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Milwaukee Bucks: 5 bold predictions for the 2018 NBA Draft

By Brian Sampson

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 24: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during the second quarter of Game Five in Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden on April 24, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 24: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during the second quarter of Game Five in Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden on April 24, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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GREENBURGH, NY – AUGUST 11: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally altered) Sterling Brown of the Milwaukee Bucks poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at MSG Training Center on August 11, 2017 in Greenburgh, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
GREENBURGH, NY – AUGUST 11: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally altered) Sterling Brown of the Milwaukee Bucks poses for a portrait during the 2017 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at MSG Training Center on August 11, 2017 in Greenburgh, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

5. The Bucks buy a second round pick

Milwaukee doesn’t currently have a second-round pick thanks to a mid-season trade that saw them send Rashad Vaughn and a second to the Brooklyn Nets for Tyler Zeller. Unfortunately, that leaves Milwaukee without one of their best draft weapons.

Their first-round woes have already been noted, but it’s also important to remember their recent success in the second round. Malcolm Brogdon won Rookie of the Year for the 2016-17 season and last year’s second-round pick Sterling Brown looks like he could become a player as well.

The Bucks aren’t strangers to buying their second-round pick as they sold their 48th overall pick last year to the Los Angels Clippers for $2 million. They then bought the Philadelphia 76ers 46th overall pick for $1.9 million.

Per the CBA, every team is allowed to buy a second round pick for up to $3.5 million. That should give Milwaukee more than enough wiggle room to acquire a selection somewhere in the last 30 picks.

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