The Minnesota Timberwolves approached the Milwaukee Bucks in hopes of sending point guard Ricky Rubio to Milwaukee for three-point specialist Khris Middleton, but the Bucks declined, according to ESPN.com's Zach Lowe.
Minnesota was reportedly willing to offer a package of Rubio and a protected 2016 first-round pick, but the Bucks did not want to trade Middleton.
Sources also told Lowe that young Bucks Jabari Parker and Giannis Antetokounmpo were not on the trading block. The only trade asset the Bucks were willing to give up was point guard Michael Carter-Williams, but Minnesota did not want to take back the former Rookie of the Year, according to Lowe.
The idea behind a Rubio-Middleton swap would have worked in terms of matching salary. Rubio signed a four-year, $56 million contract extension in November 2014 that officially began this year. Middleton signed a five-year, $70 million deal with the Bucks on the first day of free agency in July. Middleton has improved in each season, boosting his scoring average by 12.2 points per game since his 2012-13 rookie campaign, and is playing 19.1 ...
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