The Milwaukee Bucks X community are on a state of pandemonium right now after news of the Milwaukee Bucks getting involved in a trade with three other teams centered around the moving of disgruntled Jimmy Butler.
The team, which is on a four-game winning streak and appears to have steadied their ship, is reportedly at the center of a trade that involves the Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, and the Miami Heat.
According to NBA insider Brett Siegel, the Bucks will have to trade away Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton to different teams.
Who will they get in return? Bradley Beal from the Suns and Heat’s Kevin Love who has played just one game in their last 10.
One scenario, that two different league sources told @ClutchPoints about, involves Butler going to PHX and MIL moving out of the second apron by moving Connaughton to TOR.
This then turns into Bruce Brown/Khris Middleton to MIA, Beal/Love to MIL, Portis/Connaughton to TOR.… https://t.co/00HVKl1Uov
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) January 22, 2025
Milwaukee Bucks fans aren’t too happy with this scenario
Many fans, Bucks writers, expressed concern about the trade.
First, they are concerned about the reason getting Love when Portis is still more useful than him.
Another is the health of Beal. Some thought the Bucks will need to go back to start in building chemistry within the team, something that could get more difficult with Beal in-and-out of the line-up.
Reactions on the trade are overwhelmingly negative.
This scenario does not even come close to being possible money-wise for the Bucks, so I’m callling BS.
The Bucks essentially can’t acquire Beal unless they are losing both Khris+Brook, and I refuse to believe they are doing that. https://t.co/LswufZcMb6
— Nathan Marzion (@nathanmarzion) January 22, 2025
This would make the Bucks worse https://t.co/h80GFOknae
— Justin Wills (@itsjwills) January 22, 2025
Beal is an abject failure as the third member of a big 3 with a lead guard and a scoring forward, recently got benched for a rookie who can’t shoot, has a gargantuan contract longer than Khris’ and holds the no trade clause holding Phoenix hostage. It’s nonsensical.
— Ti Windisch (@TiWindisch) January 22, 2025
Bradley Beal hasn’t played more than 60 games in a season since 2018/19.
Just keep Khris if this is the other option. At least he is good and has chemistry when he plays.
— Justin Wills (@itsjwills) January 22, 2025
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