
in his honor.
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Re: RT9 - Question 3 - Trade Deadline
DIR By: adammcgee
Date: January 31, 2017, 7:38 pm
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I don't think it's really a question of should. If the Bucks can
make a move that makes them better now and in the future at a
fair cost, that will always be something they should do. The
question is can they find a deal like that.
I'd say the answer is no. Still, they should gauge interest in
all of their three highly-paid centers. I'd imagine it would be
minimal, but they need to decide whether they believe they can
re-sign Monroe in the summer at this point. If they're worried
about the size of his next deal or his more long-term fit in
their plans, moving him now for some kind of return would be the
right call, even if it effectively ended their chances of making
the playoffs this year.
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Re: RT9 - Question 3 - Trade Deadline
DIR By: JordanTreske
Date: January 31, 2017, 10:47 pm
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(cracks knuckles and puts on trade hat) The time has come.
There is what they should do and as everyone mentioned, that
would involve trading away one of the their three centers.
Obviously, Plumlee's deal is already a sunk cost (that was a
burning bridge that we weren't ready to cross) and even with the
real threat of him opting out of his deal this summer, Monroe's
value to the team might not be higher than where it is now.
That obviously leaves Henson and given his current place in the
rotation, the reality of what type of player he is truly seems
to be sinking in.
But, of course, there is what they will do and I find it hard to
believe that they'll make a move, even if it may suit their best
interest. Of course, I'm very willing to be wrong (it's almost
a source of pride at this point), but expecting or hoping for
something to happen at the deadline seems unnecessary.
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Re: RT9 - Question 3 - Trade Deadline
DIR By: Tim Wray
Date: February 2, 2017, 5:37 am
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It's no surprise, the Bucks have a very costly problem in the
center rotation. However, it's also no surprise that for one
reason or another, Milwaukee is going to have a seriously tough
time being able to deal one of them at the deadline.
Unfortunately, as I've maintained for a while now, unless they
can find a really desperate team in need of a big man, or are
willing to package a draft pick in exchange for a dead-weight
expiring contract, I just can’t see the front office prepared or
required to make any changes. As it stands, I don't think the
Bucks don’t have any obvious long-term personnel needs which
could realistically be remedied via trade.
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