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Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 6:57 pm All i know is now that Giannis is officially available. And the fact we have a top 6 guy in the league. And the fact our name is being mentioned as a possible landing spot due to Giannis loving Ant and Tim Connely being a big game hunter, and knowing our current roster has probably reached it's ceiling, has me the most excited i have been since 2003 when we went out to land Sprewell and Cassell.

60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 7:01 pm

Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 6:57 pm All i know is now that Giannis is officially available. And the fact we have a top 6 guy in the league. And the fact our name is being mentioned as a possible landing spot due to Giannis loving Ant and Tim Connely being a big game hunter, and knowing our current roster has probably reached it's ceiling, has me the most excited i have been since 2003 when we went out to land Sprewell and Cassell.

It does have that feel, doesn't it?!? I am keeping my expectations down, because I would likely mourn some of the assets we would have to give up. But DANG! A team featuring Giannis and ANT would certainly be fun, and raise expectations!

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 7:31 pm

60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 7:01 pm

Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 6:57 pm All i know is now that Giannis is officially available. And the fact we have a top 6 guy in the league. And the fact our name is being mentioned as a possible landing spot due to Giannis loving Ant and Tim Connely being a big game hunter, and knowing our current roster has probably reached it's ceiling, has me the most excited i have been since 2003 when we went out to land Sprewell and Cassell.

It does have that feel, doesn't it?!? I am keeping my expectations down, because I would likely mourn some of the assets we would have to give up. But DANG! A team featuring Giannis and ANT would certainly be fun, and raise expectations!

There's coming up with a package that Milwaukee would accept, but then there is the due diligence the Wolves would need to do on Giannis' calf strain. I mean, may be Connelly and Co. would think it's worth it, but we could be throwing this season out the window if he can't get up in running within a few weeks (say by March 1 or so), as we'd be really depleted while fighting for Western Conference seeding. We're having a hard enough time as it is at mostly full strength!

Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:45 am Bucks:
Caris Lavert
Julius Randle
Josh Green
Joe Ingles
Hornets 2026 1st (top 8 protected)
Hornets 2027 1st via Heat (lotto protected)
Hornets 2031 2nd via Bucks
Hornets 2032 2nd via Bucks
Pistons 2026 1st
Blazers 2028 1st via Bucks
Blazers 2030 1st via Bucks


Wolves:
Jrue Holiday
Colin Sexton
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Paul Reed
Amir Coffee


Pistons:
Naz Reid


Hornets:
Rudy Gobert


Blazers:
Jaden McDaniels



Randle can also get re-routed to a 6th team for stuff. He is hard to figure out who would want him.

60WinTim wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 10:11 am

Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 9:45 am Bucks:
Caris Lavert
Julius Randle
Josh Green
Joe Ingles
Hornets 2026 1st (top 8 protected)
Hornets 2027 1st via Heat (lotto protected)
Hornets 2031 2nd via Bucks
Hornets 2032 2nd via Bucks
Pistons 2026 1st
Blazers 2028 1st via Bucks
Blazers 2030 1st via Bucks


Wolves:
Jrue Holiday
Colin Sexton
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Paul Reed
Amir Coffee


Pistons:
Naz Reid


Hornets:
Rudy Gobert


Blazers:
Jaden McDaniels



Randle can also get re-routed to a 6th team for stuff. He is hard to figure out who would want him.

All that brilliant work and in-depth analysis! Only to be foiled by Joe Ingles no-trade clause...

Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 8:03 pm

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 7:31 pm

60WinTim wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 7:01 pm

It does have that feel, doesn't it?!? I am keeping my expectations down, because I would likely mourn some of the assets we would have to give up. But DANG! A team featuring Giannis and ANT would certainly be fun, and raise expectations!

There's coming up with a package that Milwaukee would accept, but then there is the due diligence the Wolves would need to do on Giannis' calf strain. I mean, may be Connelly and Co. would think it's worth it, but we could be throwing this season out the window if he can't get up in running within a few weeks (say by March 1 or so), as we'd be really depleted while fighting for Western Conference seeding. We're having a hard enough time as it is at mostly full strength!

Yeah sure. But i haven't been this down on the team in awhile. Last season we were lazy against bad teams only. But played extremely well against all the elite teams. So i knew this team would get up for the playoffs. Same with Kats final year. This season however, we are mostly beating bad teams and playing very meh against not just elite teams but also the good ones. So i just don't see us winning more than round 1 since we struggle so much and so often. Yes not having Giannis for a few weeks would hurt us. But are we really that much worse off than how this roster is performing this season? I am not so sure. Having the wrong mentality players on this roster is why we are struggling so much. In my opinion.

Wolvesfan21 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 5:59 pm

Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 8:03 pm

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 7:31 pm

There's coming up with a package that Milwaukee would accept, but then there is the due diligence the Wolves would need to do on Giannis' calf strain. I mean, may be Connelly and Co. would think it's worth it, but we could be throwing this season out the window if he can't get up in running within a few weeks (say by March 1 or so), as we'd be really depleted while fighting for Western Conference seeding. We're having a hard enough time as it is at mostly full strength!

Yeah sure. But i haven't been this down on the team in awhile. Last season we were lazy against bad teams only. But played extremely well against all the elite teams. So i knew this team would get up for the playoffs. Same with Kats final year. This season however, we are mostly beating bad teams and playing very meh against not just elite teams but also the good ones. So i just don't see us winning more than round 1 since we struggle so much and so often. Yes not having Giannis for a few weeks would hurt us. But are we really that much worse off than how this roster is performing this season? I am not so sure. Having the wrong mentality players on this roster is why we are struggling so much. In my opinion.

I'm a bit on the fence honestly. I think this teams potential is still championship, even without a trade (still a solid vet PG makes sense). I sort of feel like they have half assed effort wise most of the time, most games.

I'm not sure giving up say Jaden and Ju is a solution for either the near or long term. I can maybe see Rudy and Ju. I still struggle with having Rudy and Giannis on offense together. Seems super cloggy in the paint. Giannis needs space to do his thing as a career terrible 3P shooter.

Then we have to consider the lack of near term cohesion. Do you think you can do a massive swing and gel in time for the playoffs this year? Seems unrealistic. Not even considering Giannis' calf.

Wolvesfan21 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 30, 2026 5:59 pm

Mnwild1128 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 8:03 pm

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Thu Jan 29, 2026 7:31 pm

There's coming up with a package that Milwaukee would accept, but then there is the due diligence the Wolves would need to do on Giannis' calf strain. I mean, may be Connelly and Co. would think it's worth it, but we could be throwing this season out the window if he can't get up in running within a few weeks (say by March 1 or so), as we'd be really depleted while fighting for Western Conference seeding. We're having a hard enough time as it is at mostly full strength!

Yeah sure. But i haven't been this down on the team in awhile. Last season we were lazy against bad teams only. But played extremely well against all the elite teams. So i knew this team would get up for the playoffs. Same with Kats final year. This season however, we are mostly beating bad teams and playing very meh against not just elite teams but also the good ones. So i just don't see us winning more than round 1 since we struggle so much and so often. Yes not having Giannis for a few weeks would hurt us. But are we really that much worse off than how this roster is performing this season? I am not so sure. Having the wrong mentality players on this roster is why we are struggling so much. In my opinion.

I'm a bit on the fence honestly. I think this teams potential is still championship, even without a trade (still a solid vet PG makes sense). I sort of feel like they have half assed effort wise most of the time, most games.

I'm not sure giving up say Jaden and Ju is a solution for either the near or long term. I can maybe see Rudy and Ju. I still struggle with having Rudy and Giannis on offense together. Seems super cloggy in the paint. Giannis needs space to do his thing as a career terrible 3P shooter.

Then we have to consider the lack of near term cohesion. Do you think you can do a massive swing and gel in time for the playoffs this year? Seems unrealistic. Not even considering Giannis' calf.