Two players the Milwaukee Bucks gave up too easily on

Here's who the Bucks should have held onto and how it would have benefited them.

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Roster building in the NBA is a tricky business. It involves a keen eye for talent, the ability to scout and develop players, as well as making tough decisions when it comes to evaluating personnel. Unfortunately, the Milwaukee Bucks have made some moves in recent years that have been head-scratching at best. Here are two players they gave up too easily:

JJ Redick

The sharpshooter from Duke arrived in Milwaukee after a trade with Orlando involving Tobias Harris. A career 41-percent shooter from beyond the arc, Redick struggled from long distance in his 28 games with the Bucks, making an abysmal 31 percent from three-point land and 40 percent from the field.

Perhaps this played a part in the Bucks’ decision not to keep Redick, instead letting him go to the Los Angeles Clippers in a sign-and-trade deal. After departing Milwaukee, Redick spent four seasons with the Clippers and shot more than 40 percent from three, including a blistering 47 percent during the 2015-2016 season. The oversight stings, considering the Bucks’ perpetual search for shooters to help space the floor.

Tobias Harris

An athletic 6-foot-8 forward, Tobias Harris came to Milwaukee in a draft-day trade with the then-Charlotte Bobcats. However, it seemed like the Bucks’ brain trust did not know what role they had for the Tennessee product, as they let him play in just 11 minutes per game in 70 appearances across a season and a half before trading him to the Orlando Magic.

In Orlando, the magic immediately happened for Harris, who hit the ground running and averaged 17.3 points and 8.5 rebounds in his first 27 games for the Magic. The 12-year veteran has since carved out a niche for himself as one of the more reliable, if not exciting, scorers in the league.