<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-what-bucks-told-brook-lopez-trade-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: What Bucks told Brook Lopez about trade talks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NBA-rumors-What-Bucks-told-Brook-Lopez-about-trade-talks.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: What Bucks told Brook Lopez about trade talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-01T08:59:57-07:00">September 1st, 8:59am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-01T08:59:57-07:00">September 1st, 8:59am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-most-to-blame-for-disappointing-playoff-series-loss-to-pacers">Milwaukee Bucks had a disappointing ending to their season</a> last year after all of the hype surrounding them when they acquired Damian Lillard. Injuries caught up to them in the end, with Lillard and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/is-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-playing-vs-pacers-latest-game-2-injury-update">Giannis Antetokounmpo missing games during their first-round matchup</a> against the Indiana Pacers. It’s also hard to forget that the Bucks made a coaching change in the middle of the season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-why-adrian-griffin-firing-wasnt-shock-to-milwaukee-members">firing Adrian Griffin</a> and replacing him with Doc Rivers.</p><p>This season could be different for the Bucks, and with the ability to have a full season with Lillard and Antetokounmpo under their belts and Rivers being able to implement his system, they should be ready to roll. Unfortunately, that could also mean players getting traded such as Brook Lopez, but the Bucks gave the center some encouraging news about <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNKsyoB7H_k" rel="noopener">any of the rumors</a> that he’s heard during the offseason.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>On The Hoop Collective, Brian Windhorst shared some insight on what he gathered from Lopez and Bucks trade rumors.</p><p>“As of right now, I’ve been told firmly that they are not trading him,” Windhorst said. “And so is Brook. Brook heard some of the rumors and said, ‘Hey, what’s going on?’ They’re like, ‘No, we’re not trading you.'”</p><h2><b>Brook Lopez has been the defensive anchor of the Bucks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Brook-Lopez.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Brook Lopez has been an important part of the Milwaukee Bucks since coming to the team and has been a major key to their defense. He and Giannis Antetokounmpo have worked hand-in-hand when it comes to the Bucks’ interior defense, which helped them win the NBA championship against the Phoenix Suns in 2021.</p><p>Not only is Lopez important to their defense, but he offers a lot of offense. He’s not just a traditional center that lives in the paint but can also step out and space the floor. That gives the Bucks the option to do a lot of things on offense and opens the floor for players like Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, who like to drive the ball and get into the paint.</p><p>Lopez is getting older and hasn’t been the same player that he was years ago, which was probably why he was in trade rumors to begin with. The Bucks have already shown that willing to improve their team no matter what, most specifically when they traded Jrue Holiday in part of acquiring Lillard.</p><p>It’s not certain how much the Bucks could get in return for Lopez, but right now it looks like they’re going to go into the season with him and try to win another championship. The Bucks added a few key pieces to their team in free agency, which includes Taurean Prince, Gary Trent Jr., and Delon Wright. The shooting and defense that those three provide will be an important part of the team when the season starts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: What Bucks told Brook Lopez about trade talks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/bucks-news-zero-intentions-stance-brook-lopez-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ ‘zero intentions’ stance on Brook Lopez trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Bucks-news-Milwaukees-zero-intentions-stance-on-Brook-Lopez-trade-rumors.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks’ ‘zero intentions’ stance on Brook Lopez trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-26T10:29:28-07:00">July 26th, 10:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-26T10:29:28-07:00">July 26th, 10:29am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Brook Lopez has been a topic of discussion all offseason for the Milwaukee Bucks. After signing a two-year, $48 million contract last offseason as an unrestricted free agent, Lopez now finds himself making $23 million in the final year of his deal with the Bucks. That is why there have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-brook-lopez-clint-capela-lead-vast-trade-market-for-centers">trade rumors fixated</a> on the Bucks center.</p><p>The market for centers across the league is small right now. In fact, the market as a whole is very quiet due to many teams making the moves they wanted to in free agency. The new first and second tax aprons have limited what certain teams are able to do, which is why players like Lopez, who is making over $20 million in a season, haven’t generated all that much buzz.</p><p>Still, there have been questions about Lopez’s long-term future with the Bucks, especially since he 36 years old and not getting any younger. With the offseason lingering on, Bucks general manager Jon Horst set the record straight on where the organization stands with their starting center, a player they view as a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5658320/2024/07/26/bucks-jon-horst-qa-giannis-lillard/" rel="noopener">valuable</a> part of their potential success heading into the 2024-25 season.</p><p>“First of all, rumors and chatter are what makes the league so interesting and so fun, so people are always going to speculate and talk about it. And I typically don’t talk about any of this stuff with the media, but I will say, because Brook is so core to who we are, we have zero intentions of trading Brook,” Horst told The Athletic’s Eric Nehm. “Of course he has value around the league. That’s a credit to him. But we’ve not engaged in any real conversations about trading Brook. There are teams that have a lot of value and interest in him. It’s my job to take calls, receive calls, have conversations, but Brook has been and will continue to be core to who we are.”</p><p>A variety of rumors have been linked to Lopez this offseason regarding whether the organization would consider trading him to help fix their financial problems as a second apron team. Recently, ClutchPoints reported that it would come as a surprise to many around the league if the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-lauri-markkanen-brandon-ingram-kyle-kuzma-trade-scenarios">Bucks were to part ways</a> with Lopez this offseason.</p><p>Even though Horst’s job is to build a contending roster while also handling everyone’s emotions, his words truly reflect the notion that Milwaukee doesn’t intend on trading Lopez.</p><h2><b>Will Bucks keep Brook Lopez?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Brook-Lopez-shooting.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>As things currently stand, the Bucks have a payroll that exceeds $191 million, which is over $6 million above the second tax apron for the 2024-25 season. This means that Milwaukee faces major ramifications in terms of matching salaries in trades, not being able to aggregate salaries, and they are very limited in terms of moves they can make to pursue talent that becomes available during the season.</p><p>It appears as if the Bucks are confident in the team they have assembled and are comfortable with the idea of running things back, despite losing in the first round of the playoffs in back-to-back years.</p><p>Lopez has been a huge part of the organization’s success, and he was a big reason why they were able to secure a championship in 2021. Since then, Lopez has continued to make a positive impact on the Bucks, yet the team has been unable to advance far in the postseason.</p><p>This is the main reason why Lopez, who also carries a hefty salary, was rumored to be on the trade block this summer.</p><p>Ultimately, trading Lopez isn’t the solution for the Bucks. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-khris-middleton-undergoes-2-ankle-surgeries">Khris Middleton has been banged up</a> through the years, and this team has had trouble finding steady production outside of their starting rotation. Lopez has played his role perfectly, especially on defense, which is why Horst and the Bucks haven’t shown much interest in moving him.</p><p>Due to the fact that he is in the final year of his contract and one of the oldest players in the league, it may not be surprising to see the Bucks as Lopez’s final team.</p><p>“I hope that Brook retires as a Milwaukee Buck. That’s been the goal since we originally got him,” Horst continued. “His impact on our team defensively and rebounding is elite. It only gets better. It’s not declining. I mean, he’s an anomaly in how he just continues to get better and better and better.</p><p>“For Doc, who got to spend time with Brook personally last year, Brook holds an incredible value for Doc for what he does defensively and rebounding and offensively, the spacing he gives us, and especially Giannis, is unique.”</p><p>Horst also made sure to call Lopez a “core part” of the team when discussing the big man’s future and potentially retiring with the Bucks.</p><p>For the time being, Lopez is remaining with the Bucks, and he will very likely be their starting center on opening night. How the first few months of the 2024-25 season go for the Bucks will be very telling as to whether they will make any significant changes to their roster ahead of the trade deadline in February.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ ‘zero intentions’ stance on Brook Lopez trade rumors

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He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-jayson-tatum-savagely-reminds-bucks-of-big-jrue-holiday-mistake">disappointing 2023-24 campaign</a>, the Milwaukee Bucks have been hard at work when it comes to beefing up their roster for the upcoming season. While they did lose Malik Beasley to the Detroit Pistons in free agency, they managed to bring in Taurean Prince and Delon Wright to help replace him.</p><p>For the most part, the Bucks roster is set in stone, but they do have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-bargain-bin-free-agent-target-round-out-roster">one spot left to fill</a>, and it sounds like they have a plan for how to accomplish that. Milwaukee is looking to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5638084/2024/07/15/lauri-markkanen-brandon-ingram-trade-contract-latest-nba-notes/" rel="noopener">bring in another shooting guard</a> to shore up their rotation, which has resulted in them being in the sweepstakes for Gary Trent Jr., while also bringing in veterans like Will Barton for workouts.</p><p>“The Bucks are in the market to sign a shooting guard and are expected to conduct a workout this week in Las Vegas. Eleven-year NBA veteran Will Barton will be among the players working out for the Bucks this week, league sources said.”</p><p>“Milwaukee is also among several contenders pursuing the top free agent remaining, Gary Trent Jr., league sources said. Trent, the 25-year-old who averaged 13.7 points on 39.3 percent 3-point shooting for Toronto last season, is taking a patient approach to find the best opportunity for his seventh NBA campaign. The Raptors never made an offer for Trent to return this offseason, clearing the way for him to seek a new home.” – Shams Charania, The Athletic</p><h2><b>Bucks looking for one more guard to fill out their rotation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Gary-Trent-Jr.-of-the-Raptors.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Losing Beasley, who shot 41.3 percent on threes last season, certainly hurts the Bucks, and it seems like they are trying to find a way to replace his knockdown shooting. Prince (39.6 percent) and Wright (36.8 percent) can both hit threes at a fairly high level, but in the event they go cold for a stretch of time, having another option in your back pocket is key.</p><p>Trent would be the most helpful addition for the Bucks, as he’s a solid spark plug scorer who could help take some of the offensive load off of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard’s shoulders. Trent wasn’t all that effective with the Toronto Raptors last year (13.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 1.7 APG, 42.6 FG%), but in the right role, he has a lot of value for a championship contender like Milwaukee.</p><p>Signing a cheaper veteran could be the more realistic move for the front office as they look to keep their salary as low as possible, which could lead to them going with a guy like Barton over Trent. Barton spent time playing in Spain and Puerto Rico last year, and after proving he’s still got some juice left in the tank, he could be precisely what Milwaukee is looking for off of the bench.</p><p>Regardless, it doesn’t seem like a massive flashy move is in the cards for the Bucks as they attempt to fill out their roster, but given the amount of talented players they already have at their disposal, there wouldn’t really be a big move that they have to make anyways. Whether or not Trent, Barton, or another unknown name ends up getting that spot, though, will be a storyline worth watching, and whoever they end up bringing in could have a sneaky important role with the team this upcoming season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: How Bucks plan to fill out roster with final move

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-spurs-linked-trade-former-all-star-center');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Spurs linked to trade for former All-Star center');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Spurs-linked-to-trade-for-former-All-Star-center.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Spurs linked to trade for former All-Star center</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-27T18:14:11-07:00">June 27th, 6:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-27T18:49:53-07:00">June 27th, 6:49pm</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is an NBA, NFL, NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball writer for ClutchPoints. His advanced knowledge of basketball, football, and Formula One started at an early age, allowing him to provide in-depth analysis.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s a lot happening in the NBA right now. From the rookie draft to the ongoing trades, the offseason is full of head-turning updates. Of course, with all the busy activity comes the rumors. Many speculate about potential trades and free-agent signings, and one of the teams being highly talked about is the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>The Spurs are currently focused on one task: building around Victor Wembanyama. They <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-2024-nba-draft-grades-for-stephon-castle-timberwolves-trade">just drafted Stephon Castle</a> on Wednesday, adding another weapon beside their prized Frenchman. And by trading away Rob Dillingham, San Antonio acquired another future pick at their expense. Presently, it looks like the team’s next move might be pairing Wemby with a former All-Star center, namely, Brook Lopez.</p><p><a href="https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/nba-free-agency-trade-rumors-outlook-30-teams" rel="noopener">An article by</a> Matt Moore of The Action Network brings up the rumor.</p><p>“The Bucks aren’t being secretive about their designs on reshaping the roster, with Doc Rivers believing the core that contended between 2021 and 2024 needs a shake-up,” Moore wrote. “Brook Lopez is most consistently the name brought up as involved in discussions, with San Antonio among the interested teams.”</p><h2><b>How ideal is a Brook Lopez trade?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Brook-Lopez-scoring.jpg"><figcaption>© Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Lopez has been a key starter for Milwaukee, averaging 12.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in the recently concluded season. Back during the Bucks’ 2022-23 campaign, the big man was named to the All-Defensive First Team. He was also part of the Milwaukee’s 2021 title victory.</p><p>While this all sounds nice, a potential Lopez trade is still somewhat baffling. After all, if the Spurs want role players that match Wembanyama’s age timeline, then acquiring a 36-year-old isn’t the most ideal decision.</p><p>One could argue that every young team needs a seasoned vet, and how Lopez could be just that for San Antonio. Still, what would it cost the Spurs to get the center? Lopez will definitely have quite the asking price, looking at how he continues to be productive for the Wisconsin-based squad. If the Spurs make a push for the big man, they’ll have to give up valuable assets.</p><p>All things considered, it remains to be seen how this could possibly play out smoothly.</p><h2><b>The Spurs continue to fortify Wembanyama’s supporting cast</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Former-Connecticut-guard-Stephon-Castle.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Going back to the topic of Wemby’s supporting cast, as mentioned earlier, Stephon Castle just bolstered the team’s backcourt. An NCAA Champion with UConn, Castle averaged 16.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists with the Huskies. The guard will undoubtedly play a major role in the upcoming season, and many even predict that he’ll be inserted into the starting lineup immediately.</p><p>The Rob Dillingham trade might be questionable to some fans, but adding another future pick gives San Antonio more flexibility for shakeups in the coming years as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-message-amid-anniversary-2023-nba-draft">Wembanyama continues to grow</a> into his prime. The Spurs have a long-term vision, and Wednesday’s draft marked another step forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Spurs linked to trade for former All-Star center

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-open-on-numerous-trade-fronts-ahead-of-2024-draft');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks ‘open’ on numerous trade fronts ahead of 2024 draft');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Bucks-open-on-numerous-trade-fronts-ahead-of-2024-draft.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks ‘open’ on numerous trade fronts ahead of 2024 draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-24T14:31:17-07:00">June 24th, 2:31pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-24T14:31:17-07:00">June 24th, 2:31pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are in full-blown win-now mode with a team built around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, and there reportedly <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/aggregate-2024-nba-mock-draft-paul-george-tyrese-maxey-free-agency-zach-lavine-trade-talks/" rel="noopener">are a ton</a> of trade possibilities on the table this offseason, including the No. 23 overall pick to help the team win in the immediate future, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.</p><p>Scotto also indicates that he has heard that Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton are available on the trade market for win-now upgrades as well <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/players-bucks-must-avoid-in-2024-nba-draft">for the Bucks</a>. However, it is not a lock that either player gets traded.</p><p>“Rival executives have also come away with the sense that Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton are available on the trade market if Milwaukee can make a notable win-now upgrade,” Scotto said. “Both players, however, have been mentioned as possible trade candidates in the past, and nothing has come of it. Portis finished as a Sixth Man of the Year finalist for the second straight year.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-best-options-for-no-23-pick-in-2024-nba-draft">The Bucks set off</a> a chain of events that played a part in the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Finals last year with the trade for Damian Lillard. With Jrue Holiday going to the Portland Trail Blazers and quickly being flipped to the Celtics, it strengthened Boston’s roster. Milwaukee is hoping that the pairing of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Lillard can stay healthier next season and find more success. Upgrades around the roster would be very helpful. There are multiple ways the Bucks can go to try to find those upgrades.</p><h2><b>What can the Bucks do to upgrade the roster this offseason?</b></h2><p>As mentioned above, the Bucks could trade the No. 23 pick to get an immediate impact player, but if that is not valuable enough to get something good back, Milwaukee could use the pick to upgrade the depth of the team. Scotto specifically mentioned drafting Isaiah Collier to improve the guard depth behind Lillard and prepare for when the veteran moves on.</p><p>“Should the Bucks remain in this slot and land Isaiah Collier, he’d represent a potential upgrade at backup point guard behind Damian Lillard and could become the point guard of the future,” Scotto wrote. “Earlier this season, Collier was considered the potential top overall pick and was one of the top players in his high school class.”</p><p>The Bucks could use the veterans in Portis and Connaughton as well to try to bring in new blood to the roster.</p><p>One thing is clear, the Bucks need to make moves not only to try to chase down the Celtics in the Eastern Conference, but to stay with or pass other contenders in the conference like the New York Knicks, Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic. The Knicks figure to be in the picture at the top of the conference again, and the Bucks just lost to the Pacers in the playoffs this season, while the Magic are a young team that has the financial flexibility to add talent and get better this summer.</p><p>It will be worth monitoring the Bucks’ activity this offseason to get back on top in the Eastern Conference.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks ‘open’ on numerous trade fronts ahead of 2024 draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-among-3-teams-with-early-free-agent-interest-in-bucks-sharpshooter');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors among 3 teams with early free agent interest in Bucks sharpshooter');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Warriors-among-3-teams-with-early-free-agent-interest-in-Bucks-sharpshooter.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors among 3 teams with early free agent interest in Bucks sharpshooter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-21T11:53:33-07:00">May 21st, 11:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-22T12:08:52-07:00">May 22nd, 12:08pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-stephen-currys-true-feelings-watching-nba-playoffs-from-outside">disappointing 2023-24 NBA season</a>. They barely squeaked into the postseason picture by making the play-in, only to lose to the Sacramento Kings and miss the playoffs for only the third team in the past 12 seasons. While the team will have to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-magic-klay-thompson-share-mutual-interest-free-agency">make a decision</a> on Klay Thompson in the offseason, the Warriors have reportedly identified Malik Beasley as a <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5507812/2024/05/21/rockets-nba-draft-no-3-pick-donovan-mitchell/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">free agency target,</a> per Kelly Iko of The Athletic.</p><p>The Warriors had a sharpshooting wing during the 2022-23 season in Donte DiVincenzo. He left as a free agent and signed with the New York Knicks, but the Warriors were unable to replace his production. DiVincenzo just had a career season with the Knicks. It would make sense that the Warriors would have free agency interest in Beasley.</p><p>But Iko reports that the Warriors are not alone in registering early interest in Beasley. The Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic also have a level of interest in pursuing Beasley on the free agent market. Beasley is coming off a strong season with the Bucks, but it’s not clear at this time what their level of interest in possibly re-signing him would be.</p><p>The Warriors’ biggest free agent decision, though, is going to be what to do with Klay Thompson. The two sides have been unable to come to an agreement on a contract extension, and the veteran guard is heading towards unrestricted free agency.</p><h2><b>Malik Beasley could be a solid addition to Warriors’ roster<br></b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Malik-Beasley-soars-in-for-a-layup.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>While the Warriors, Rockets and Magic have been identified as teams with early interest in Malik Beasley, it’s possible other teams join the pursuit once the free agency period gets underway. The No. 19 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Beasley has developed into a solid role player.</p><p>Beasley heading towards a potential payday this offseason seems to be exactly what he had in mind when he signed a one-year deal with the Bucks last offseason. He was coming off an inconsistent second half of the 2022-23 season with the Los Angeles Lakers that saw him ultimately removed from the starting lineup.</p><p>This past season with the Bucks, Beasley started in 77 game of the 79 he played in at a little over 29 minutes per game. He averaged 11.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game with splits of 44.3 percent shooting from the field, 41.3 percent shooting from the three-point line and 71.4 percent shooting from the free throw line.</p><p>In the playoffs, Beasley started two of the Bucks’ six games during their first-round loss to the Indiana Pacers. He averaged 8.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game with splits of 51.2 percent shooting from the field and 44 percent shooting from the three-point line.</p><p>Beasley has become a double-digit scoring threat in the NBA as well as one of the top three-point shooters. He holds a career average of 10.9 points per game. He’s a career 38.5 percent shooting from the three-point line and participated in the 3 Point Contest at All-Star Weekend. He would be a solid addition to a Warriors roster that needs more offensive weapons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors among 3 teams with early free agent interest in Bucks sharpshooter

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-pistons-eyeing-to-pursue-bucks-gm-amid-rebuild');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Pistons eyeing to pursue Bucks GM amid rebuild');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Pistons-eyeing-to-pursue-Bucks-GM-amid-rebuild.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Pistons eyeing to pursue Bucks GM amid rebuild</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-04T15:22:39-07:00">May 4th, 3:22pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-04T15:23:12-07:00">May 4th, 3:23pm</time><address><a>Eric Vincent</a>Eric Vincent is a credentialed beat reporter for the Detroit Pistons at ClutchPoints. He has been active in Detroit sports journalism since 2011 previously working with Bleacher Report, 1130 WDFN, and Detroit Sports Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-detroit-takes-big-step-in-fixing-team-after-ugly-2023-24-campaign">Detroit Pistons seemingly have</a> a new target in their sights for their President of Basketball Operations opening. Apparently, Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst is a <a href="https://theathletic.com/5467460/2024/05/03/bucks-offseason-plan-doc-rivers-damian-lillard/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">candidate for the position</a>, per Eric Nehm from the Athletic.</p><p>Detroit can now set up an interview with Horst since the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-most-to-blame-for-disappointing-playoff-series-loss-to-pacers">Bucks were eliminated</a> from the playoffs by the Indiana Pacers. He has been the franchise’s general manager since 2017 and is due for two more years on his contract. Horst won NBA Executive of the Year honors in 2019 and was a catalyst in the Bucks’ 2021 championship run.</p><p>Horst is 41 years old and a Michigan native from Sandusky. He has ties to the franchise as a former Pistons manager of basketball operations in 2007-08.</p><p>Detroit is entering a pivotal time in its franchise direction. The expectation is that GM Troy Weaver and head coach Monty Williams will answer to the next hired President of Basketball Operations. They also could hold control of who they want to keep in the front office and the coaching staff. The Pistons have reportedly not hosted any interviews for the opening yet.</p><p>After finishing last in the league with a 14-68 record, Detroit is expected to make major changes this offseason to start winning. Owner Tom Gores is expected to conduct the interviews for the front office opening.</p><p>The Pistons are approaching the NBA Draft with a top-five pick coming and free agency with about $60 million in cap space. Detroit’s front office has struggled to acquire sustainable pieces to build for their future. They have consistently finished towards the bottom with a 70-229 record since Troy Weaver became general manager in 2020.</p><h2><b>Pistons’ president search</b></h2><p>Detroit’s hiring search is expected to be a national process for candidates. Reporter Marc Stein stated that the Pistons could also <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/the-nbas-annual-coaching-carousel?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=144172446&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email">have an interest</a> in Minnesota Timberwolves President Tim Connelly as well.</p><p>“The Pistons, I’m told, would naturally have interest in Timberwolves lead executive Tim Connelly in the event that Connelly was moved to use the opt-out clause in his Minnesota contract at season’s end that can be activated amid the ongoing ownership battle between longtime incumbent owner Glen Taylor and would-be buyers Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore,” Stein said.</p><p>Connelly has created great success in rebuilding the Timberwolves around emerging franchise player Anthony Edwards. The Pistons need to find leadership who can put together a winning product around point guard Cade Cunningham. Sten continued to rave about why Connelly makes sense in Detroit.</p><p>“Connelly finished third Tuesday in Executive of the Year voting after his initially panned Rudy Gobert trade (and other moves) helped the Wolves advance to a second-round playoff encounter against the defending champions from Denver who Connelly largely assembled in his previous job. Connelly is completing the second season of a five-year, $40 million deal with Minnesota. “</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Pistons eyeing to pursue Bucks GM amid rebuild

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-ex-bucks-coach-mike-budenholzer-potential-lakers-target');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Ex-Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer mentioned as potential Lakers target');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/7365229697.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Ex-Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer mentioned as potential Lakers target</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-04T10:04:04-07:00">May 4th, 10:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-04T10:04:04-07:00">May 4th, 10:04am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the ousting of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-make-significant-staff-changes-after-firing-darvin-ham">Darvin Ham and his entire</a> coaching staff, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-lakers-head-coaching-candidates-replace-darvin-ham-if-fired">the Los Angeles Lakers are</a> on the prowl for a head coach, and early reports seem to indicate L.A. wants a coach with championship experience. So it is little surprise that former Milwaukee Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer has emerged as one of the top candidates for the job.</p><p>Budenholzer, who was fired following the Bucks’ shocking first-round exit last season, won an NBA Championship in Milwaukee in 2021, making him one of the relatively few coaches with a ring. That and his availability would seem to put him at the very top for vacant NBA head coaching positions this offseason, the Lakers’ included.</p><p>According to The Athletic’s Lakers beat reporter Jovan Buha, Budenholzer’s name has been <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxS98ehh4V8">mentioned in rumblings</a> about Darvin Ham’s replacement.</p><p>“What is ahead? What does the future hold for the Los Angeles Lakers and their coaching search? I’ve already started to hear over a half dozen names,” Buha said. “The most common names that I’ve heard are Mike Budenholzer, who is considered the top coach on the market right now, though that could change depending on what happens with Ty Lue and the Clippers.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><h2><b>Mike Budenholzer, Tyronn Lue, and JJ Redick mentioned as Lakers’ potential next head coach</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Mike-Budenholzer.jpg"></figure><p>While Mike Budenholzer is probably the most pragmatic option considering his championship experience, he does not appear to be the Lakers’ first choice for their head coaching vacancy. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-tyronn-lue-rumors-long-term-los-angeles-extension">Tyronn Lue, the</a> Los Angeles Clippers’ head coach, would appear to be at the top of the Lakers’ list.</p><p>Lue, like Budenholzer, has an NBA Championship to his name. He won his lone title in 2016 as part of the Cleveland Cavaliers, coaching LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love to the first and only championship in Cavs franchise history. That connection to James, who has repeatedly sung Lue’s praises, seems to be near the center of the Lakers’ potential pursuit of Lue.</p><p>“It is no secret that LeBron James loves Ty Lue, he is his favorite coach of all time, he continues to speak about Ty Lue with reverence,” Buha said. “If Ty Lue is let go by the Clippers, I’ve been told that the Lakers will have interest in Ty Lue. They courted him in 2019, it did not go well. They ended up settling on Frank Vogel, who was third choice, behind Ty Lue and Monty Williams.”</p><p>In addition to Budenholzer and Lue, Buha mentioned that former Brooklyn Nets head coach and current Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-jj-redick-ty-lue-considered-real-candidates-to-be-next-lakers-coach">well as JJ Redick</a>, the former NBA player who has since become a television broadcaster and popular podcaster, could also be options for the Lakers’ next head coach. Redick, who played 15 seasons in the NBA, including four in Los Angeles with the Clippers, currently hosts the “Mind the Game” podcast with James and has recently been mentioned as one of the top candidates for the Charlotte Hornets’ head coaching vacancy.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Ex-Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer mentioned as potential Lakers target

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>All season long, a myriad of issues have plagued the Milwaukee Bucks. Despite starting the season with a pristine 30-13 record, the atmosphere surrounding the Bucks never felt right; their defense has fallen off a cliff, Damian Lillard hasn’t quite jelled as well with the team as they would have hoped, and it seems like the team’s identity has been shattered with the departure of Jrue Holiday. Thus, prior to the trade deadline, the Bucks explored a few options to find a panacea to what’s ailing the team, even reportedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bucks-mavs-discussed-bobby-portis-grant-williams-trade">entertaining the idea of trading</a> Bobby Portis away.</p><p>One of the most prominent rumors at the time was that the Bucks were looking to trade Portis to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Grant Williams. Williams fell out of favor in only half a season with the Mavs, but he could still be a viable 3-and-D option at power forward and an instigator that would have given a toothless Bucks team their edge back.</p><p>When these rumors inevitably reached Bobby Portis’ ears, he couldn’t help <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1779918619092377734" rel="noopener">but be perplexed</a> that the Bucks would even entertain such an idea. After all, Portis doesn’t think that his trade value is equivalent to that of Williams’, at all.</p><p>“When I got hints of it, I’m like, ain’t no way I’m getting traded for…excuse my French, that’s my guy, I love competing against him…but I shouldn’t get traded for Grant Williams. That don’t even sound right,” Portis told Shams Charania of The Athletic on Stadium.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bucks’ Bobby Portis on <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Stadium</a>: “When I got hints of it, I’m like, ain’t no way I’m getting traded for…excuse my French, that’s my guy, I love competing against him…but I shouldn’t get traded for Grant Williams. That don’t even sound right.”</p><p>On Sixth Man, cult status, more: <a href="https://t.co/ixfrYiYm4c">pic.twitter.com/ixfrYiYm4c</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1779918619092377734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In the end, the Bucks kept Bobby Portis; <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/bobby-portis-stats-since-february-8-2024" rel="noopener">in 31 games</a> since the trade deadline, Portis averaged 16.0 points and 8.2 rebounds in only 25.5 minutes per game, assuming his huge scoring role off the bench as per usual. Meanwhile, the Mavericks traded Grant Williams to the Charlotte Hornets in the deal that netted them PJ Washington. It appears as though all sides won in the end.</p><h2><b>Trading Bobby Portis away would have been a mistake</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Celtics-power-forward-Grant-Williams-12-dribbles-the-ball-against-Milwaukee-Bucks-forward-Bobby-Portis-9.jpg"></figure><p>It sure is tempting to entertain the idea of an overhaul when things haven’t gone in the exact way someone had envisioned. For the Bucks, all season long, it has felt like trading for Damian Lillard came at the expense of the team’s soul. Trading Bobby Portis away would have been another catastrophic move, not just in a basketball sense, but also for a locker room that is in dire need of more stability.</p><p>Grant Williams is a vocal leader, but acquiring him at the expense of Portis would not have been worth it. The vocal leader, defense-first, instigator role <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-damian-lillard-brutally-honest-admission-patrick-beverley-about-defense">has been filled</a> by Patrick Beverley anyway. Williams is very limited in what he could do on the offensive end, and his shot deserted him at multiple points in the season. Portis’ floor of production is as high as it gets, which is exactly what the Bucks need at the moment.</p><h2><b>The Bucks will need Bobby in the postseason</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Bucks-center-Bobby-Portis-9-celebrates-during-game-six.jpg"></figure><p>With Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status for the Pacers series <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-injury-status-doubt-game-1-vs-pacers">in doubt</a>, Bobby Portis is slated to play a huge role to try and hold off the team that took four out of five games against them in the regular season. Portis has become underrated; in addition to playing all 82 games this season, he also averaged 14 and 7 a night on 50 percent shooting from the field and 40 percent from deep.</p><p>Portis has also had his chippy moments in the playoffs, giving the Bucks the teeth they need as they come up against teams that will be looking to snatch their chain. He is also capable of rallying the Fiserv Forum crowd with his expressiveness, and he’s a beloved guy in the locker room.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Bobby Portis drops hilarious take on rumored Grant Williams trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-warriors-dreaming-of-giannis-antetokounmpo-stephen-curry-pairing-in-2024-offseason');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Warriors dreaming of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry pairing in 2024 offseason');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nba-rumors-warriors-dreaming-of-giannis-antetokounmpo-stephen-curry-pairing-in-2024-offseason.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Warriors dreaming of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry pairing in 2024 offseason</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-19T16:27:32-08:00">February 19th, 4:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-19T21:34:37-08:00">February 19th, 9:34pm</time><address><a>Jay Postrado</a>Jay is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. His need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Golden State Warriors used up all the bargaining power that they could at the NBA Trade Deadline. It was just not fate that they would be able to LeBron James from the Los Angeles Lakers this time around. Stephen Curry and the struggling squad currently sit 10th in the Western Conference standings at the NBA All-Star break. If they do not get in a better position, another move could be made. It may even involve Milwaukee Bucks legend Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>Shams Charania of The Athletic noted that the Warriors’ <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1759720206614634582" rel="noopener">dream acquisition </a>this offseason <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpos-shocking-response-to-question-about-joining-warriors" rel="noopener">would be Giannis Antetokounmpo.</a> This move would pair Stephen Curry with an elite forward who can draw a lot of gravity to give him space to shoot. It also allows the Warriors to get an elite rebounder and veteran who will help the likes of Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jonathan Kuminga.</p><p>Between this and the LeBron James rumors, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-knicks-warriors-amongst-teams-monitoring-giannis-antetokounmpos-future-bucks" rel="noopener">the Warriors have made it</a> abundantly clear what they need. Curry and Steve Kerr want a strong inside presence that also has an elite all-around game. They also have a deep need for a leader and someone who can bang bodies on the inside to limit opponents’ shots inside the paint.</p><p>There is still a long season ahead for both the Warriors and the Bucks. If both of them don’t come close to a Larry O’Brien trophy come the summer, this dream might become a reality quite soon.</p><h2><b>What the Warriors lack</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Bold-predictions-for-2023-24-season-including-James-Harden-and-Klay-Thompson_s-futures-3.jpg"></figure><p>The Warriors are a good rebounding team, so why would they need Antetokounmpo or James? Yes, Coach Kerr and his staff have developed the squad into grabbing 45.9 rebounds a game. This total is good for third in the league, as they only lag behind the league-leading Boston Celtics and, surprisingly, the Utah Jazz. But, there is one thing they cannot defend well and that is the paint.</p><p>Golden State is 16th in opponents’ points allowed in the paint. They let their opponents get 50.6 points per contest. Moreover, they are the eighth-worst team in the league when it comes to opponents’ points through fastbreak, which clocks at around 14.9 per game. Antetokounmpo and James are both known chasedown blockers which could be why they are trying to land them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Warriors dreaming of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry pairing in 2024 offseason

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-clippers-named-danilo-gallinari-finalists-per-patrick-beverley');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks, Clippers named Danilo Gallinari finalists, per Patrick Beverley');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NBA_rumors_Bucks_Clippers_named_Danilo_Gallinari_finalists_per_Patrick_Beverley.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks, Clippers named Danilo Gallinari finalists, per Patrick Beverley</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-15T09:28:37-08:00">February 15th, 9:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-15T09:28:37-08:00">February 15th, 9:28am</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing. Go Titans, go Ducks, and go Kraken!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Teams around the league are signing free agents to improve their playoff chances after the trade deadline saw several veterans get released by their teams. Danilo Gallinari is apparently garnering interest from two teams in the league, as Patrick Beverley claims <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-doc-rivers-painfully-blunt-take-on-milwaukee-identity-after-blowout-loss-to-heat" rel="noopener">the Milwaukee Bucks</a> and Los Angeles Clippers are interested in the veteran forward.</p><p>Rumors suggest the Gallinari <a href="https://twitter.com/PatBevPod/status/1758170749645271451?s=20" rel="noopener">will sign with either</a> the Bucks or the Clippers, per The Pat Bev Podcast. Nothing is set in stone, but the veteran point guard seems convinced Danilo Gallinari will sign with one of these two teams.</p><p>“Danilo Gallinari will land with either the Los Angeles Clippers or Milwaukee Bucks – Per Sources.”</p><p>Considering this “report” is coming from Patrick Beverley and not Adrian Wojnarowski or Shams Charania, we should take it with a grain of salt. However, it is noteworthy that Beverley plays for the Bucks. So, there’s a chance he knows something nobody else knows.</p><p>Gallinari would make an excellent addition for either team. He’s a solid depth piece and brings a ton of experience to the table as well. Danilo Gallinari is also capable of playing both small and power forward, making him versatile to fit in the rotation for both the Bucks and Clippers.</p><p>This season, Gallinari is averaging 7.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game. He hasn’t put up numbers this low since his rookie campaign back in 2008-09. But the veteran forward is also playing a lot less minutes than he’s used to. Regardless, Gallinari is a good enough player to be in the league. It’s just a matter of which team is going to sign him.</p><p>With that said, keep an eye on Gallinari for now. If Patrick Beverley is right, then the Bucks or <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonards-all-star-game-status-danger-concerning-injury" rel="noopener">Clippers could make</a> an announcement soon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks, Clippers named Danilo Gallinari finalists, per Patrick Beverley

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-emerge-as-dennis-schroder-trade-suitor');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks emerge as Dennis Schroder trade suitor');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NBA-rumors-Bucks-emerge-as-Dennis-Schroder-trade-suitor.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks emerge as Dennis Schroder trade suitor</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-08T08:24:39-08:00">February 8th, 8:24am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-08T08:24:39-08:00">February 8th, 8:24am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks haven’t exactly gotten off to a dream start in the aftermath of their seismic decision to fire head coach Adrian Griffin and hire Doc Rivers in his place. With Rivers at the helm, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-stephen-a-smith-fires-career-ending-warning-doc-rivers-struggles" rel="noopener">Bucks have gone 1-4</a>; the absences of Damian Lillard, Brook Lopez, and Khris Middleton haven’t helped matters, but to that end, it has become increasingly clear that Milwaukee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bucks-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">has a shallow roster</a> behind its core.</p><p>The Bucks’ defense, in particular, has suffered a steep drop-off following the departure of Jrue Holiday, which makes Milwaukee an “aggressive” party in its search of defensive wing players. But this is not just the area of need they are aiming to address with a few hours to go before the trade deadline. According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, the Bucks are also <a href="https://hoopshype.com/lists/nba-trade-deadline-rumors-the-latest-intel-on-all-30-teams/" rel="noopener">searching for another playmaker</a>, with Toronto Raptors guard Dennis Schroder’s name popping up in trade talks.</p><p>Schroder has lost his starting job after the Raptors acquired Immanuel Quickley in the deal that sent OG Anunoby to the New York Knicks. This could leave the possibility that the Raptors trade away one of the guards on its roster, turning over the position to youngsters Quickley and Kira Lewis Jr., who was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jazz-news-kelly-olynyk-raptors-trade-deadline-deal" rel="noopener">recently acquired in a trade</a> with the Utah Jazz.</p><p>Cameron Payne’s production as the Bucks’ lead guard off the bench has left a lot to be desired. He is currently averaging 6.2 points and 2.3 rebounds, and he hasn’t exactly gained the trust of his coaches as he’s only playing an average of 14.3 minutes a night.</p><p>The Bucks made a statement this past offseason that they are not fooling around when it comes to putting together the best possible roster around Giannis Antetokounmpo. They have essentially gone all-in on their pursuit of a championship, and Dennis Schroder, should the Raptors and Bucks agree to a trade, would give them more defensive grit and playmaking.</p><p>Schroder’s cap hit this season is <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/toronto-raptors/dennis-schr%C3%B6der-13330/" rel="noopener">worth $12.5 million</a>; the Bucks could easily build a package around a combination of Pat Connaughton and Cameron Payne, although they may not have the draft capital to take a trade across the finish line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks emerge as Dennis Schroder trade suitor

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-trade-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Will Bucks make a trade before deadline?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nba-rumors-will-bucks-make-a-trade-before-deadline.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Will Bucks make a trade before deadline?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-07T11:28:35-08:00">February 7th, 11:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-07T11:28:35-08:00">February 7th, 11:28am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks have struggled since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-doc-rivers-breaks-silence-after-joining-milwaukee" rel="noopener">Doc Rivers took over</a> as head coach. In fact, Milwaukee is just 1-5 over their past five contests. So will the Bucks, who still hold a strong 33-18 record overall, make a trade before the deadline on Thursday?</p><p>“Milwaukee is definitely trying, I was talking to a team just last night where he’s been talking with Milwaukee and they were like, they must have dozens of trade scenarios they’ve been pitching,” NBA insider Brian Windhorst <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kyries-return-klays-future-teams-to-watch-at-deadline/id293376147?i=1000644469407" rel="noopener">said during the latest episode</a> of Brian Windhorst &amp; The Hoop Collective. “Trying three way deals, trying all kinds of stuff to basically get anybody in there that can defend a little bit particularly on the perimeter.”</p><p>The Bucks’ defense has been an area of concern all season. Losing Jrue Holiday, who is one of the better perimeter defenders in the NBA, certainly has not helped.</p><p>Rivers and Milwaukee know that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-doc-rivers-gets-brutally-honest-on-awful-defense-vs-blazers" rel="noopener">defense needs to improve</a>. Yes, today’s NBA often features plenty of high-scoring games and offense is crucial. But having a respectable defense at the very least remains important for a championship-caliber team.</p><p>Could the Bucks make an NBA Finals run as currently constructed? It is possible, as doubting a roster with superstars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard is a difficult thing to do. But their odds would increase by adding defensive help.</p><h2><b>Who might the Bucks trade for?</b></h2><p>The Bucks have been linked to a number of different players over the past few weeks. Andrew Wiggins has been mentioned as a possible trade target for Milwaukee. Dorian Finney-Smith and Grant Williams have also been mentioned as potential trade candidates for the Bucks.</p><p>At the moment, though, all we know is that Milwaukee seems to be interested in making a trade. It’s uncertain exactly which player or players they will acquire.</p><p>The Bucks will be worth monitoring closely ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Will Bucks make a trade before deadline?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-76ers-looking-extra-first-round-draft-capital-ahead-of-trade-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks, 76ers looking for extra first-round draft capital ahead of trade deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NBA_rumors_Bucks_76ers_looking_for_extra_first-round_draft_capital_ahead_of_trade_deadline.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks, 76ers looking for extra first-round draft capital ahead of trade deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-06T16:52:50-08:00">February 6th, 4:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-06T19:59:52-08:00">February 6th, 7:59pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks are both teetering on uncertainty as the NBA trade deadline fast approaches later this week. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philadelphia-re-evaluate-joel-embiid-four-weeks-meniscus-procedure" rel="noopener">76ers recently lost</a> superstar big man Joel Embiid for an indefinite amount of time due to a torn meniscus, while the Bucks are still seeing their defensive struggles materialize despite the recent coaching change they made <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-why-adrian-griffin-coach-east-all-star-team-per-draymond-green" rel="noopener">from Adrian Griffin to Doc Rivers</a>.</p><p>Now, it seems that both teams <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/andrew-wiggins-appears-to-be-warriors-biggest-trade-chip-but-a-deal-remains-a-challenge-225816934.html" rel="noopener">plan to be active</a> at the trade deadline, which falls on Thursday afternoon, although it may not be in the way that some fans expect.</p><p>“The Bucks, along with the Sixers, are among several teams that have contacted the likes of New Orleans and Oklahoma City, sources said, attempting to trade future first-round pick swaps or packages of second-round picks to acquire extra first-round selections,” reported Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.</p><p>Upon closer inspection, it would probably make some sense that both the 76ers and the Bucks would be interested in accumulating draft capital for the future, especially with a team like the Thunder, who have a treasure trove of first-round picks in the next few years. Both Philadelphia and Milwaukee have sacrificed their future immensely in order to build what they hope are contending teams in the present, but as championship aspirations look less and less likely for both organizations, it checks out that they would also do some investing in the future.</p><p>The Bucks and 76ers will next face one another on February 25 at 1:00 PM ET from Philadelphia.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks, 76ers looking for extra first-round draft capital ahead of trade deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-eyeing-nets-dorian-finney-smith-trade-deadline-theres-a-catch');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks eyeing Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith before trade deadline, but there’s a catch');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NBA_rumors__Bucks_eyeing_Nets__Dorian_Finney-Smith_before_trade_deadline_but_there_s_a_catch.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks eyeing Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith before trade deadline, but there’s a catch</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-06T15:55:51-08:00">February 6th, 3:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-06T15:55:51-08:00">February 6th, 3:55pm</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is a sports aficionado with a passion for basketball, football and Formula One. His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks recently made headlines when they hired Doc Rivers as head coach. While the team is currently adjusting under a new system, this hasn’t stopped the management from scouring the waters of the trade market.</p><p>Rumor has it that the Bucks have <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/my-tuesday-latest-from-nba-trade?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=39f60&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">shown a level of interest</a> in Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith, per NBA insider Marc Stein. At the moment, Smith is averaging 9.1 points and 4.8 rebounds for the Nets.</p><p>The athletic forward provides a defensive boost to teams he plays for, but presently, it looks like the Bucks have little to no chance of availing Finney-Smith’s services before the upcoming deadline. Brooklyn is reportedly asking for a first-round pick in exchange for Smith, which is something Milwaukee can’t offer right now.</p><p>Additionally, the Nets are making it clear that they’re willing to wait beyond the deadline until their demands for Finney-Smith are met by suitors.</p><p>With the deadline just two days away, it might be best that the Bucks turn their focus on the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-malik-beasleys-scary-take-on-doc-rivers-new-defense-should-put-rest-of-nba-on-notice" rel="noopener">adjustment under Rivers</a>. In four games with Milwaukee, Rivers has lost three, which makes the team 5-5 overall in their last 10 outings. And as it stands, the Bucks are set to face a tough opponent in the form of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-vs-suns-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-2-6-2024" rel="noopener">the Phoenix Suns</a> this Tuesday night.</p><p>The team’s recent showing has put them in third place in the East, being overtaken by a hot streaking Cleveland Cavaliers just a day ago. Still, the playoffs are a little over two months away, so the Bucks and Rivers have a bit more time for adjustment and a potential turnaround.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks eyeing Nets’ Dorian Finney-Smith before trade deadline, but there’s a catch

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-interest-bruce-brown-before-trade-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks expressing interest in Bruce Brown before trade deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/nba-rumors-bucks-expressing-interest-in-bruce-brown-before-trade-deadline.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks expressing interest in Bruce Brown before trade deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-06T11:36:52-08:00">February 6th, 11:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-06T11:36:52-08:00">February 6th, 11:36am</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks fired Adrian Griffin and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-doc-rivers-officially-hired-after-adrian-griffin-firing" rel="noopener">then hired Doc Rivers</a> in a stunning turn of events. Just days before the NBA Trade Deadline, they are one team to keep an eye on amid a <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1754939124430024918" rel="noopener">flurry of rumors</a>. One player they are reportedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-bulls-demar-derozan-warriors-plans-nba-trade-deadline-rumors" rel="noopener">expressing interest</a> in is Bruce Brown, per ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel.</p><p>‘The Milwaukee Bucks have held conversations with the Raptors regarding Bruce Brown, sources said. One of the more active teams on the trade market, the Bucks are attempting to add an impactful talent who can increase their chances of making another title push right now. Brown is said to be a player the Bucks think highly of, given his ability to impact the game in various ways on both sides of the court. The Bucks are motivated to find an immediate upgrade in favor of Pat Connaughton and Cam Payne.’</p><p>Bruce Brown was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-bruce-brown-suitors-if-raptors-move-on" rel="noopener">part of the trade</a> that sent Pascal Siakam from the Toronto Raptors to the Indiana Pacers, and the veteran is quite a popular name on the trade market. He has played just nine games with the Raptors, averaging 9.4 PPG in 27 minutes per contest. However, with the Raptors likely looking to recoup some assets, Brown is a player that makes sense to be traded at the deadline.</p><p>The Bucks are currently in the third spot in the Eastern Conference behind the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers in a tight race. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-gets-painfully-honest-on-tough-adrian-griffin-firing" rel="noopener">firing Griffin in his first season</a>, the Bucks’ championship aspirations are evident, and adding a player such as Brown would be a big upgrade for Milwaukee.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks expressing interest in Bruce Brown before trade deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-mavs-discussed-bobby-portis-grant-williams-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks, Mavs discussed Bobby Portis, Grant Williams trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/NBA_rumors_Bucks_Mavs_discussed_Bobby_Portis_Grant_Williams_trade.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks, Mavs discussed Bobby Portis, Grant Williams trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-05T12:36:16-08:00">February 5th, 12:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-05T12:36:16-08:00">February 5th, 12:36pm</time><address><a>Peter Sampson</a>Peter Sampson has been covering all things sports (with a focus on the Portland Trail Blazers) for more than a decade, most recently hosting "The Pulse with Peter Sampson" in Afternoon Drive for 750 The Game. Prior to that, he hosted an NBA wrap-up show that aired immediately at the conclusion of every Trail Blazers game. Peter had previous stops at Blazer's Edge and XRAY.FM - where his show "Blazer's Edge Radio" was named "Portland's Best Sports Radio" in the 2017 Willamette Week reader's poll. When he's not telling the stories of your favorite sports team, Peter can be found recording the next garage rock classic in his basement studio, whipping up an authentic Italian meal in the kitchen, or trying to figure out the appeal of Minecraft with his 9-year-old son in the living room.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the NBA trade deadline just 72 hours away, the Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks have reportedly <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/mondays-latest-from-nba-trade-season?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=39f60&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">discussed a deal</a> that would swap Bobby Portis and Grant Williams, according to NBA insider Marc Stein:</p><p>“The Bucks and Mavericks, league sources say, have held exploratory discussions on a trade that would swap Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis Jr. and Dallas newcomer Grant Williams.</p><p>It is not yet known if the talks will progress to something more serious.</p><p>Williams’ first season in Dallas has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-mavericks-grant-williams-concerns-explains-major-regression" rel="noopener">undeniably disappointing</a>, but his ability to guard a wide variety of players is said to intrigue Milwaukee, which is known to be searching for defensive upgrades.</p><p>As covered in Sunday’s around-the-league notebook, Milwaukee is as eager to make a move this week as any team in the league in hopes of fortifying its four-man core of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez. But the Bucks’ ability to make a trade of consequence before Thursday’s deadline likely depends on its willingness to part with Portis or Pat Connaughton, both members of their 2021 title team.”</p><p>For the Mavericks, Williams has struggled offensively, averaging 8.1 points on 41 percent shooting in nearly 27 minutes per game.</p><p>Portis has averaged 12.6 points and nearly seven rebounds for the Bucks.</p><p>In early December, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-bobby-portis-scorched-earth-teammates-coaches-brutal-loss-pacers" rel="noopener">Portis reportedly challenged</a> his Bucks teammates and former head coach Adrian Griffin to show improvement after a tough loss to the Indiana Pacers that saw Milwaukee eliminated from the NBA In-Season Tournament.</p><p>The 2024 NBA trade deadline is Thursday, Feb. 8 at 12pm PST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks, Mavs discussed Bobby Portis, Grant Williams trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-suns-among-royce-oneale-suitors-ahead-of-trade-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks, Suns among Royce O’Neale suitors ahead of trade deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bucks-Suns-among-Royce-ONeale-suitors-ahead-of-trade-deadline_50.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks, Suns among Royce O’Neale suitors ahead of trade deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-30T14:37:19-08:00">January 30th, 2:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-30T14:37:19-08:00">January 30th, 2:37pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a>Mike Cruz is an editorial writer at ClutchPoints, primarily covering the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>trade Royce O’Neale is reportedly on the trade block for the Brooklyn Nets and a number of contenders are reportedly interested in acquiring the veteran forward ahead of the 2024 NBA trade deadline. According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-dream-scenario-2024-nba-trade-deadline">the Milwaukee Bucks</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-devin-booker-bradley-beal-kevin-durant-heat-finals-odds-championship">Phoenix Suns are among</a> the two teams looking to trade for the 3-and-D wing.</p><p>“It looks likely that Royce O’Neale’s time with the Brooklyn Nets is coming to an end,” Siegel <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-dejounte-murray-bruce-brown-warriors-trade-deadline-rumors-intel">reported</a>. “The Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks, and Sacramento Kings are among those interested in the veteran forward.”</p><p>Royce O’Neale is in the final year of his current deal and is earning <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/nba/brooklyn-nets/royce-oneale-24240/#:~:text=Current%20Contract,dead%20cap%20value%20of%20%249%2C500%2C000.">$9.5 million</a> this season, which makes him an attainable trade target for capped teams like the Bucks and Suns. Both Milwaukee and Phoenix don’t have much draft capital either, but they could get away with trading a second-rounder or two to acquire O’Neale, who is on an expiring deal.</p><p>O’Neale has established himself as one of the better floor-spacing defenders in the league. The vet would be a terrific target for any playoff contender in need of wing depth.</p><p>O’Neale spent most of his career on a Utah Jazz team that peaked as the No. 1 seed in the West back in the 2020-21 NBA season. The 6-foot-4 forward played a huge role on those Jazz squads as their primary point-of-attack defender. In the 2022 offseason, the Jazz traded him to the Nets during the summer firesale that also saw them trade Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell.</p><p>O’Neale has started in six of 45 appearances for the Nets this season. On the year, he is averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/o/onealro01.html">7.1 points</a>, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.9 assists, while shooting 38.6 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from the field.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks, Suns among Royce O’Neale suitors ahead of trade deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-bucks-damian-lillard-changed-adrian-griffin-outlook');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks’ Damian Lillard trade changed Adrian Griffin outlook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Bucks__Damian_Lillard_trade_changed_Adrian_Griffin_outlook.webp"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks’ Damian Lillard trade changed Adrian Griffin outlook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-01-26T16:57:11-08:00">January 26th, 4:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-01-26T16:57:11-08:00">January 26th, 4:57pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Bucks sent shockwaves throughout the NBA landscape when it was announced that they would be firing head coach Adrian Griffin after just a few months with the organization. The Bucks initially <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-drops-truth-false-narrative-adrian-griffin-firing" rel="noopener">hired Griffin back</a> in June of 2023, months before the team ultimately traded for star point guard Damian Lillard, who has been a bit up and down thus far in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-damian-lillard-3-point-contest-2024-nba-all-star-weekend" rel="noopener">his Milwaukee tenure</a>.</p><p>Now, more light is being shed on how that high profile acquisition <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thisleague-uncut-what-really-happened-in-milwaukee/id1668189953?i=1000643050505" rel="noopener">changed the outlook</a> on the Bucks as it pertained to Griffin himself.</p><p>“It was explained to me that when they hired Adrian Griffin they didn’t know at the time, remember that was a hire in June of 2023, they did not know if they were going to bring back Khris Middleton, he was going to be a free agent, he had that option, they didn’t know if Brook Lopez was going to re-sign, they didn’t know what Giannis was going to do, if he was going to sign an extension,” said NBA insider Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report on the #thisleague UNCUT podcast. “He had some comments in certain articles out there about I can win here or I can win elsewhere. You just didn’t know where he was leaning towards pertaining to his future. So they felt very comfortable at the time hiring Adrian Griffin, somebody who hadn’t been a head coach yet in the NBA. Then when they had the opportunity to trade for Dame and they did, that changed things.”</p><p>The Bucks next take the floor against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 27.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA trade deadline is a busy time full of plenty of rumors. One player whose name has popped up in rumors once again is Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso. The former Los Angeles Laker should be a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-trade-deadline-2024-buy-sell-alex-caruso-djounte-murray-top-targets" rel="noopener">popular name on the trade front</a>, but the price could be higher than teams want to pay. The Milwaukee Bucks, who just <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-adrian-griffin-fired-doc-rivers-potential-replacement" rel="noopener">fired Adrian Griffin</a> and then named Doc Rivers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-doc-rivers-officially-hired-after-adrian-griffin-firing" rel="noopener">as the new head coach</a>, could be interested in Caruso.</p><p>On the other hand, <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/adrian-griffins-dismissal-likely-signals-more-moves-for-the-bucks-153321153.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90cmVsbG8uY29tLw&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALgL1JKEC5C9DOA3feXQRotTZZfwuAGIVAZkkG4lpoofUMgEg510HefAWQ_K-qJI_5Su_VtvbyWUPU0eXWe3P0KotgLzjZPEwfwUo22djzQ0Xysh6st5-QoE3Y1W16r4qsc8MdwGs1xd3zKKJVptNPZ12L81GNXDhFxE4dXfhv-n" rel="noopener">the price</a> could drive them away, per Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.</p><p>‘The combined $12.5 million salary between Connaughton and Payne would put Milwaukee in position to land several targets, such as Portland wing Matisse Thybulle and Clippers forward P.J. Tucker, sources said. Alex Caruso would mark a dream outcome for the Bucks, but Chicago has indicated the Bulls would need multiple first-round picks to even consider parting with Caruso, according to league sources, if Chicago even truly considers moving him at all.’</p><p>It remains to be seen whether or not the Bulls would want to deal Caruso. But if so, the price would be multiple first-rounders. He is in his third season with the Bulls and has been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-alex-caruso-shows-learned-from-lebron-james-tyrese-maxey-block" rel="noopener">big part of their rotation</a> on a nightly basis.</p><p>With the Bucks having championship aspirations, landing Caruso would be a big addition, but doing it for multiple draft picks might be a bigger price tag than they were hoping for.</p><p>The trade deadline is February 8, so things should heat up quickly around the NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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