SEPTEMBER 22: The signing is official, per the Bucks.
AUGUST 13: Shooting guard Shabazz Muhammad has agreed to re-sign with the Bucks, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports tweets. It’s a deal that will allow him to compete for a roster spot during training camp, Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets.
Muhammad played 11 games with Milwaukee last season after getting bought out by the Timberwolves. Muhammad also appeared in four postseason games with Milwaukee.
He averaged 5.0 PPG in 9.7 MPG while playing in a combined 43 regular-season games for those teams. Muhammad has averaged 9.0 PPG and 2.8 RPG in 17.2 MPG over 278 career NBA games.
Muhammad will join a crowd at shooting guard that includes Tony Snell, Malcolm Brogdon and Donte DiVincenzo, though he could also play some small forward.
The Bucks already had 14 players with guaranteed contracts, four with non- or partially-guaranteed deals, and two on two-way pacts, so they’ll need to trade or waive someone to officially sign Muhammad. They also used up their mid-level and bi-annual exceptions on other free agents.
I remember when Muhammed was the top ranked high school player in his class. Last season he held out with Minnesota trying to get a big contract and had to settle for the minimum. Times change.
He needs to add defense to his game to earn playing time in any team. It’s hard to watch him play, seems like he has effort for offensive rebounds and going left and that’s it.
So was Da’shawn Hand, Harry Giles…
Harry Giles has also been stricken by injuries. Shabazz Muhammed has been stricken by not playing defense while having a limited offensive game.
Too early to say that about Harry Giles.
He was offered 40 million 2 years ago now he’s has to fight for a roster spot smh.
I loved him last year. Glad he’s back. Players like him save seasons when injuries unfortunately happen. Guess that’s the end of the road for Jason Terry in Milwaukee lol
I hope he can get a chance in Milwaukee, always good to see a guy that can score, at the end of the day I go to watch BBall because I like high scoring games with plenty of buckets, so Muhammad is the right type of player.
He can’t play dead, and has a bad attitude. I wouldn’t want him on my team if he paid them.