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4 Wings Milwaukee Bucks Could Trade For To Reinforce Starting Lineup
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 26: Matisse Thybulle #4 of the Portland Trail Blazers is defended by … [+]
In an ideal world, Milwaukee Bucks’ general manager Jon Horst would weave his trade magic, securing a defensive-minded wing to fortify the starting lineup. Such an addition would be a dual fix, shoring up defensive struggles and elevating the bench unit by slotting the scorching Malik Beasley into the second unit.
Yet, the world seldom aligns perfectly with our dreams. Horst faces a considerable challenge navigating Milwaukee’s sparse asset inventory leading up to the February 8th trade deadline. His bargaining chips are limited to the Portland Trail Blazers’ 2024 second-round pick (likely in the low-to-mid 30s) and the Bucks’ own 2027 second-rounder. Among promising prospects, MarJon Beauchamp and Andre Jackson Jr. emerge as the two with potential appeal for other teams.
Given these constraints, maintaining his streak of deadline deals—four in the last five years—will be no easy task for Horst. However, if he’s set on shaking things up, here are four wings who could seamlessly slot into the starting lineup in lieu of Beasley.
Royce O’Neale
The Brooklyn Nets could be on the cusp of blowing up their team—they’re stuck in NBA purgatory at 16-22 with some nice, attractive pieces other teams would love to add. Dorian Finney-Smith, Dennis Smith Jr., Lonnie Walker IV and Royce O’Neale could all be of interest for the Bucks.
With Finney-Smith costing too much and Smith and Walker moving the needle too little, O’Neale might be the Goldilocks addition from the Nets’ roster—just right.
He’s not the type of player who can pressure the ball 40+ feet from the hoop like head coach Adrian Griffin wants, but he does have excellent positional versatility. He can defend 2s, 3s, and even 4s. At 6-foot-6 and 226 pounds, he would also bring much-needed size to the Bucks’ starting backcourt. He also hits just enough outside shots to keep his defender honest.
Quentin Grimes
The New York Knicks are looking to upgrade their roster with another star and aren’t interested in moving rotational pieces for draft picks and prospects. However, Milwaukee might be able to get in on a three-team deal where they sneak Quentin Grimes away and send assets to a rebuilding team.
Grimes isn’t the same level of defender as the other three players on this list, but he brings energy and effort to the court one very possession. He can space the court with his three-point shooting or work in as a tertiary playmaker. His defensive chops are a bit too similar to Beasley, but he has a higher potential.
Talen Horton-Tucker
Talen Horton-Tucker is a chameleon on the offensive end. He can initiate the offense while creating shots for himself and others as the point guard, play off-ball on the wing, and has even spent time as a power forward during his few years in the league. That versatility should mesh nicely with the Bucks’ roster, as Griffin searches for more lineup combinations that work.
Matisse Thybulle
Besides Alex Caruso or Marcus Smart, Matisse Thybulle would be a tremendous get for Horst and the Bucks at the deadline. He’s long and rangy with an elite ability to defend on-ball and off. He can completely disrupt everything the offense is trying to do and would immediately give Milwaukee the ability to match up with the opposing team’s best perimeter player from Tyrese Maxey to Jayson Tatum to Donovan Mitchell to Jalen Brunson. You name it.
MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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What you can do:
Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
Brice Turang slides to home plate to score during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers on April 17. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
MIAMI – Garrett Mitchell went 2 for 4 with three RBIs including a two-run double in the 10th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 on Friday night.
By the numbers:
Miami’s Calvin Faucher (1-2) entered a 4-all game in the 10th and walked Gary Sánchez with Brice Turang on second. Jake Bauers hit a single to load the bases.
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Luis Rengifo reached first on a throwing error by second baseman Xavier Edwards, allowing Turang to score. Mitchell followed with his double.
The Marlins scored one run in the bottom of the 10th when Jakob Marsee came home on Trevor Megill’s wild pitch. Megill settled in for his fourth save.
Coleman Crow, who made his debut on the mound for the Brewers, threw 77 pitches over 5 1/3 innings. He threw four strikeouts, gave up two earned runs and a walk.
The right-hander was 2-0 with a 4.07 ERA in two starts with the Brewers’ Triple-A affiliate in Nashville. He missed part of the 2023 season and all of 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery.
The Brewers scored three runs in the fourth inning. With the bases loaded, Mitchell hit an RBI single, Bauers scored on a forceout at first and Rengifo scored on a throwing error by catcher Agustín Ramírez.
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Miami’s Otto Lopez hit a triple to center field in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Owen Caissie. Lopez hit a two-run homer in the sixth to pull Miami within 4-3 and Ramírez doubled in the eighth to tie the game at four.
Abner Uribe (1-0) earned his first win of the season, coming on in the ninth inning.
Marlins third baseman Graham Pauley left the game in the seventh inning with right oblique discomfort after spinning out of the way of a pitch.
What’s next:
The Brewers and Marlins continue their 3-game series on Saturday, with Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 4.36 ERA) taking the mound for Milwaukee and Sandy Alcantara (2-1, 2.67) for Miami.
The Source: The Associated Press provided this report.
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