Jan 24, 2024; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst address the media after head coach Adrian Griffin (not pictured) was dismissed at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) – The Milwaukee Bucks may have made the biggest move of the NBA season by trading Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat, but a new report indicates that they may not be done adding to their new-look roster.
According to NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line, the Bucks have been exploring potential ways they could acquire former Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks forward Jonathan Kuminga, saying, “Kuminga could still go back to Atlanta,” and “He could still leave by way of sign-and-trade. I have heard that he does have interest from Milwaukee. They have a traded player exception that he could be moved into.”
The Milwaukee Bucks now have a $25.5 million Traded Player Exception following the blockbuster Antetokounmpo deal and may acquire Kuminga via a sign-and-trade or a straight trade with Atlanta. The Bucks also still have a $7.2 million trade exception from last year’s Khris Middleton-for-Kyle Kuzma trade, which may be used to acquire a player earning $7.2 million or less.
In 16 regular-season games with the Hawks, Kuminga averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds. In the playoffs, Kuminga averaged 13.7 points and 3.3 rebounds against the New York Knicks in round one.
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