{"id":489476,"date":"2025-02-05T12:57:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=489476"},"modified":"2025-02-05T12:57:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:57:31","slug":"milwaukee-bucks-trade-middleton-to-washington-wizards-for-kuzma","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/milwaukee-bucks-trade-middleton-to-washington-wizards-for-kuzma\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Bucks trade Middleton to Washington Wizards for Kuzma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Milwaukee has traded Khris Middleton to Washington in a deal that sends Kyle Kuzma to the Bucks.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee also sent rookie guard AJ Johnson and a pick swap to the Wizards, which dealt forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. and 2<sup>nd<\/sup>-round pick compensation to the Bucks.<\/p>\n<p>Khris (33) played in the last 11 years in Milwaukee and was a crucial part of the organization that triumphed with the title in 2021. Middleton is averaging below 13 points per match in the current campaign &#8211; his lowest average in over 10 years as the player continues his recovery from offseason procedures on both ankles.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: The <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/milwaukee-bucks\/\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> are trading Khris Middleton, AJ Johnson and a pick swap to the Washington Wizards for Kyle Kuzma, Patrick Baldwin Jr. and second-round draft compensation, sources tell ESPN. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hCOzqqqUXE\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/hCOzqqqUXE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1887157913732485366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He was the face of the Bucks with the superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/giannis-antetokounmpo\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/giannis-antetokounmpo\/\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a><\/a>, but injuries led to his decline in the past few campaigns. He is owner almost 32 million dollars in the current campaign and has a player option for next campaign worth 34 million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle (29) is averaging over 15 points per match in the current campaign, his 4<sup>th<\/sup> with Washington. Kuzma inked a 4-year, 102 million dollar contract during the offseason in 2023. He revealed in the past year that the Wizards had a deal in place for him to be traded to the Mavs, but he shared with the organization that he would be happy to stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milwaukee has traded Khris Middleton to Washington in a deal that sends Kyle Kuzma to the Bucks. 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