Could Miles Plumlee be traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as some of the latest Milwaukee Bucks rumors suggest? Multiple reports suggest that there’s at least interest from Minnesota.
Do you remember back in December when the Milwaukee Bucks got a headstart on making Miles Plumlee available for trade?
ESPN sources say Milwaukee Bucks have made big man Miles Plumlee available for potential deals as NBA trade season inches ever closer
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) December 10, 2015
When Marc Stein revealed that the Bucks were shopping Plumlee over two months ago many laughed and questioned what sort of market there would really be for a backup center on an expiring deal. As the deadline nears the reality is that there could actually be quite a strong one.
With multiple teams around the league suffering due to injuries to starting or primary backup centers, there are likely a number of teams who could now benefit from a few months of Plumlee’s services.
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The Memphis Grizzlies would seem like an obvious fit with Marc Gasol out for the season, and Brandon Wright frequently struggling with his health. The Golden State Warriors might even have need for a backup following an injury to Festus Ezeli. Then there’s the team who are truly reported to be looking at Plumlee, the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Minnesota have a wide variety of big men options, but regular injuries to Nikola Pekovic seem to be making the T-Wolves think twice about the shape of their rotation.
Chris Broussard of ESPN was first with news of Minnesota’s interest:
Source: Minnesota looking to move Kevin Martin & Adreian Payne, open to moving Rubio. interested in adding Miles Plumlee from Milwaukee
— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) February 16, 2016
Darren Wolfson of KSTP and 1500ESPN, also supported Broussard’s report of the Timberwolves interest in the former Duke big man.
@MapleJordan43 they like him. Heck, they like a lot of guys. Doesn't mean that guy is close to being in MN. Another big is a want.
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) February 16, 2016
Plumlee has proven in multiple brief glimpses with the Bucks, including his latest starting cameo, that he is a more than serviceable backup big man, but what could the Bucks work out of a deal with Minnesota?
Let’s look at some of the options out of Minnesota’s reportedly available players.
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