The Bucks have requested waivers on a pair of forwards, according to Charles F. Gardner of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who reports that the team is parting ways with Johnny O’Bryant and Damien Inglis.
Both O’Bryant and Inglis were selected by Milwaukee early in the second round of the 2014 draft, but neither player developed into a major contributor for the Bucks. Of the two, O’Bryant saw the court more often, averaging 13.0 minutes per game in 66 contests last season. He averaged 3.0 PPG, 2.7 RPG, and 0.5 APG. Ingles, meanwhile, made his NBA debut in 2015/16, appearing in 20 games and playing sparingly in those contests.
Both players had been on the Bucks’ books for minimum salaries worth $980,431 in 2016/17. Those salaries were set to become guaranteed later this week if O’Bryant and Inglis had remained on the roster.
By waiving the duo, Milwaukee opens up a couple extra roster spots, and creates a small amount of cap room (less than $1MM in total). Not including this year’s draftees, Thon Maker and Malcolm Brogdon, the Bucks now have eight players under contract for next season, plus a qualifying offer out to RFA Miles Plumlee.
Hope J.O.B. finds a new home!
Kinda bummed with this news. Was hoping the Bucks would give them 1 more year before they decided to cut them loose. Hopefully they find new teams. JOB has the look of a Brandon Bass (another LSU alum), just needs more playing time and to play more consistently. Inglis may have a harder time finding a team, since the one thing he lacks that a lot of teams want is a consistent 3pt shot, but he’s young and already has good defensive instincts. Maybe Blazers, Spurs or Nets give him a shot.
Surprised, but I get it. With plumlee in the mix still for resigning him that was 13 players. That left 2 spots. It’s no secret we are one of the most talented young teams in the league and can be anywhere from low playoff time this year, to winning a playoff series or two. Those 4 spots now can go towards those veteran leadership that can put these young future allstars over the top. Zaza, ersan and Dudley are nothing special but we over achieved because they knew how to win and knew their role.