SEPTEMBER 26: Nwora has officially re-signed with the Bucks, the team announced today in a press release.
SEPTEMBER 25: The Bucks are bringing back restricted free agent small forward Jordan Nwora on a two-year, $6.2MM contract, agents Mark Bartelstein and George Roussakis tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
Nwora, 24, averaged 7.9 PPG, 3.6 RPG, and 1.0 APG, over 19.1 MPG, across 62 contests for the Bucks in 2021/22, including 13 starts. He posted shooting splits of .403/.348/.837 last year.
Nwora was selected with the No. 45 pick in 2020 out of Louisville. Though he played a relatively limited role with the club as a rookie, Nwora was a part of the team’s 2020/21 championship-winning roster.
During Bucks Media Day remarks to the press earlier today, team president Jon Horst alluded to the fact that Nwora was slated to join the team for the start of training camp Monday, tweets Jim Owzcarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The 6’8″ swingman will be the 15th player to receive a guaranteed 2022/23 salary from the Bucks, so the team’s regular season roster looks pretty much set.
There had been some uncertainty about whether Milwaukee would be willing to carry a 15th man into the regular season, since doing so will push the team’s salary further over the tax line. Unless a trade is coming before opening night, it appears the club is comfortable taking on that extra cost.
When he plays consistently, he’s not a horrible player. But when he gets in during games when he hasn’t played in awhile he rushes his shot and commits turnovers. Hopefully he can turn into a key contributor.
Jordan Nwora is good and can be a solid player. I can see him turning into a very solid 3 and D guy in the NBA. I’m glad they finally brought him back. Then they going to need him as insurance if Khris Middleton choose to leave Milwaukee in free agency for greener pastures.
Milwaukee has an extremely strong team. Brook Lopez is a big wildcard for them. Dominant with him. Very beatable without