8:38pm: The Bucks and Sixers have each put out a press release officially confirming the deal.
12:43pm: The Bucks are acquiring Patrick Beverley from the Sixers, he announced (via Twitter). Philadelphia will receive Cameron Payne and Milwaukee’s 2027 second-round pick, according to reports from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN and Shams Charania of The Athletic (All Twitter links).
Both players are on expiring minimum-salary contracts, so neither the Bucks nor the 76ers will have financial commitments to the veteran guards beyond this season.
The Bucks have reportedly been scouring the trade market in search of help on the defensive end. The team is currently 33-18, but Milwaukee ranks just 18th in the league in defense.
Beverley, 35, is a three-time All-Defensive team member, and while he’s no longer in his prime, he still ranks as a positive contributor on that end. It’s worth noting that Beverley previously played under new Bucks head coach Doc Rivers while they were employed by the Clippers.
As Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel tweets, sending out a defensive-minded veteran like Beverley might mean Philadelphia is confident about signing Kyle Lowry via buyout. Lowry is currently on the Hornets after being traded by the Heat.
Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports reported (via Twitter) on Thursday afternoon that Milwaukee was looking at Jazz guard Kris Dunn and Pelicans wing Naji Marshall to improve its defense. Perhaps the asking price for Dunn was too steep, and the Bucks decided to pivot to Beverley.
Payne, 29, is a former lottery pick who didn’t find much success over his first four seasons, but he resurrected his NBA career after a solid multiyear stint with Phoenix. Payne was traded to San Antonio in the offseason, waived, and then signed a one-year deal with Milwaukee. He has averaged 6.2 points and 2.3 assists while shooting 39.7% from three-point range in 47 games this season (14.9 minutes).
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Now AJ Green to Atlanta for Wesley Matthews
2nd round pick means something
It could be Jokic
Morey going to Morey
killian hayes got releases
Bev will bring toughness and light a fire when needed but he doesn’t bring much else these days. Of course, Payne wasn’t bringing much either.
Definitely an improvement from cam Payne
Yeah Bev did have a 20+pt game this season. Cam hasn’t in awhile.
There are other tough-nosed guards they could have tried to acquire while not having to add this POS to the roster.
I know Bev had beef with everyone but I remember him and Dame had one. Who knows, he seemed to fix things with Russ.
Useless trade – the oldest team (with basically no future draft picks to speak of) trades for an old, over the hill guard who can no longer defend.
Mr 94 feet
Best part about this trade is that Bevs broke the news on his own trade on Twitter before Woj or Shams.
They kept everyone that matters; I was worried they’d lose Bobby or Marjon. Will it make a difference? Maybe? If toughness was what was missing, then yes.
Sixers signaling they’re ready for Springer to take on a bigger workload, I reckon.
In Boston?
As disfunctional as the Philly front office is, not even I could foresee them crapping the bed and shipping Springer out for peanuts. Dude just clamped up Curry yesterday, yet today he’s only worth a second rounder. Wow.
What is it with Philly and second rounds? Exit time, again.
how do you cure a volatile locker room with a coach already fired? Pat Bev? LOL… this is why teams like the Bucks are always in the lottery outside of small windows right here. I hope they now realize what mistakes were made in fired Bud and trading for Dame…. neither made the team better
They definitely have regressed this year. It was a terrible move letting Coach Bud and bringing in a rookie coach and removing him mid season with Doc who has won only championship in his coaching career. This team is getting old and being run by the Greek Freak. I don’t think they have a 1st round pick for 5 years.
I think Morey did a tremendous job today
I am not kidding Trader Mo’ wins again