The NBA Trade Deadline is upon us, and like every team around the league, the Milwaukee Bucks are looking for ways to improve their roster however they can.
Recent reports have suggested the Bucks are trying to move unhappy big man Thon Maker before this Thursday’s deadline.
Still, there’s another player who I’d argue should also be on the trading block: power forward Ersan Ilyasova.
The Bucks brought Ilyasova back to Milwaukee this summer, after a prior seven-year stint with the club, on a three-year, $21 million contract.
The hope, when Ilyasova signed, was that he would work as an effective stretch four who could rebound and play competent defense for 18-24 minutes per game.