Milwaukee Bucks: Trade value rankings
Tier 3: Movable pieces
Movable pieces are players you might expected to be moved if you heard the Bucks were in trade rumors. They have value, but generally are not the most valuable on the team. They can be great to package together for a better player or used in combination with draft picks for a team looking for youth.
These are all pieces that help the Bucks fill the cracks during the regular season, and might have one or two nice playoff games, but ultimately are not the key difference-makers a franchise hopes to fill the roster with. Trading a couple guys like this for a proven difference-maker is a move the Bucks would be naive not to make.
An example of a team using movable pieces in a deal for a better player is the very recent Jimmy Butler trade. The Philadelphia 76ers traded two movable pieces, Dario Saric and Robert Covington in tandem (along with Jerryd Bayless for salary filler) for the All-Star. The Bucks find themselves in a similar position as the 76ers and would seriously consider a similar trade if it meant moving some of these pieces.
12. John Henson
John Henson was starting to have a nice season until a recent hand injury that will keep him out at least 12 weeks. Unfortunately this injury makes him a lot harder to move unless he is used as salary filler in a deal. He makes a guaranteed $11 million next season.
11. Ersan Ilyasova
10. Tony Snell
Both are players that are about worth their contracts, but leave a lot left to be desired. Tony Snell provides defense, while Ersan Ilyasova provides shooting, but neither does much more than that. At 27, and 31 years old, respectively, it is unlikely they will develop any more. Both are likely to be under contract until the 2020-21 season, earning about market value.
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Pat Connaughton has done well to find some rotational minutes this season. Any type of production on a contract like his ($1.6 million this year and $1.7 million non-guaranteed next year) makes him a plus. But he will be turning 26 in early January, so he is more of a finished product as opposed to a young player with potential.
8. Thon Maker
Thon Maker has a tendency to disappear for long stretches of a season, but he’s still a young player who has proven his worth when it matters most in the playoffs. He will earn less than $4 million next season. If he can start to put together some consistency, he could really increase his value.
7. Eric Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe is a nice player, but is no better than an average point guard in the league. His shooting is below-average for his position and he is not the ideal point guard to pair next to Giannis Antetokounmpo or Khris Middleton. Malcolm Brogdon is a much nicer fit next to the Bucks stars, and at $10 million cheaper and three years younger, seems to be the logical choice moving forward if Bledsoe were to be traded.
The over-saturation of the point guard market does not help Bledsoe’s trade value either. Few teams are in desperate need of a point guard, and the ones that do (most notably the Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns) are not looking for one like Bledsoe.
He’s not a major contributor, but Donte DiVincenzo has earned a fair share of minutes with the Bucks so far. As a rookie with a high ceiling and the option for four very cheap years on his deal, Divincenzo has nice value.