Milwaukee Bucks are going to be involved in trade rumors, and Giannis Antetokounmpo talk throughout the 2019-2020 season. We are a week into the season and already we have rumors of a player wanting to come to play for the Bucks. On Adrian Wojnarowski’s podcast, Ryen Russillo of The Ringer said that he heard Paul would have liked to play in Milwaukee before dealt with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

I am not trying to be part of the aggregation army here and try to make this a bigger story than just one sentence from Russillo. As he pointed out, most players probably want to play with Antetokounmpo. That is rather obvious. He is the MVP of the league. Since Giannis is guarded and doesn’t have many friends in the league, there is an exciting unknown about him. Paul would be intrigued to get a chance at winning an NBA title with Giannis.

Before we talk about money, let’s start with the fit. It does not work. Bucks fans need to understand that quickly. He is a slow point guard that slow things down. That is not Milwaukee’s philosophy at all. They want to play fast. Michael Gallagher of Rotoworld pointed out yesterday through the first week of the season that Milwaukee’s starting lineup plays faster than anyone in the league. Please tell me how Paul fits in here with what Milwaukee is doing regularly?

Then, there is the whole part of Paul’s contract. It is completely untradeable. I know we say this all the time in the NBA, but I truly believe anyone is an idiot if you take on Paul’s contract. He makes over 40 million over the next two years. Paul is still owed 85 million at ages 35 and 36 with hamstring and ankle injuries aplenty. There is no reason for Milwaukee to take on that kind of money. Jon Horst would have to gut his roster for an aging veteran with the hope that they win the NBA Finals.

These rumors will not die until the trade deadline or Paul is dealt though.

Charlie.