With the Milwaukee Bucks set to be active in the trade market this offseason, the NBA’s Southwest Division could have some interesting trade partners.
Trade season is heating up in the NBA, and the Milwaukee Bucks are currently right in the mix with the teams looking to make some high-end moves.
Their failure to reach the NBA Finals over the past two seasons calls for significant change within the roster, and pressure now falls onto the front office to make it happen. Potential rumblings of a shortened offseason only increase the stakes here, and Milwaukee must be ready for what is shaping up to be a very active trade market.
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Currently looking at potential trade partners from each of the NBA’s six divisions in an ongoing series, next up on the list is the Southwest Division. Consisting of the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and San Antonio Spurs, that division certainly has some intriguing candidates to pursue.
Milwaukee’s track record of trading with this division is not the most upstanding, but there have been some transactions. Most recently was the team bringing in Nikola Mirotic at the trade deadline last season from the New Orleans Pelicans, a move that did not exactly pan out as many hoped. The Bucks also swapped Tyler Ennis for Michael Beasley from the Houston Rockets all the way back in 2016, when former general manager John Hammond was still pulling the strings.
Now, with Milwaukee scouring at the trade market for roster upgrades, they could look to refamiliarize themselves with the NBA’s Southwest Division. There is no shortage of talent within those five teams, and here are three potential targets that the Milwaukee Bucks should target within that division.