{"id":525579,"date":"2026-01-08T19:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/525579\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T19:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:39:11","slug":"bucks-trade-proposal-lands-michael-porter-jr-in-swap-with-nets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/525579\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks Trade Proposal Lands Michael Porter Jr. In Swap With Nets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An NBA trade proposal sending <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/portemi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-08_bbr\">Michael Porter Jr.<\/a> from the Brooklyn Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks has been created. <\/p>\n<p>NBA writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/47542489\/nba-trade-deadline-six-offers-impact-lakers-warriors-bucks-spurs-wolves-raptors#mil\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Pelton of ESPN<\/a> created the following trade proposal between the Nets, Bucks and Detroit Pistons:<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee Bucks get: Michael Porter Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Nets get: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuzmaky01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-08_bbr\">Kyle Kuzma<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/princta02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-08_bbr\">Taurean Prince<\/a>, 2031 first-round pick (via Bucks)<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Pistons get: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-08_bbr\">Cole Anthony<\/a>, cash considerations<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks are interested in trading for Porter Jr, as the front office wants to get more talent around superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/antetgi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-08_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a>, particularly at the wing spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor Milwaukee, no player is a better deadline addition than Porter, who would fill a role similar to what\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/middlkh01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=dallashoopsjournal.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-01-08_bbr\">Khris Middleton<\/a>\u00a0once played for the Bucks and make them far more capable of succeeding when Antetokounmpo sits,\u201d Pelton wrote. \u201cBecause Milwaukee is so far below the luxury tax line, it could comfortably add about $8 million in salary, converting three players who have been ineffective or unavailable (Prince underwent neck surgery in November that will likely end his season) into a player who deserves All-Star consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould that result in a deep enough playoff run to justify Milwaukee giving up its lone remaining tradable first-round pick? Probably not, but if the Bucks are committed to fortifying the roster around Antetokounmpo, this deal is tough to top.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Porter Jr. is one of the top scorers and shooters in the NBA. For the Nets this season, the former Denver Nuggets swingman is averaging 26.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game while shooting 49.5% from the field, 41.1% from beyond the arc and 82.8% from the free-throw line. <\/p>\n<p>A one-time NBA champion, Porter Jr. is making $38.3 million this season. He\u2019ll make $40.8 million next season in the final year of his contract. <\/p>\n<p>The Bucks are only 16-21 on the season. They are in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings. If the regular season ended today, Milwaukee wouldn\u2019t even be in the NBA play-in tournament.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, it\u2019s evident the Bucks need to upgrade the roster around Antetokounmpo as soon as possible. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dallashoopsjournal.com\/p\/category\/nba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Latest NBA News &amp; Rumors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An NBA trade proposal sending Michael Porter Jr. from the Brooklyn Nets to the Milwaukee Bucks has been&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":525580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3767],"tags":[7,670,247,3803,188,121,6,3101,6050,671],"class_list":{"0":"post-525579","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brooklyn-nets","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-brooklyn","10":"tag-brooklyn-nets","11":"tag-brooklynnets","12":"tag-detroit-pistons","13":"tag-milwaukee-bucks","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-nba-news","16":"tag-nba-rumors","17":"tag-nets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115861177415982937","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=525579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/525579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/525580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=525579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=525579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=525579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}