The problem for Miami is they simply do not have enough picks and assets to satisfy Milwaukee. The teams that actually have the draft stockpile to make the Bucks listen are the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, and Brooklyn Nets. Those teams can offer the kind of picks, young talent, and flexibility Milwaukee would need to reset their future.
Noah Clowney is basically same type of player Michigan 23yrs Yaxel Lenderborg, but Clowney is only 21 years old and already has 3 years NBA experience. That matters.
Nets already have young stretch big developing in-house instead of waiting on an older rookie prospect to adjust NBA game.
and long-term upside instead of staying stuck in the middle.
I like Michigan center Aday Mara for Brooklyn Nets with 6th pick in the draft. At 7’3”, Aday Mara gives Brooklyn elite size, rim protection, passing ability, and upside. He could potentially match ’s wingspan and completely change the Nets’ interior defense.
I would also explore trading Nic Claxton to his hometown team, Atlanta Hawks while his value is still high. Brooklyn needs to start building around young talent, size,
ability to run the floor would fit perfectly alongside Curry and give the Warriors a much-needed defensive presence at center.
Warriors will likely shop the No. 11 overall pick in trade talks for an immediate impact player that can help maximize the remaining years of championship window.
One player Brooklyn Nets could offer is Nic Claxton His rim protection, rebounding, athleticism, and
front office. Fans sat through two years of bad basketball, empty expectations, & losing culture just to end up outside the elite talent tier again. Tanking only works if you actually secure franchise-changing talent. Otherwise, you just wasted two seasons & damaged team culture for nothing.
Brooklyn Nets lost 118 games over the last two seasons trying to tank for top draft picks. Last year they finished with the 8th pick, this year with the 6th pick — and for what? All that losing and they still couldn’t land a top-4 pick.
That’s what makes this strategy look asinine from
“If I would've been on the #Nuggets, we wouldn’t have lost to the Wolves," Michael Porter Jr. said recently. What MPJ forgot to add was that he HAD his chance to beat Minnesota in '24 — and stunk up the court. @DenverPost column: 👇
https://denverpost.com/2026/05/09/nuggets-timberwolves-rivalry-michael-porter-jr/
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Remember when Nuggets were eliminated from the postseason by Minnesota in 2024? No? Michael Porter Jr. was Deadpool in Los Angeles and Nicepool in Minneapolis. Cherish your history. Just don’t revise it.
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