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Milwaukee Bucks 2023-24 Trade Tiers: From Untouchable To Available
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 06: Pat Connaughton #24 and Bobby Portis #9 of the Milwaukee … [+]
The Milwaukee Bucks are stuck in between a rock and a hard place entering the NBA’s trade deadline on February 8th.
The team is undergoing a significant transformation, having dismissed head coach Adrian Griffin midway through the season and bringing in Doc Rivers as his replacement. Rivers is working to implement his system swiftly, a challenging task given the team’s limitations, especially on the defensive end.
Additionally, executing a trade at the deadline poses another challenge. With a plethora of buyers this year, market demands are high, and the Bucks find themselves with limited assets — only two available second-round picks — making it challenging to meet the steep asking prices set by potential sellers.
Having delved into potential trade targets for the Bucks, it’s now worth categorizing their roster into tiers based on who might be on the trading block.
Not In A Million Years
Giannis Antetokounmpo
No way, Jose.
Blow Me Away
Damian Lillard
I debated putting him in the first category, but I think there’s a world where Milwaukee would strike a deal if they were blown away. They would never initiate the conversation nor admit to listening, but there has to be a part of them wondering whether they made the right trade for Damian Lillard last summer. There’s plenty of time to right the ship and a long history stating he’ll get back on track offensively, so there’s very little motivation to do so.
(Very) Quietly Listening
Khris Middleton
Brook Lopez
I had these two in the “Blow Me Away” category a year ago, but they’ve dropped a tier this season.
Middleton is having a good season and was impressive during their (very short) postseason run last year. He still has what it takes on the offensive end and is a very nice third option behind Antetokounmpo and Lillard. However, there are a plethora of questions about his mobility and defensive chops at this stage in his career.
Brook Lopez has unfairly received a lot of criticism from fans about his defensive play this season. The Bucks’ paint issues on that end of the court have way more to do with their perimeter defenders than Lopez. However, we can’t deny his lack of athleticism limits Milwaukee’s defensive schemes they can implement. Milwaukee wouldn’t actively shop either of these guys, but they would listen if their names came up in a deal.
Need Convincing
Andre Jackson Jr.
Malik Beasley
The Bucks aren’t going to actively dangle Andre Jackson Jr. or Malik Beasley in a deal, likely preferring to keep them on the roster. However, they won’t shut down a trade just because one of their names comes up. It would be a slight shock to see them involved in a trade before the deadline, but not a complete surprise.
Trade Bait
Bobby Portis
Pat Connaughton
MarJon Beauchamp
Cameron Payne
Given the Bucks’ limited cupboard of draft picks, they hope they can convince a team to take on one or more of the players in this tier.
Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton were staples of the Bucks’ championship teams, but it may be time to move on. Both players are liabilities on defense—Portis has always struggled on that end, and Connaughton has lost a step this season. Their salaries also match nicely for many of the targets the Bucks set their sights on.
Beauchamp could be a pot-sweetener as a former first-round pick. He’s given fans little to get excited about in Milwaukee besides being young and selected with the 24th overall pick. Maybe another team sees him differently.
Available, But Unwanted
Chris Livingston
Robin Lopez
A.J. Green
Jae Crowder
The Bucks wouldn’t have any issues throwing Livingston, Lopez or Green into a deal if that’s what it takes to get it done. They are buried on the bench for reasons and it will take a lot for them to play any role in Milwaukee in the short or long term.
Jae Crowder may seem like the black sheep of this group, but it took the Phoenix Suns six months to trade him a year ago, and it’s even more apparent now that Father Time is knocking on his doorstep. He’s no longer the premiere wing-stopper he built his reputation around. Milwaukee would prefer to hold on to him, but he’s certainly available.
Hard Sell
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Thanasis convinced Giannis to sign his extension this time around. What other reason do the Bucks need to keep him?
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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