2:53pm: Robbins’ two-way contract is now official, according to the transaction log at NBA.com.
1:52pm: The Bucks are making a change to their two-way players ahead of the regular season, with Shams Charania of ESPN reporting (via Twitter) that the team has decided to convert Liam Robbins‘ Exhibit 10 contract to a two-way deal while waiving big man Anzejs Pasecniks.
Robbins, a seven-foot center who played his college ball at Vanderbilt, was born in Wisconsin and grew up a Bucks fan, so he’ll be sticking with his hometown team after a solid preseason in which he averaged 4.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.5 blocks in 11.7 minutes per game across four outings.
Robbins missed part of his final college season in 2022/23 with a right leg fracture, which required surgery. A second surgical procedure was required this past January due to an issue with a plate that was inserted in his leg. But after a lost rookie season, he said this fall that he’s fully healthy and has no limitations.
A first-round pick in the 2017 draft, Pasecniks has only appeared in 28 total NBA regular season games – all with the Wizards – and has spent the past three seasons in Europe, playing for Real Betis (Spain), Metropolitans 92 (France) and Palencia (Spain). It remains to be seen whether he’ll head back overseas or if he’ll remain stateside and look to earn a shot with another NBA team.
Robbins joins Ryan Rollins and Stanley Umude as Milwaukee’s two-way players.