The NBA Bucks and the Wizards made a trade a few days ago, and Middleton, the Bucks' champion to the championship, swapped with Wizards forward Kuzma, who will be with "Brother Alphabet"Antetokounmpo, Lillard makes up the latest Bucks trio.
The latest Bucks Three Musketeers
According to ESPN's Charania on the 5th Beijing time, the Bucks sent Middleton, AJ Johnson and draft swap rights to the Wizards, and the Wizards sent Kuzma, Baldwin Jr. and second-round draft pick compensation.
The 33-year-old Middleton, who was a major contributor to the Bucks' 2021 championship, will now move to the Wizards, a move that will ease the Bucks' salary pressure, and Kuzma, despite his low point this season, is still younger than Middleton at 29. The Wizards could get another potential stock in addition to Middleton, AJ Johnson, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard selected by the Bucks with the 23rd pick in the first round of last year's NBA draft.