Assessing Bleacher Report’s Mo Bamba trade for Milwaukee Bucks

With December 15 passing, the Milwaukee Bucks and all 29 other NBA teams are now cleared to work more freely when it comes to making trades.

The Bucks have not been mentioned in the rumor mill as frequently as a few of their counterparts, but they have been known to keep most of their work behind closed doors. While simply getting a big chunk of their roster back to full strength in what has been an injury-plagued campaign could be more helpful than making a trade, the Bucks could look to shake things up regardless.

If the Bucks were to make a trade, all signs would suggest they aim to bulk up the center position, which was recently suggested by Bleacher Report’s Zach Buckley. In his latest piece, Buckley came up with a trade to solve each contender’s biggest problem. For Milwaukee, Buckley detailed their need for shooting and interior defense, selecting Mo Bamba as a justifiable trade target. His trade package to acquire the big man from the Orlando Magic looked like this:

Bleacher Report’s trade to get Mo Bamba to the Milwaukee Bucks

On the surface, the deal is quite simple as it only involves three players being shifted around, with draft capital not included. It could be interesting for the Bucks to pursue such a move, but with all that being said, let us dive deeper into this hypothetical and analyze the logic, the lunacy, and the overall verdict on whether or not the Bucks should make this move before the February deadline.