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Milwaukee Bucks: Five Potential Trade Partners To Take A Center

By Ti Windisch

Nov 1, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe (15) and New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) fun up the floor during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2016; New Orleans, LA, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Greg Monroe (15) and New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) fun up the floor during the first quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets currently have two centers on their roster who are worse than any of the three Milwaukee has: Roy Hibbert and Frank Kaminsky. The Hornets have still found success early in the season, but they could be much better with a stronger man in the middle.

Either Monroe or Henson would help this team out, and both of them would be in good positions going forward with a young, well-coached team. This would likely be a win-win situation, if a deal could be worked out.

Unfortunately, the Hornets don’t have anybody making what Henson or Monroe makes who they would want to give up. The only Hornets making more than $7 million are Nicolas Batum, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marvin Williams and Kemba Walker.

That means more than one smaller contracts needs to be involved in any trade, automatically making things tricky. The Bucks can’t trade most of their end-of-the-bench guys, because Jason Terry and Steve Novak were recently signed and can’t be moved until December.

That means Milwaukee either has to release somebody and take an extra Hornet, or a third team needs to be involved. Charlotte could certainly use another big man, but working out a deal here is not exactly easy.

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