The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to build back their franchise after years of losing and the team may look at trade deals this summer or season involving Larry Sanders, OJ Mayo, Ersan Ilyasova, Kendall Marshall or Brandon Knight as a way to get some support for Jabari Parker and those moves could be options for Jason Kidd as he takes things over and teams like the Wizards, Nuggets, 76ers and Hawks could be interested in dealing.
The team is not actively looking to sell right now, but ESPN reporter Marc Stein writes that Ersan Ilyasova has been a target for teams and he could be moved at some point this season. Mayo has been considered a trade target as well and this comes as the team is looking to develop Parker into a superstar player. Jason Kidd comes in to coach now and the Bucks don't have high expectations at all for this year, but moving forward things will be expected to improve. Last season the team was a mess and this year they once again could be targets as sellers at the trade deadline.
According to ESPN.com, the Bucks claimed Marshall off of waivers from the Lakers and now he could have a significant contribution off the bench for the team this season. Marshall had a solid season with the Lakers last year and he played in 54 games while averaging eight points and eight assists with nearly 40 percent free throw shooting after being cut by the Wiz after a trade from the Suns. The Lakers put him on waivers to give them enough cap space to sign players Wes Johnson, Ryan Kelly and Xavier Henry and they had hoped he would clear waivers and sign back with the team.
Marshall previously played with Bucks player John Henson at North Carolina and he previously was traded to the Washington Wizards in the Marcin Gortat deal. Marshall was previously the number 13 pick in the draft and now he comes in for Kidd when he takes over. The Bucks brought in Kidd in a trade for a second round pick and the fired Larry Drew and now the new ownership group is hoping to start off fresh with a new leader.
The Bucks claimed Kendall Marshall off waivers this past week and now he is the latest addition to the roster after drafting Jabari Parker and now the team has a solid young core with Parker, Larry Sanders, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Ersan Ilyasova as Jason Kidd takes over the team and while it will be a long road, things are moving in the right direction.
Eric Bledsoe has been mentioned as a potential option for the team because they have the cap space, but right now teams are not looking to sign Bledsoe because the Suns have said they will match any offer he gets. Parker is considered to be a franchise player and he has the potential to be a very good pro after being taken number two overall behind Andrew Wiggins. The team won just 15 games last season and ranked 28th in the league in scoring and 25th in points allowed per game. The team has the chance to build something with Parker and Antetokounmpo, but they need to get some more talent if they are going to be a playoff team again like the days with Michael Redd.