The Milwaukee Bucks being linked to Zach LaVine again isn’t news at this point. His name is back in the Bucks rumor mill, and at this point, it feels less like strategy and more like habit. When a front office keeps circling the same flawed solution, it usually means the idea well has run dry.
In the latest dispatch of The People’s Insider (subscription required), NBA insider Jake Fischer noted that Milwaukee is once again evaluating pricier targets like LaVine and Jerami Grant.
This is not the first time in recent memory: ESPN insider Jamal Collier noted in late December that league sources say the team has been actively engaging in internal conversations about LaVine, "whom they have had interest in and chances to acquire in the past.