So this whole thing started yesterday when I was scrolling through basketball forums – like you do, right? Kept seeing people whisper about how the Bucks apparently passed on the GOAT shooter. Blew my mind, honestly. How? Why? Needed to know.
Poking Around for Answers
First thing today, coffee in hand, I dug into the usual spots. News reports were vague, just “team decided not to pursue”. Fans were going nuts with theories. Felt like digging through mud. Needed real info, not rumors. Hit up some connections.
Called this guy I know who knows a guy close to the Bucks’ front office operations. Casual chat, catching up first – always gotta do that, you know? Eventually, slid the question in: “Seriously, man, what gives?” He got real quiet. Then sighed. Said I should call another guy.
Hearing the Truth
Got hold of the second guy later. This dude’s worked with the franchise indirectly for years. Gave it to me straight, no sugarcoating. Told me the big reasons he saw first-hand:
- They thought he didn’t fit their system. Seriously! This shooter? They were locked into this idea of drive-and-kick, non-stop movement, and thought his style clashed, wanted someone who did things their way.
- Cap space concerns scared them. They looked at that massive contract he wanted, panicked about the long-term money, worried they’d be stuck later. Short-term penny-pinching won out.
- The injury history. Yeah, I know, every player has knocks. But the medical staff apparently freaked out looking at his history. Saw ghosts. They got spooked, decided the risk was too high, period.
Also dropped this bomb: Apparently, a few people in the room argued hard FOR him. They got completely overruled. The top dogs just… didn’t want it badly enough. Period.
Putting the Pieces Together
Sat with this info for a while. Played it back in my head. Seems it wasn’t one huge thing. It was a bunch of smaller things adding up, mixed with a heavy dose of misplaced fear and maybe some stubbornness too.
They focused so hard on the potential problems instead of the blindingly obvious upside. The risk scared them more than the potential reward excited them. Pure and simple. Classic case of playing it too safe.
Pretty wild, right? Goes to show how messy these decisions can be behind closed doors. Big talents get missed because of stuff like this all the time.
