The Milwaukee Bucks continue to struggle at the start of the regular season. And it seems that they are going to rebuild early on and unload some assets. NBA trade rumors are now spreading that they will finally trade Greg Monroe this time and looks that he is on his way to the Boston Celtics.
Monroe, who has been regular in the rumors mills for the past few months, is now again in the spotlight and it seems the Bucks is decided to move him. Monroe, who is just averaging 9.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 0.5 blocks after 11 games, saw his playing minutes gone down in the last three games. And many observe that he is not fit to Bucks head coach Jason Kidd's system and this could be a hint that he'll be on his way out.
Truly, he is being linked right now in NBA trade deal that many believe might happen anytime. According to Sportsrageous, a proposed deal is being in the talks right now between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics. Trade scenario is suggesting that the Bucks will send Greg Monroe to the Celtics in exchange for Amir Johnson, Jonas Jerebko, and James Young.
The trade deal works under the NBA trade rules and salary cap policy as per checking on ESPN NBA Trade Machine making it a legal deal in the process. The Celtics is in dire need of help in the middle and Monroe could be the answer to their problem as per stated in the report.
Aside from getting an inside presence, the Celtics may use Monroe as Al Horford replacement in the center spot and sliding Horford in the power forward position which he is more productive. While the Bucks will have Johnson as Monroe's substitute in rotation aside from getting a steady bench player in Jerebko and Young.
On the separate report by The Inquisitr, there are signs that coach Kidd and the Milwaukee Bucks is not including Monroe in their future plans. The decision to put John Henson as the starting center and Miles Plumlee as the backup hints that the Bucks appears to be moving forward without Monroe.
Aside from the Celtics, other teams that show interest to Monroe are the Brooklyn Nets, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans and Charlotte Hornets. T
hough none of the teams involved have confirmed that they are hooking up with Monroe, these NBA trade rumors will still be in the news for a while. Will the Milwaukee Bucks agree to trade Greg Monroe to the Boston Celtics in exchange for 3 players?
