The Milwaukee Bucks are 5-9 this season and Khris Middleton has yet to play a game for them. He is still recovering from an injury and nobody knows when Middleton is going to return to the court.
There will be a player option for Middleton after this season. If he accepts the option, he will not be a free agent until after the 2025-2026 season. Khris Middleton is 33 years old.
Bleacher Report Suggests That the Milwaukee Bucks Should Trade Khris Middleton To the Portland Trail Blazers
Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report on Monday created a mock trade between the Bucks and the Trail Blazers. He has the Bucks acquiring Jerami Grant from the Trail Blazers for Khris Middleton and a 2031 first-round pick. Milwaukee does not own any first-round picks until then. Swartz said about the possibility of making that trade:
“If the Bucks want to salvage their season and add more veteran talent around Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, Grant would be the perfect complimentary piece given his scoring and defensive versatility.
The 30-year-old forward is averaging 17.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 blocks in his 13 games this season. He’s made 39.4 percent of his threes the past two-plus years with the Blazers and would be an important third scoring option for a Milwaukee team that’s getting over half its scoring (53.4 percent) from just two players.
Offseason surgery on both ankles has kept Middleton off the floor this season. Adding Grant to a core of Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis and Gary Trent Jr. would be a breath of fresh air for the franchise.
Portland is no stranger to taking on veterans along with draft picks. They did it with Jrue Holiday and later Malcolm Brogdon before flipping both at later dates. The Blazers should be happy to move Grant for Middleton if it means getting a potentially valuable future first-round pick, especially since Lillard and Lopez are in their mid-30s.
Should Middleton make a full recovery and play well before the trade deadline, Portland could end up acquiring even more draft capital.”
It will be interesting to see if Khris Middleton will ever hit the court this season. He was supposed to be the third-scoring option for Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard. Milwaukee is still missing that true third-scoring option.
Middleton Will Stay On the Trade Block
Jerami Grant for now would be an upgrade over Middleton on the Bucks. He would help this team now and Khris Middleton has not played at all this season. The Portland Trail Blazers are not a team that will be contending this season in the Western Conference.
Even if Portland wouldn’t want Middleton, there is a team that could maybe want him at the deadline if he ever gets on the court and proves himself. The Milwaukee Bucks will have a lot of business decisions to make at the NBA trade deadline this season.
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