Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis, and Pat Connaughton available
The Bucks have been active this trade season, sources said, with Khris Middleton, Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton all expected to be available in potential moves to bring back an impact player. Like Phoenix did, the Bucks have only their 2031 first-round pick to trade, but they also need to shed around $6.5 million in a deal to get below the second apron to be able to combine players in a trade. As the Bucks have shown going back to when they made the Damian Lillard trade last year, they are determined to maximize every bit of Giannis Antetokounmpo's title window. And, with Antetokounmpo playing at an MVP level again this season, Milwaukee is hoping it can make upgrades over the next couple of weeks to challenge the Cavaliers, Celtics and Knicks atop the conference -- against whom the Bucks are 0-8 this season.
Source: ESPN
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Milwaukee Bucks put Middleton, Portis, and Connaughton on the trade block sportando.basketball/en/milwaukee-b… - 9:19 AM
FINAL: Bucks 125, Heat 96
- Lillard 29pts/9reb/11ast
- Antetokounmpo 25pts/12reb/4ast/3blk
- Trent 21pts (7-10 3pt)
- Portis 16pts/8reb/3ast
- Lopez 11pts/4reb/3blk
The Bucks are now 25-17 on the season. They next play the Clippers in LA on Saturday night. - 10:47 PM
Gary Trent Jr. just hit his seventh 3 of the night on a pretty hockey assist by Damian Lillard and an extra pass from Bobby Portis for the assist.
Bucks up, 108-86, with 7:08 left. - 10:29 PM
Half: Bucks 71, Heat 55
- Antetokounmpo 16pts/7reb/2ast/2blk
- Trent 15pts (5-6 3pt)
- Lillard 14pts/6reb/6ast
- Lopez 9pts
- Portis 8pts/4reb/2ast
The Bucks were 9-of-19 (47.4%) from 3 in the first half. - 9:37 PM
Gary Trent Jr. and Bobby Portis are the first two players off the bench for the Bucks tonight. - 8:48 PM
Now that the game is going to be happening for sure, here is the Bucks injury report tonight vs. the Heat:
Out:
AJ Green (Left Quad Strain)
Probable:
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Right Patella Tendinopathy)
Khris Middleton (Bilateral Ankle Injury Management) - 4:57 PM
What on earth are the Warriors doing having Buddy Hield guard De'Aaron Fox down the stretch?
Fox takes the middy with confidence and nails it. Just his 2nd made field goal tonight.
Kings lead 119-113 with 1:07 remaining. - 12:29 AM
Bucks injury report in New Orleans on Wednesday:
Out:
Green (Left Quad Strain)
Johnson, Robbins, Smith (G League)
Probable:
Antetokounmpo (Right Patella Tendinopathy)
Beauchamp (Non-Covid Illness)
Middleton (Bilateral Ankle Injury Management) - 5:52 PM
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Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 123, Sixers 109 - Antetokounmpo 34pts/15reb/6ast - Lillard 25pts/5reb/4ast - Middleton 13pts/5reb/8ast (24min) - Lopez 12pts/7reb/3ast/2blk - Prince 11pts/2reb The Bucks are now 24-17. This is the first time they've been 7 games over .500 this season. -via x.com / January 19, 2025
Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 122, Magic 93 - Lillard 30pts/5reb/4ast - Antetokounmpo 26pts/11reb/4ast - Middleton 14pts/2reb/6ast - Portis 14pts/8reb - Lopez 13pts/5reb/2ast/5blk The Bucks are now 22-17 on the season. This is the first time they've been 5 games over .500. -via Twitter @eric_nehm / January 15, 2025
Jim Owczarski: Khris Middleton is indeed back (well, probable) to play tonight vs. the #Magic But Gary Trent Jr. remains out for the third straight game with a left hip flexor strain. -via Bluesky / January 15, 2025
Additional information about the home burglary of Milwaukee Buck star Bobby Ports could come as soon as Wednesday, a Milwaukee County judge ruled. According to online court records, WTMJ-TV (Channel 4) sued the River Hills Police Department after it released an incident report on Portis' burglary that was nearly 100% redacted. Judge Thomas McAdams ruled Friday that additional information should be released. McAdams said he would prepare the amended release by Wednesday, though attorneys for the television station and the River Hills Police Department could offer objections and a further hearing could be set for Friday, according to online court records. -via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel / January 19, 2025
Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 109, Magic 106 - Antetokounmpo 41pts/14reb/4ast - Lillard 29pts/4reb/7ast - Portis 11pts/7reb - Middleton 11pts/3reb/4ast The Bucks are now 20-16. They next play in New York against the Knicks on Sunday afternoon. -via x.com / January 10, 2025
With the Milwaukee Bucks roughly $6.5 million over the second apron, rival executives who spoke with HoopsHype are monitoring Pat Connaughton as a potential trade candidate. -via HoopsHype / January 16, 2025
“It’s a good taste,” Bucks wing Pat Connaughton, who also played with Lillard in Portland, told the Journal Sentinel. “An analogy I’ll use is we’re looking for a five-course meal and he had a great appetizer with this. He’ll say the same thing, there’s bigger, there’s better, there’s more things we’ve got to get better at. It’s a steppingstone, it’s a good measuring stick, whatever analogy he uses it’ll mean the same thing. But I do think it’s something that he enjoys being a part of. -via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel / December 20, 2024
Eric Nehm: FINAL: Bucks 106, Heat 103 - Lillard 37pts/3reb/12ast - Lopez 13pts/2reb/3ast/3blk - Portis 11pts/6reb - Connaughton 10pts/8reb/2blk - Prince 10pts/3reb - Green 9pts/2ast The Bucks are now 9-9 on the season. And 3-0 in NBA Cup play, leading Group B. -via x.com / November 26, 2024
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