As the trade deadline is upon us, what are the key questions that could determine how active the Milwaukee Bucks’ day becomes?
The big day is finally here, and after a generally quiet build-up around the NBA, the trade deadline will leave all 30 teams facing important decisions.
That’s just as much the case for the Milwaukee Bucks as it is for any of their rivals, and in spite of making a move earlier in the week, there’s still a chance the Bucks decide to return to the trade well prior to Thursday’s 3pm ET deadline.
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For that to happen, there’s a number of key factors that will have to fall into place, and a variety of key questions that the Bucks must ask of themselves, though.
With a slew of draft picks scheduled to land with other teams in the coming seasons, and a salary cap situation that’s already incredibly difficult to manage, any deals made by general manager Jon Horst would need to fulfil a wide range of requirements that extend far beyond a simple does this make the team better or worse.
Considering all of that, let’s take a closer look at five questions that could determine whether the Bucks make any more deals at the trade deadline, and if they do, just how active they’ll decide to be.