Milwaukee Bucks: Eastern Conference Players They Should Trade For

Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics love Avery Bradley, and his combination of defense and three-point shooting has been a key cog for a team starting 5’9” Isaiah Thomas at point guard. In smaller lineups, Bradley has shifted to guarding wings.

Boston will rely on him in the playoffs to guard players such as Kyle Lowry, Kyrie Irving, and John Wall.

The other side of the coin is that Boston has risen to within striking distance of the Cavaliers this season largely without Bradley’s help, as he has been out of the lineup for 20 of the team’s last 21 games with an Achilles injury.

They have proven they can win without relying on him, especially as the next men up are strong defenders themselves in Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown.

Bradley is going to be a free agent in the summer of 2018, and go from a value contract to extremely well paid.

Boston will also be facing the prospect of paying Thomas, who will possibly demand a max contract, as well as whatever payroll they add over the next year in chasing down Cleveland in the East.

If the Celtics decide they want to move Bradley while he still has value, Milwaukee would benefit from his presence.

Whether they have an asset valuable enough to Boston remains to be seen (the Bucks aren’t giving up one of their core guys, nor Maker at this point), but they would benefit from Bradley’s presence.