Would the Bucks Trade for Kawhi? Inside Milwaukee’s Offseason Calculus

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🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Milwaukee Bucks eye game-changing moves as Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future hangs in the balance. Could former Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard emerge as a top trade target this summer, or should the Bucks prioritize younger, rising wings like Trey Murphy and Herb Jones for long-term championship contention? Justin Garcia and Camille Davis weigh the risks and rewards of swinging for proven stars versus investing in potential, addressing concerns about Kawhi’s contract, age, and injury history. The discussion captures the Bucks’ post-trade deadline options, dissecting salary cap challenges and the impact of potential roster shake-ups on their playoff aspirations. With recent lineup experiments yielding hope, fan optimism is surging as Milwaukee battles for a top seed. Listeners get insights on how key moves could influence Giannis’s commitment—and whether bringing a legend like Kawhi or betting on promising talent is the answer to maintaining their NBA elite status. 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! Turbo Tax For a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. Quo Make this the year where no opportunity — and no customer — slips away. Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/lockedonnba. Quo — no missed calls, no missed customers. 5-Hour ENERGY Have your cake & drink it too. Birthday cake-flavor is back, no fork needed. Vanilla-y cakey flavor, caffeinated kick, and no sugar. It's party time. Order Now at 5-hourENERGY.com or Amazon. 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 Use your Profit Boost on an NBA future and get entered for your chance to win a trip to the NBA Finals. Play your game with FanDuel, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started. 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	Is there a new trade target for the Bucks?
0:02.5	Can we stop talking about Yannis going somewhere?
0:05.1	And as he found his new running mate,
0:07.0	we dig into the latest coming up next.
0:14.0	You are Locked-on Bucks, your daily Milwaukee Bucks podcast,
0:18.6	part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.4	Welcome into Lockdown Bucks. I am Justin Garcia. She is Camille Davis. We thank you for making
0:30.0	this your first listen to the day, each and every day, and for helping make this the number one
0:34.1	sports podcast network in the industry. You can hear me on the Bucks Radio Network.
0:39.6	You can hear Anne C, Camille, on our lockdown NBA coverage and the technical file podcast
0:44.5	as well. On the full show from earlier today, we broke down the rotations for the Bucks,
0:51.3	a potential new starting lineup as well, what some of the numbers say with some of those groupings.
0:57.9	And this would not impact the Bucs this season with the trade deadline having passed.
1:03.7	But could we potentially be having a similar conversation in the summer about a new starting lineup for the bucks i'll go as far
1:12.6	seeing this camille we will see a new starting lineup we are going to see something happen but there
1:19.4	was a conversation that took place on monday on the nba today on esPN and it was a danny green
1:26.0	that brought this up of look the comments from Janus if we go back
1:32.0	over the weekend we're pretty clear like we can say he added all the qualifiers which is true but in
1:38.1	the eyes of Danny Green and I think we all kind of feel this way. Deep down,
1:46.1	Janus would prefer to stay here.
1:49.2	The caveat is we have to win,
1:52.2	and we be nice to get out of the first round,
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