AD wants out because NO barely makes the playoffs Bucks are the first seed in the NBA there is clearly a difference between the Bucks roleplayers and NO roleplayers. Paying 17.5M for somebody averaging 15 pts isn't exactly a big overpay, thats a big difference from somebody like Solomon Hill averaging 4 pts a night. Chasing that 2nd superstar is the way to lose Giannis because you would have him playing with scrubs while chasing that elusive 2nd star. There are so many teams with money to burn next season I highly doubt a superstar will be willing to go to Milwaukee. Will KD or Kyrie choose Milwaukee over NYC, LA or Boston? Lol!
Not a bad deal at all with the type of contracts given out these days. Not a number 2 star but capable of having great games while providing great defense. He’s a Mike Conley type player being paid the appropriate amount. If you can’t afford to pay 17m to Bledsoe and keep Giannis you probably suck at planning and shouldn’t be the GM. As fans we have a tendency to exaggerate how bad things are when we are losing and overrate how smart our front office is compared to other teams when we win a few games.
Bledsoe is quite a bit more important to their success than Middleton. The actual mistake will be paying Middleton 25-30 million for replaceable scoring. Besides that, what superstar is willingly signing with the f**king Bucks?
Bledsoe plays 59 games per season not counting this season. My idea is he is worth 3years 35 million for a big market. His three fg is 33.4%. Injury prone players need discount contracts in my book.
Good-ish deal. I've never been high on Bledsoe but he has apparently improved quite a bit this year. I think doing this, then not maxing Middleton is probably the right thing to do. IMO Milwaukee shouldn't pay someone just because they view themselves as unlikely to attract talent. Giannis + winning should make them desireable. Plus, if they want Middleton to be a 3/D guy, they can find a replacement 3/D guy for much cheaper.
