The Milwaukee Bucks almost certainly aren’t done.
After all the moves they’ve made, including the Damian Lillard waiving and the Myles Turner signing, they still need more talent.
And point guard is question mark. Giannis Antetokounmpo can handle the ball a lot as a point forward, but the depth chart spot for a nominal point guard is almost bare.
In the interest of fixing things a little bit, the Bucks could trade Kyle Kuzma.
He’s entering the third year of a four-year, $90 million contract. He’s owed $43 million over the next two seasons.
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The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor writes, “Next, I’d look to package Kyle Kuzma, 2031 1st & 2032 swap. Those are high value future picks and Kuzma has only two years remaining on his deal ($22M annually) to get creative with.”
Kuzma is mostly a volume shooter at this point in his career.
If the Bucks could package Kuzma with a first-round pick or a pick swap, or both, to get an upgrade, that’d be one more step to keeping Giannis around.
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Kuzma also isn’t particularly useful for the current roster build the Bucks have, so he’s expendable.
A different team could like Kuzma as a secondary scoring option and rebounder.
Milwaukee can’t rest on its laurels after an active Tuesday, though. The days ahead need to bring more business.
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