The Milwaukee Bucks fanbase was saddened when longtime forward Khris Middleton was traded in exchange for Kyle Kuzma. Multiple members of the Bucks roster has s

It will be difficult for the Bucks, who have salary cap restraints, to make a big splash before the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

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The Milwaukee Bucks community expected to end this week wrestling with the the end of Khris Middleton’s time in cream and green. In the weeks preceding the trade deadline, Middleton was transitioned to a bench role where he showed some promise before the wheels fell off again last week in a pair of scoreless performances.

Are the Milwaukee Bucks better without Khris Middleton? There is a lot to unpack following the trade of a franchise legend.

For starters, that means they can’t aggregate salaries in a trade. No package deals, no three-for-one swaps. Any deal they make has to be a straight-up, one-for-one swap. That’s a nightmare for a team that desperately needs roster upgrades.

The Washington Wizards traded forward Kyle Kuzma to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Khris Middleton and a 2028 first-round pick swap Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the deal confirmed. ESPN first reported the deal.

The Milwaukee Bucks are trading NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards and getting Kyle Kuzma back in the deal, a person with knowledge of the agreement said