JULY 12, 10:20pm: The signing is official, according to a team press release.
JULY 1, 3:14pm: Free agent swingman Wesley Matthews has agreed to sign with the Bucks, league sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link). In a follow-up tweet, Wojnarowski says it’s a minimum-salary deal.
Matthews, 32, spent most of the last four years in Dallas, but was traded to the Knicks this past winter and was subsequently bought out. He finished the season in Indiana, averaging 10.9 PPG with a .369 3PT% in 23 games (all starts) for the Pacers down the stretch.
Joining the Bucks will represent a homecoming for Matthews, who attended high school in Madison, Wisconsin and played his college ball at Marquette.
According to Wojnarowski, the veteran free agent drew interest from a handful of contenders – ESPN’s Tim MacMahon (Twitter link) names the Rockets as one – but he’ll become part of a Milwaukee squad that was just two wins away from the NBA Finals this spring.
Although the Bucks lost Malcolm Brogdon to the Pacers early in free agency, they’ll acquire draft picks from Indiana by signing-and-trading Brogdon, and they’ve otherwise enjoyed plenty of success on the free agent market. Milwaukee is bringing back Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, and George Hill, and will add Robin Lopez with its room exception.
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Nice signing. Good shooter who provides depth.
So that’s why they traded Brodgon lol.
Kinda doubt they had all these dominoes lined up when they made the sign and trade, but it freed up a chunk of $$ that’s for sure
Why no figures…I need to know the FIGURES!
Vet minimum
Love it. We took Brogdon money(21mil) and put it towards Robin Lopez(5 mil) George hill resign(9 mil) and Wes Mathews 5 mil. 2 mil left over still ♂️
Plus the picks we got in the trade.
I really like brogdon but I think in both the short term and long run the sign and trade was the best thing that could happen.
I think they overpaid for hill and robin … and would have been better off with Brogdon and getting a player like chandler or faried.
RobinL is worth more than 5! Hill and Mathews were the overpays. And Middleton I guess but they had to with him.
Correction they said Mathews is in on the minimum. So another good deal.
Bucks feared bench just got even deeper.
Terrific signing for the Bucks.