After part of 12 seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks decided to move on from Khris Middleton when they traded him to the Washington Wizards (last week). The 2021 NBA

It will be difficult for the Bucks, who have salary cap restraints, to make a big splash before the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

For starters, that means they can’t aggregate salaries in a trade. No package deals, no three-for-one swaps. Any deal they make has to be a straight-up, one-for-one swap. That’s a nightmare for a team that desperately needs roster upgrades.

The Bucks made a couple of moves at the trade deadline in hopes that it made their superstar happy. Did they make him happy enough?

The Milwaukee Bucks community expected to end this week wrestling with the the end of Khris Middleton’s time in cream and green. In the weeks preceding the trade deadline, Middleton was transitioned to a bench role where he showed some promise before the wheels fell off again last week in a pair of scoreless performances.

Let's check out the Milwaukee Bucks' new starting lineup and depth chart following the 2025 NBA trade deadline.

Kyle Kuzma was recently traded from the Washington Wizards to the Milwaukee Bucks. The 2020 NBA Champion had spent part of four seasons with Washington. On Monday night, Kuzma played his third game for the Bucks.

Khris Middleton, a man whose No. 22 jersey may hang in the rafters of Fiserv Forum someday, wrote a farewell message to Milwaukee Friday.

Khris Middleton thanked the Milwaukee Bucks for his time with the organization following his trade to the Washington Wizards. Middleton gave a shoutout to the Bucks and their fans in an Instagram post on Friday.

Khris Middleton will soon debut with his new team, the Washington Wizards. After spending over a decade with the Milwaukee Bucks, the Bucks shockingly traded Middleton at the NBA trade deadline. Before Middleton’s upcoming debut in D.