Milwaukee Bucks GM Jon Horst stated the selections to commerce Khris Middleton was “the toughest transaction” he is made. However Horst was clear that he felt the strikes so as to add Kyle Kuzma, together with Jericho Sims and Kevin Porter, have been obligatory to enhance his staff.
“Collectively, I feel we’re deeper within the spots we would have liked to be deeper,” Horst stated. “This gave us a possibility to diversify a bit bit, to form of put cash and expertise and roster spots in different places the place I assumed we would have liked assist.”
Horst stated that Middleton’s availability resulting from accidents wasn’t a lot of an element within the deal. The Bucks GM additionally stated that getting underneath the second apron wasn’t the purpose of the deal, however that it is a further profit.
“We consider that this offers us a greater probability to win this yr,” Horst stated. “It occurs to additionally put us underneath the second apron, which supplies us some advantages going ahead. There is no query. And we’ll hopefully maximize these advantages. However that wasn’t the intent.”
