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Locked On Bucks – Daily Podcast On The Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee Bucks Face GIANNIS Antetokounmpo Trade Reality—TARGET Picks or Emerging Stars?

Locked On Bucks – Daily Podcast On The Milwaukee Bucks

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🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Milwaukee Bucks weigh blockbuster Giannis Antetokounmpo trade options: but what’s a fair return for a generational superstar? Justin Garcia and Camille Davis debate whether rebuilding with draft picks or chasing a young All-NBA cornerstone is the smarter path, exploring names like Jalen Johnson, Jaden McDaniels, Kad e Cunningham, and Evan Mobley, and breaking down why Mobley’s contract could complicate a deal. The hosts assess recent NBA trade trends, including the Rudy Gobert and Desmond Bane hauls, while questioning if the Miami Heat’s rumored package—centered on Tyler Herro and future picks—moves the needle for Milwaukee. Would the Bucks reroute key assets to teams like the Orlando Magic or Sacramento Kings, or pivot to signing high-upside free agents? Tune in for an energetic discussion on the evolving NBA trade landscape and the Bucks’ search for a new franchise direction post-Giannis. Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGY Get candy-flavored chaos with Fruity Rainbow 5-hour ENERGY®️ Shots - available online at https://5hourENERGY.com or Amazon KALSHI For a limited time, download the Kalshi app and use code LOCKEDON to get ten dollars when you trade ten. Kalshi. Trade on anything. DoorDash From tipoff to overtime, stay in your bag and order on DoorDash. Get snacks, drinks, gear — whatever gets you through the season — delivered right to your door. DoorDash. In your bag all season long. Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance medicine for men. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get two-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0

realistically, what should the return be in a honest trade?

0:04.1

What should the Bucks target picks or players we dig into the pros and cons coming up next?

0:14.6

You are Locked-on Bucks, your daily Milwaukee Bucks podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:25.7

And welcome back into Lockdown Bucks. I am Justin Garcia, joined as always by Camille Davis on today's show, just as we said.

0:33.8

If the Bucks do trade, Janus, what do you need to be targeting if you are running the front office for the Bucs?

0:41.3

Our picks more important in this day and age, do you need to find that player that you can build around?

0:46.5

And where do you find these guys?

0:48.0

So we get into the pros and cons of both.

0:50.6

We also continue our series on who will not be selected by the Bucks as we've now

0:56.7

gone through four names, a very unsurprising list of four. So here's where it gets interesting.

1:03.7

But let's start with the trade front and go back to last week where just before it came out

1:09.8

that reporting that there may or may not be a strong

1:14.6

sense that the Miami heats are the leaders in the clubhouse, perfect timing by us that a day

1:19.4

or two before that, we did examine the, does it not seem like the heats are probably the most

1:25.0

likely candidate here if the Bucks are operating it as a second

1:28.3

two draft pick team and looking where Miami is, the collection of young players they have as well.

1:36.0

And just, you know, looking through some of these other teams that have by a lot of fans been

1:41.0

linked to Janus and the Bucks. However, I just don't see it with a lot of these types of teams. I was talking about this, the other, what, late last week with someone else who was saying, you know, what if OKC ends up losing this series and knowing they got too many guys and they're going to have to start to sort some things out? Like, does that get them engaged on Janus? I still think, no, that it just doesn't seem like a Sam Presti move.

2:05.3

And their move is more Chet, Shea, maybe J-dub.

2:09.8

These are the guys that we're building around.

2:12.2

Having too many guys means like the Caruso's and Hartenstein's.

2:15.2

We got to trade them for two for one or future picks and

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