Milwaukee Bucks: Eastern Conference Players They Should Trade For

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Feb 4, 2017; Miami, FL, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Nerlens Noel (4) is guarded by Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (21) during the second half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /

The Milwaukee Bucks face a looming trade deadline looking to balance the present and future. What players in the Eastern Conference can improve the team this season and beyond?

While players get to enjoy time off to rest and recuperate over the All-Star Break, teams such as the Milwaukee Bucks are doing some of their most intensive work.

Thursday marks the NBA trade deadline, the last meaningful opportunity for teams to upgrade their rosters for the season’s stretch run.

There are small moves available after the Trade Deadline, such as 10-day contracts or players that are bought out by their teams. But those areas are already scraped clean, or unpredictable and impossible to rely upon.

If the Bucks want to add a piece for their playoff push, it almost certainly needs to happen this week.

This week is also an opportunity to look past this season, to target players undervalued by their teams that can develop into long-term assets for Milwaukee.

General manager John Hammond and the Bucks’ front office will balance both the short and long term franchise goals in making moves.

There are players available around the league — there always are. Milwaukee will have to decide how to balance both their goals for this season — playoffs — and their long-term goals of building a contender. Which players could be available for them to add around the Eastern Conference?

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