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Which players deserved investigation for the Milwaukee Bucks’ problems in 2023-24?

Sep 27, 2023Feb 8, 2024

Sep 27, 2023 — Jon Horst

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Damian Lillard. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

MIL on 2023-09-27: the listed basketball needs were event creation, interior finishing, creation. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

No source-clocked open market foundlisted needs: event creation · interior finishing · creation3 candidates — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
OG Anunobycap charge $18.6M
Market route
Not open to this team at the decision date
Need addressed
Addresses event creation, interior finishing
Observed functions
event creation · rim protection · interior finishing
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
Established pre-decision availability report history
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

OG Anunoby: the reported route for OG Anunoby was rejected, expired, agreed elsewhere, or otherwise not open. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: event_creation, interior_finish. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $18,642,857 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2023 CBA transition-year rules)
Incoming salary: $18.6MTeam position proxy: At or above the second apron (proxy)Cap-room lane (+$250K): minimum outgoing $18.6MStandard lane (100% + allowance): minimum outgoing $18.6MExpanded lane (200% / scaled buffer / 125%): minimum outgoing $11.0MTransition lane (110% + allowance): minimum outgoing $16.9M

era-correct salary lane screen only; exact apron team salary, post-trade salary, aggregation, exception inventory, guarantees, bonuses and full package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 0.9 per 100 (O 0.4 / D 0.5) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

James Hardencap charge $35.7M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses creation
Observed functions
passing · creation · shooting
Strength overlap
Addresses a need and overlaps an existing team strength
Availability history
Established pre-decision availability report history
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Minimum outgoing-salary screen available
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not MIL. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: creation. The minimum outgoing-salary screen was available for a $35,680,595 incoming charge. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2023 CBA transition-year rules)
Incoming salary: $35.7MTeam position proxy: At or above the second apron (proxy)Cap-room lane (+$250K): minimum outgoing $35.7MStandard lane (100% + allowance): minimum outgoing $35.7MExpanded lane (200% / scaled buffer / 125%): minimum outgoing $28.1MTransition lane (110% + allowance): minimum outgoing $32.4M

era-correct salary lane screen only; exact apron team salary, post-trade salary, aggregation, exception inventory, guarantees, bonuses and full package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 1.3 per 100 (O 1.5 / D -0.1) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Damian LillardAcquired in the completed transactioncap charge $45.6M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses creation
Observed functions
creation · passing · shooting
Strength overlap
Addresses a need and overlaps an existing team strength
Availability history
Established pre-decision availability report history
Acquisition price
Completed package observed: 2 player(s) + 1 first(s) + 2 swap(s) + $46.5M
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Damian Lillard: sources linked Damian Lillard to another team, not MIL. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: creation. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2023 CBA transition-year rules)
Incoming salary: $45.6MTeam position proxy: At or above the second apron (proxy)Cap-room lane (+$250K): minimum outgoing $45.6MStandard lane (100% + allowance): minimum outgoing $45.6MExpanded lane (200% / scaled buffer / 125%): minimum outgoing $36.3MTransition lane (110% + allowance): minimum outgoing $41.5M

era-correct salary lane screen only; exact apron team salary, post-trade salary, aggregation, exception inventory, guarantees, bonuses and full package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 2.0 per 100 (O 2.7 / D -0.7) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.