According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports, the Milwaukee Bucks are interested in trading for Dejounte Murray and Bruce Brown.
The Atlanta Hawks are expected to move Murray before the February 8 trade deadline. The same goes for the Toronto Raptors and Brown.
“Then there are the loftier targets, including Dejounte Murray and Bruce Brown Jr., sources said,” Fischer wrote. “For Milwaukee to get into the salary ballpark for either difference-maker, the Bucks would have to include Portis and his $11.7 million figure. This sequence of options is quite illustrative of how many front offices’ approach the deadline. Milwaukee is assessing the names who are on the market, their teams’ asking prices and how that player fits alongside Antetokounmpo and Lillard.”
Murray is averaging 21.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks this season while shooting 47.1% from the field, 39.0% from beyond the arc and 83.2% from the free-throw line. The one-time All-Star is making $17.7 million.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Dejounte Murray, Bruce Brown, Milwaukee Bucks Updates
Meanwhile, Brown is averaging 11.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.3 blocks while shooting 48.1% from the floor, 32.4% from 3 and 82.1% from the foul line. The NBA champion is making $22 million. He has a club option worth $23 million for next season.
The Bucks fired Adrian Griffin as head coach yesterday and replaced him with Doc Rivers. The front office wants to acquire strong defenders at the trade deadline. Milwaukee is giving up 120.5 points per game. That’s 25th in the league.
Murray has been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, while Brown has been linked to the Lakers, Knicks and Denver Nuggets.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Dejounte Murray, Bruce Brown, Milwaukee Bucks Updates
The Bucks are in second place in the Eastern Conference standings. It will be interesting to see if they make a blockbuster trade before the trade deadline.
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