Milwaukee Bucks: NBA Trade Deadline Outlook

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Spencer Hawes, Roy Hibbert, Rashad Vaughn

We’ve reached the point on the roster where if the Bucks get any kind of inkling that a team is interested in one of these players, they need to pull the trigger and take whatever assets they can get their hands on.

Since trading Miles Plumlee to the Charlotte Hornets in a deal that was obviously little more than a salary dump from the moment it was executed, the Bucks have yet to give Spencer Hawes or Roy Hibbert even a second’s playing time.

Hibbert will be a free agent this summer, while Hawes could also be if he chooses to decline a player option for next season. For any team making a playoff push that’s short on big men, a proven defensive center such as Hibbert or a floor spacer like Hawes could have much greater value than they do on a Bucks team with five centers. There’s no need for them in Milwaukee, so if they can be flipped for something, the Bucks have to do it.

The other player in this category, Rashad Vaughn has still yet to show any real evidence that he has an NBA future lying ahead of him. Although Vaughn’s shooting has improved and his defense shows occasional flashes, he still can’t produce either at a level that’s consistent enough to buy him regular minutes.

If there’s a team elsewhere who still believes in Rashad Vaughn, it may be best to take what they have to offer for a player who could be in the D-League sooner rather than later.