The Milwaukee Bucks are apparently open to some drastic roster changes this offseason.After trading to acquire All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and hiring head coach Adrian Griffin , the Bucks posted an underwhelming 49-33 record in 2023-24. That was still good enough to capture the third seed in a fairly middling Eastern Conference, outside of the 64-win eventual champion Boston Celtics.
Lopez signed a declining two-season, $48 million contract with the club, and is owed $23 million for the 2024-25, a fairly reasonable rate for an above-average starting center.Given the 7-foot-1 Stanford product's advanced mileage and age, he is understandably a major injury risk. Middleton, though, has been far less reliable, health-wise.