It takes a lot of guts to take a player like DJ Augustin, an extremely recent free agent acquisition who you signed to a (technically) three-year deal, and ship them to the current equivalent of NBA Siberia. Unless there was a major culture clash and both sides agreed the tie-up was a mistake, you’ve essentially taken a public step in the direction of a truly mercenary team in pursuit of your goals.
And yet, I’m sure the Bucks don’t really care about those kinds of optics. They’re perpetually on the clock to find ways to maximize their chances of winning a title while Giannis Antetokounmpo is a Buck, and sometimes your new bench guard is going to be used as cannon fodder to get there.