Bucks Stars' Jrue Holiday & Brook Lopez high-five during game against Cleveland - Photo by Behind The Buck Pass
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) – The Milwaukee Bucks may look different in the 2024–25 season as one of their key players may be moved this offseason.
According to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, there are “rumblings that the Bucks would like to play a more versatile style of defense next season, which raises the question of whether Brook Lopez has a future there.”
O’Connor further noted that the Bucks could trade Lopez to a team like Toronto for forward Bruce Brown since they’d have a “perfect match of salaries, and then the Raptors could flip Lopez elsewhere.” Brown, who averaged 10.8 points per game and 4.2 rebounds in 2023, is seen as an ideal fit for Milwaukee due to “the amount of screening and cutting Brown could do in support of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, which would be glorious to watch.”
The 2024 NBA draft is only a week away, and it’s believed Milwaukee could deal Lopez to move up into the top 15 to draft his replacement, which could include former Baylor center Yves Messi or former Colorado froward Tristian Da Silva due to their abilities to play the more spread out and athletic versions of defense now seen across the league. The Bucks have also been linked to French forward Pacome Dadiet and former G-League star forward Tyler Smith, who both worked out for Milwaukee earlier this month, but other targets for the Bucks, if they move up, may also include former Purdue center Zach Edey or Providence guard Devin Carter, who could replace Patrick Beverley if he signs elsewhere in free agency.
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