{"id":12804,"date":"2018-02-06T08:31:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T13:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=12804"},"modified":"2018-02-08T15:16:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T20:16:25","slug":"brooklyn-nets-trade-tyler-zeller-to-the-milwaukee-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2018\/02\/06\/brooklyn-nets-trade-tyler-zeller-to-the-milwaukee-bucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets Trade Tyler Zeller to the Milwaukee Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA is now numerically into its second half. All-Star weekend is close by, but first, the NBA trade deadline is days away. The Brooklyn Nets continue to make moves in its quest to rebuild. One such move is the Brooklyn Nets trade <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/z\/zellety01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Zeller<\/a><\/strong> to the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Brooklyn Nets Trade Tyler Zeller to the Milwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>The Report<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/960658386990915584\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first reported via Twitter<\/a>, &#8220;Brooklyn is trading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/z\/zellety01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler Zeller<\/a> to Milwaukee, league sources tell ESPN&#8221;. Wojnarowski<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/22337975\/brooklyn-nets-trade-center-tyler-zeller-milwaukee-bucks-rashad-vaughn-pick\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> further reported<\/a>, &#8220;Milwaukee will send a protected second-round pick, and a former first-round pick (namely<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vaughra01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rashad Vaughn<\/a><\/strong>).&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: Milwaukee&#39;s 2018 second-round pick to Nets is protected  31-to-47, or Milwaukee sends unprotected second in 2020 if the pick doesn&#39;t convey in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/960660319835185157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Zeller, Milwaukee receives a center in his sixth season. Zeller appeared in 42 games for the Nets this season. He (Zeller) started 33 games and played an average of 16.7 minutes per contest. Zeller boasts a true shooting percentage of 58.7 percent while scoring 10 out of 26 from beyond the three-point\u00a0arc.<\/p>\n<p>Significantly, for Milwaukee, Zeller will compete for minutes as a backup to starter\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hensojo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Henson<\/a><\/strong>. Zeller provides the Bucks valuable playoff experience as his previous two stops were with Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn receives shooting guard Rashad Vaughn, the 17th overall selection in the 2015 draft. Vaughn has been used sparingly throughout his NBA career as proven by his paltry career average 3.1 points per game.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Initial Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>ESPN Insider and former Nets assistant general manager Bobby Marks called it &#8216;a cap neutral trade&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Essentially a cap neutral trade between Brooklyn and Milwaukee. Tyler Zeller has a $1.7M cap hit this season and a non-guaranteed $1.9M salary in 2018-19. Rashad Vaughn is in the last season of his contract with a $1.89M cap hit.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobbyMarks42\/status\/960660619127959552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Nets general manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/marksse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Marks<\/a> quietly (and relatively cheaply) acquired thus far <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/russeda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D&#8217;Angelo Russell<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/o\/okafoja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jahlil Okafor<\/a><\/strong> and now Rashad Vaughn.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"-wAlxbSeTNRyA8_VN5EzGA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/888091726\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-wAlxbSeTNRyA8_VN5EzGA',sig:'--5CyPHMKBzWEsKBOH5_aqUSbfSp36wDh1_P4mTgnDw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'888091726',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA is now numerically into its second half. 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