The 25-17 Milwaukee Bucks have firmly established themselves as, at the very least, a solid playoff team in the Eastern Conference. But to really return to the

The Miami Heat have emerged as the favorites to land Khris Middleton as the team attempts to facilitate a Jimmy Butler trade.

In this new trade proposal, the Bucks do land an All-Star, grabbing Zach LaVine from the rival Chicago Bulls. The deal would be a three-team trade between the Bucks, Bulls, and Detroit Pistons. Using the Spotrac trade machine and abiding by CBA rules, here is what the deal could look like:

Because the Bucks have crossed the NBA’s second tax apron, players like Connaughton or Portis would have to be traded away to make a deal like this happen. Milwaukee can’t aggregate players in a trade unless that trade gets them under the tax apron.

However, the Bucks still feel that they are a piece or two away from truly competing for a championship. This is where the trade deadline comes in and there have been all sorts of