The Bucks are signing free agent wing Stanley Umude to a two-way contract, confirms Eric Nehm of The Athletic. Will Whitson of The Walk Pod first reported (via Twitter) that Umude was heading to Milwaukee.
A former Arkansas Razorback, Umude went undrafted in 2022 and spent the majority of his first pro season in the NBA G League with the Motor City Cruise, Detroit’s affiliate. He appeared in one game with the Pistons as a rookie in 2022/23 while on a 10-day contract.
Umude returned to the Pistons on an Exhibit 10 training camp deal last summer, receiving a promotion to a two-way contract just before the ’23/24 season opened. The 25-year-old played well in his limited minutes, averaging 5.2 points and 2.1 rebounds while shooting 45.3% in 24 games (12.8 minutes), earning another promotion to a two-year standard contract in February.
Umude sustained a fractured ankle in March, ending his ’23/24 season a few weeks early. The Pistons declined their minimum-salary team option on Umude a couple days ago, making him an unrestricted free agent.
While Umude has good size for a guard/forward and is known for playing hard, he has struggled with scoring efficiency with the Cruise over the past two seasons, seemingly making his (small sample size) NBA three-point percentage more of an aberration. Still, two-way contracts don’t count against the salary cap and Milwaukee needs help on the wing, so it’s a low-risk signing.
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