NBA Trade Rumors: Ranking the best possible James Harden trade packages

4. Milwaukee Bucks

As much as the thought of James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo being on the same team all year long would be enticing, especially given their reported feud, I simply don’t believe the Milwaukee Bucks have enough assets that would even keep the Houston Rockets on a potential call.

After dumping three first-round picks in the trade for Jrue Holiday, the Bucks can really only trade one first-round pick and would have to throw in Khris Middleton and Donte DiVincenzo to try and keep the Rockets intrigued. Ultimately, as much as I like Middleton and DiVincenzo as pieces for the Bucks, they really don’t make sense for Houston.

Assuming that Houston comes to the realization that they’re going to lose Harden, I figure they’d want young players and future picks in exchange. Middleton is an all-star talent, but already 29 years old. This is a solid core package for many players, but for James Harden I’m not sure it’s even a package that would be entertained by Houston.

You can’t help but wonder what type of offer Milwaukee could’ve put together had they not emptied the chest on Jrue Holiday.