Milwaukee Bucks sign multiple players and re-sign Jae Crowder
Team signs draft selections Andre Jackson Jr. and Chris Livingston.
In his NBA career, Crowder—who was first chosen with the 34th overall choice in the 2012 NBA Draft—has played in 753 games for Dallas, Boston, Cleveland, Utah, Memphis, Miami, Phoenix, and Milwaukee. In 25.1 minutes per game, he averages 9.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.
The Bucks also declared that Chris Livingston, a forward, had joined the team.
In the 2023 NBA Draft, the Bucks chose him with the 58th overall choice.
Livingston played 22.3 minutes a game as a freshman for Kentucky last season, averaging 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds. During his rookie season, the 6-6, 200-pound forward played in 34 games (26 starts) and was named to the All-SEC Freshman Team for 2022–2023.
The Bucks signed Andre Jackson Jr. on Friday.
As a junior, Jackson Jr. assisted UConn in winning the NCAA Championship, and he was selected 36th overall in the 2023 NBA Draft.
In 29.2 minutes per game with the Huskies, the 6-6, 200-pound guard averaged 6.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.1 steals.
Entering his sixth season with the Bucks, Lopez has averaged 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.1 blocks while shooting 48.2% from the field and 35.1% from three-pointers over his last five seasons with Milwaukee.
Last season, his 15th in the NBA, Lopez averaged 15.9 points per game – his highest scoring average since the 2016-17 season.
A key part of the Bucks’ 2021 NBA Championship, Lopez has played in 65 playoff games (all starts) with Milwaukee and averaged 13.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in 30 minutes per game. In five games this postseason, the 7-foot center averaged 19.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks while shooting 58.2% from the field and 41.2% from three-pointers.
With 1,253 three-pointers made, Middleton, 31, leads the Bucks’ all-time three-point field goal percentage. With 11,468 points, he presently sits sixth on the all-time scoring list.
In addition, Middleton is fourth in the history of the team in terms of assists, games played, steals, minutes played, field goals made, and free throws made. He was chosen for the 2019–2020 and 2022 All-Star teams.
