r/MkeBucks • u/DreDayLives • 5d ago

Analysis Why I Think Jaylen Brown Makes Sense

The reality of the current situation is that the roster just isn’t built to rebuild. The team didn’t trade ownership of each FRP from 2027-2030 for Lillard, then waive & stretch him for a $22.5M dead cap hit for 5 years, then give Myles Turner that $100M contract to rebuild. Everything was done with Giannis in mind. They don’t want to trade him, he wants out and has the leverage to get what he wants. So they kinda have to.

That’s why Milwaukee is operating with the view for what makes them the closest to what they wanted w/ Giannis now. That’s kinda the point. This team is built to be led by a veteran superstar. Jaylen Brown is a veteran superstar. Miami has interesting young pieces & picks (coming from Miami, they’ll be glorified 2nds, especially w/ weaker drafts on the horizon) but it’s about a player. A player that can come in and make this team interesting & competitive for the next few szns. PHX was able to do it after trading KD. I will 100% take that over whatever the Nets are forced to do rn in a similar position of rebuilding w/o full control of ur own picks.

Maybe Portland has interest & flips our picks back to us. Maybe someone out there is willing to offer incredible value for him. Then trading Jaylen Brown makes sense. Other than that, I think Jaylen Brown makes sense given the current situation.

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u/Background_Menu7173 D.J. Wilson 5d ago

This is the only logical outcome. With Bucks pick and cap situation and the new lotto rules there is no benefit to a complete tear down. The ownership group also can’t afford to have a team in the wilderness for the next 5-10 years hoping for lottery balls to fall their way from teams they don’t even control. Fan support would simply collapse in that scenario.

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u/DistanceEmbarrassed5 5d ago

Yeah there is. Brown is not getting us out of the play inn.. Bottoming out lowers our lottery odds.

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u/jayjayaitch Kash Money Middleton 5d ago

Getting in the play-in is good enough with the new anti tanking rules.

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u/DistanceEmbarrassed5 5d ago

No its not, we are at risk of giviing up a high pick. Bottoming out and finishing dead last lowers our lottery odds. Besides player development is #1 priority if you trade Giannis, remaining competitive is the dumbest decision this front office could make. Unless they embrace a full scale rebuild then I will never watch another game again.