3:27pm: The signing is official, the team announced.
3:17pm: The Bucks have decided to sign former University of Wisconsin power forward Marcus Landry, sources tell Michael Scotto of SheridanHoops (Twitter link). The move had been expected, according to Gery Woelfel of The Journal Times, who reported this morning that the one-year NBA veteran was set to work out for Milwaukee today. That audition apparently went well, as Scotto indicates that Landry has put pen to paper, though the team has yet to make a formal announcement. It’s unclear just what sort of terms are involved in the pact, though with the Bucks already carrying 15 guaranteed deals, it’s likely a minimum salary deal with a partial guarantee, at best.
It’ll be the fifth time an NBA team will have brought Landry to training camp, though he only made the regular season roster once, on his first try in 2009. The Knicks had him that year and he appeared in 17 games, averaging 2.6 points in 6.4 minutes per contest, but they shipped him to the Celtics at the deadline in a trade involving Nate Robinson. The C’s released Landry after he made just one appearance for them, and while he’s signed with the Kings, Suns and Lakers since then, he’s yet to see another opening night.
The Milwaukee native has made his mark in Spain and in the D-League as a three-point sharpshooter, and that’s a skill that the Bucks could use. Damien Inglis and Johnny O’Bryant have less than $1MM coming their way this year despite fully guaranteed salaries, so perhaps they’d be the most vulnerable to be cut if Landry proves worthy of sticking for the regular season, though that’s just my speculation based on the costs involved. The addition of Landry seemingly makes it tougher to envision Jorge Gutierrez remaining with the team after camp, since his deal is non-guaranteed.
If they keep Landry, which of the Bucks do you think should go? Leave a comment to tell us.
Definitely need to cut Inglis before J.O.B. Inglis is a good guy and funny but he did not look all that good in summer league. I think he shot like 20% and averaged like 15 min.
Inglis will get cut. He’s a long way from being healthy enough to get minutes.
As much as I’d love to see Inglis come to form, I still think he’s far from where the Bucks want him to be at this point. I really like Jorge but still think he should be on a D-league roster. JOB is a decent big who still feels he can get it done and I think he’ll be a good one to keep stashed. Tough decision to make between Jorge and D-Slings
JOB is most definitely the one to be cut. Inglis missed all of last year with injury so they will give him some time to get his feet back under him. JOB is a dime a dozen big and inglis still has tons of potential as a defensive stopper. Easy decision if you ask me