NBA Trade Rumors: 5 best destinations for Goran Dragic
By John Buhler
Milwaukee Bucks
East, Central
To say the Milwaukee Bucks need some help at point guard would be a gross understatement. As weird as it sounds, the Bucks only have one traditional point guard on their roster in 2016 free agent acquisition Matthew Dellavedova.
This is because former NBA star point guard/Bucks head coach Jason Kidd has a budding superstar at the point forward in Giannis Antetokounmpo. Dellavedova thrives playing off the ball at point guard and has worked well in his first season with Antetokounmpo’s Bucks.
That being said, not having a strong starting point guard could unravel the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Playoffs, assuming they qualify. Through 37 games, the Bucks are 19-18 and in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. However, that is only 1.5 games better than the No. 9 seed in the East.
Milwaukee has a ton of interesting frontcourt talent Riley could want in exchange for Dragic. Playing for Kidd and alongside Antetokounmpo could be appealing. However, Kidd hasn’t been the easiest on his point guards as an NBA coach. Add in the notion that Antetokounmpo is a primary ball handler and Dragic may not want to go to a playoff-caliber team in Milwaukee.
Players like Mirza Teletovic and Malcolm Brogdon could be appealing rotation players for Riley and Spoelstra to work with. Unless Milwaukee is willing to give up a boat load of draft picks, the Bucks don’t have the necessary players to orchestrate a trade for Dragic, especially with power forward Jabari Parker almost certainly off the table.