MARCH 4: Leonard has officially signed a new 10-day deal with the Bucks, according to NBA.com’s transaction log. It will run through March 13, making Leonard eligible for six more games.
MARCH 2: Veteran big man Meyers Leonard is signing a second consecutive 10-day contract with the Bucks, sources inform Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). The seven-foot center’s first 10-day deal will expire on Friday night.
Newly-anointed Eastern Conference coach of the month Mike Budenholzer had high praise for his new bench big, as Eric Nehm of The Athletic tweets.
“Just to bring his size and physicality, I think it’s an area that maybe the roster, is one of the things it doesn’t have and he fills that need and still has the ability to make threes and spread the court,” Budenholzer said, per Nehm. “He just has a lot of basketball characteristics that fit us. The human’s been great. He’s fit in quickly with the locker room.”
Leonard, a career 39.1% three-point shooter, signed his first 10-day deal with the Bucks late last month. Through four games, the 30-year-old is averaging 2.8 PPG and 2.0 RPG for Milwaukee. Those four contests represent the big man’s first NBA action since March 2021.
A combination of personal controversy and ankle and shoulder surgery recoveries have kept him sidelined in the intervening seasons. Leonard was flipped from the Heat to the Thunder after using an antisemitic slur during a video game live stream. Oklahoma City subsequently released him, and he had not been rostered since.
If this man sets a pick and YOU are unfortunate enough to run into it .. MERCY, you are in trouble
Averaging a double-double… good for him!
It’s time to get over the incident he had, two years ago now, and let the man play ball. Everyone has said something they regret, but hopefully they weren’t tried in the court of social media like Leonard was. I’m glad he’s getting a good look by the Bucks, and may catch on with them.
If you ever read anything on brewhoop, it’s double indemnity with the moderator. He already buried the guy within the first signing.God forbid a poster should have a controversial opinion there.
Rumor has it Dragic is signing with the Bucks today leaving one more spot. AJ Green moving up would be my preference. Nelens Noel would be good insurance. Stanley Johnson has been mentioned.
Tons of vets honest
Sounds like Thirty Point is mad because he got banned for being a d**k to all the writers.
You only feel that way because of his appearance. Fools still be bashing Isaiah Thomas cause he said “back up the brinks truck.” Standards.
great “buy low” move, he’ll get a contract for this year and next.
I think Golden State would’ve brought him in if it weren’t for his comments. With the Bay Area, you can’t be the first team to bring in a controversial guy . Same reason the Giants likely won’t bring in Trevor Bauer, despite his ability to help the team, it’s just not worth the reactions from fans.
However if I was running the Dubs on 2k I’d have cut Iggy and brought in Leonard months ago. Size, shooting, and enough athleticism to not be a complete liability in transition. I felt Nerlens Noel would’ve been an ideal fit as well due to his athleticism.
Kerr can not want traditional bigs and still need size, both statements can be true. They just prefer guys athletic enough to switch onto guards on defense and not be turnstiles if they’re targeted.
Same problem with Wiseman; Adebayo/Siakam are prototypical Dubs bigs, not a Gobert type.
Essentially, guys that would be 3’s or 4’s 15 years ago. Ben Simmons would be amazing, but he needs to let his ego walk out the door and realize he could be a top 5 center in the league if he didn’t mind bruising in the paint and doing the dirty work. Aside from Jokic and MAYBE Draymond, he’d have the best passing abilities. Thing is he might be the furthest thing from Dray mentally…but I’ve always wondered what Dray could’ve been if he was 6’9-6’10… probably average nearly a triple double a night, he’s already a lock for 7/7/7 a night, but if he had more height I feel he’d be like a thicc Magic Johnson lmao
They’d really have egg on their face if they sign him to the team and he turns out to by a Meyer Lemon.
Most people praise Leonard’s defense, but personally I find him offensive.