The Milwaukee Bucks might not be done making moves as the season approaches.

Teams are looking to cut down their rosters to get under the 15-player roster limit. The Bucks have 16 players under contract, and they’ll need to find a way to move one player if they want to get under the limit.

Jake Fischer of the Stein Line newsletter reports that the Los Angeles Lakers and the Bucks have held “exploratory trade discussions” involving Dalton Knecht and a second-round pick to Milwaukee in exchange for Jericho Sims.

Fischer made sure to note, “ I've also heard some pessimism from sources briefed on those talks that such a trade will actually go through.”

Only if they really value a second-round pick and believe they can fix Knecht’s shooting.

Sims is probably being looked at as a roster cut anyway, as he’s third on the depth chart at center behind Myles Turner and Kel’el Ware. He’s also 28 years old, making him one of the older players on the team as Milwaukee moves forward with its youth movement following the trade of Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Knecht was a rumored name that the Lakers might part with as they also have 16 of a maximum of 15 players under contract.

Knecht was touted as a knockdown shooter coming out of college, where he shot 39% from three during his senior year at Tennessee, but his shooting hasn’t translated to the NBA. He’s shot just 36% from three during his first two seasons in the league.

A second-round pick could be useful in future trades, but the Bucks wouldn’t be solving their roster crunch by swapping one player for another. Neither would the Lakers, though they’ve been in the market for center depth.

Not only would the Bucks have to value Knecht and the second more than Sims, but they would also have to value Knecht more than another player on the roster to keep him. Unless they were already going to cut Sims and had no problem cutting Knecht to get the second-round pick.

They would take on money in trading for Knecht, as he has a higher cap hit than Sims, which they would have to pay. If they are okay with that and really want that second-round pick, it’s a worthwhile trade for the Bucks.

Without the pick, there’s little point to the deal for Milwaukee.