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Free agent forward Ousmane Dieng has agreed to return to the Milwaukee Bucks on a three-year, $17.5 million contract, according to ESPN. Dieng finished last season strongly after being acquired from the Thunder at the trade deadline, earning a larger role in Milwaukee’s rotation with his versatile play on both ends of the floor. The […] The post Bucks re-sign Ousmane Dieng appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NBA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bucks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Although the Bucks already have quite a few roster spots locked in and will be less […]
The Bucks and forward Ousmane Dieng have agreed on a three-year, $17.5MM contract, Shams Charania of ESPN reports (via Twitter). The final year of the deal will be a team option, HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto adds (via Twitter). Dieng became an unrestricted free agent when the Bucks didn’t give him a qualifying offer, which would have […]
The Milwaukee Bucks are keeping Ousmane Dieng around, according to ESPN insider Shams Charania. “Free agent forward Ousmane Dieng has agreed to a three-year, $17.5 million deal to return to the Milwaukee Bucks, sources tell ESPN. Dieng had a strong finish to last season after his trade from OKC, and now Bucks officials finalize the […]
The Milwaukee Bucks are entering a new era of basketball. The most devastating change, at least for fans, is that Giannis Antetokounmpo decided he no longer wanted to be a part of the organization, choosing to forget all that he said he never would regarding how much they helped him and his family. Since he [...]
After turning down a modest $3.9MM player option for the 2026/27 season, Gary Trent Jr. has gained some traction in talks with the Bucks about a new contract, reports Grant Afseth of Dallas Hoops Journal. League sources tell Afseth that a deal in the range of four years and $68MM is one option that has […]
DHJ Quick Take: Gary Trent Jr. Building Momentum Toward Bucks Return Gary Trent Jr. has momentum on a multi-year deal to return to the Milwaukee Bucks, a league source told Dallas Hoops Journal, days after he declined his player option and hit free agency. Gary Trent Jr. has momentum toward a multi-year deal to return […]
The Milwaukee Bucks sent shockwaves through the NBA earlier this month when ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that the franchise had traded Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat. The two-time MVP spent all 13 seasons of his career in Milwaukee before the blockbuster move. “BLOCKBUSTER: The Milwaukee Bucks are trading franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby [...]
The Cleveland Cavaliers waived Luke Travers in February, and rather than bring him back this summer, they watched the Milwaukee Bucks swoop in and steal him.
The Milwaukee Bucks have declined to tender a qualifying offer to Ousmane Dieng, making the 23-year-old forward an unrestricted free agent, according to NBA insider Michael Scotto. Despite the decision, Scotto added that Milwaukee has significant interest in bringing Dieng back once free agency opens. Declining the qualifying offer allows the Bucks to avoid locking […] The post Bucks decline qualifying offer to Ousmane Dieng appeared first on TalkBasket.net .
Two years ago, the Milwaukee Bucks were still determined to make the Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard combination a success. Their first year together saw the Bucks fall short in the NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers, largely due to Giannis suffering a calf strain that knocked him out of the series. With a bitter [...]
Over the course of the Giannis Antetokounmpo era with the Milwaukee Bucks, the organization traded away many of its first round picks in an effort to get established veterans to pair with the two-time NBA MVP. The hope, obviously, was that Giannis and these veterans would compete for NBA Championships year in and year out. [...]
The Milwaukee Bucks are going to be a very different team during the 2025-26 NBA compared to what they were the last decade. Following the trade of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat, the Bucks are entering a rebuild with the hope that they can become competitive once again. Without Giannis, the [...]
The Bucks plan to hire former NBA point guard T.J. Ford as part of Taylor Jenkins‘ coaching staff, reports Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports (via Twitter). Milwaukee selected Ford with the eighth overall pick in the 2003 draft and he spent three seasons with the team at the start of his nine-year career. The former […]
Per Yahoo Sports’ Kelly Iko, the Bucks are adding T.J. Ford to Taylor Jenkins’ coaching staff. Of course, Ford was drafted eighth overall by the Bucks and played for the franchise from 2003 to 2007. In the three seasons that he was on the court in Milwaukee (he missed his second year due to injury), […]
The Miami Heat will need to surround Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo with shooters if they are going to live up to their potential, and they are reportedly interested in a high-profile one after Monday's developments.
The Bucks’ roster experienced a shakeup on Monday afternoon after the front office declined Andre Jackson Jr.’s $2.41m team option and Taurean Prince picked up his $3.82 million player option, per Eric Nehm. The two transactions mean that Prince will remain in Milwaukee for the 2026-27 season, while Jackson will become an unrestricted free agent. […]
The Bucks have opted to forgo a qualifying offer for forward Ousmane Dieng, reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Although the move will make Dieng an unrestricted free agent, Milwaukee still has “significant” interest in working out a deal with the former 11th overall pick, Scotto notes. Dieng never cracked the Thunder’s regular rotation, […]
According to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto, the Milwaukee Bucks have pulled their qualifying offer for former first-round pick Ousmane Dieng. Per Salary Swish, Dieng’s qualifying offer would’ve paid him $9.6 million for one season. After being acquired at the trade deadline in a three-team deal, Dieng played in 30 games in Milwaukee (starting in 20 of […]
The Milwaukee Bucks franchise and its fans are officially in a new era: life without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Now comes the tricky part: What can the Bucks do next to get out of what will be an uncertain future for the franchise? For the first time since 2012-13, the Bucks will enter an NBA season with […] The post Uncertainty Defines Milwaukee Bucks’ Future Without Giannis Antetokounmpo appeared first on The Lead .
Bucks forward Taurean Prince has picked up his $3,815,861 option for next season, reports Eric Nehm of The Athletic. As Nehm notes, Prince was limited to just 26 games played in 2025/26 due to a herniated disc in his neck, which required surgery last November. However, he was able to return to action in March […]
If the Miami Heat have any hopes of making another big move or two in free agency, it will almost certainly start with them pulling one of these two levers.
The Bucks won’t pick up their team option for the 2026/27 season on guard Andre Jackson Jr., according to Eric Nehm of The Athletic. The option would have paid Jackson a $2,406,205 salary in 2026/27 and put him on track for unrestricted free agency in 2027. Instead, he’ll hit the open market a year early. […]
The Miami Heat were guaranteed a stressful summer regardless of what they decided do this offseason. They would either enter another campaign without a legitimate superstar and continue their timeshare in No Man’s Land, or they would part with a big chunk of the roster in order to acquire said superstar. Pat Riley took the […] The post Heat rumors: Insider sends Norman Powell warning after Giannis trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Milwaukee Bucks’ newest guard Tyler Herro was reportedly the focus of trade interest from the Los Angeles Lakers before the franchise ultimately shifted its attention toward locking in Austin Reaves on a long-term extension. HoopsHype reports that the Lakers explored potential trade scenarios involving the Bucks guard and Miami big man Kel’el Ware before [...]