The Milwaukee Bucks continued to reshape their roster on Tuesday. They waived veteran forward Jon Leur, who had landed with the Bucks in a draft-day trade. Shams Charania broke the news via Twitter:
Sources: The Milwaukee Bucks have waived forward Jon Leuer.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 9, 2019
Leur is an eight-year NBA vet who played primarily as a rangy forward. He has played for five different franchises, including the Bucks in his rookie season. Last year, Leur played for the Detroit Pistons, averaging 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in only 9.8 minutes of playing time. He shot 58 percent from the field in 41 games.
Unfortunately for Leur, the Bucks have plenty of big man depth already. They re-signed Brook Lopez as well as signing his brother Robin. Nikola Mirotic departed to play overseas, but Ersan Ilyasova remained on the team, as well as D.J. Wilson. Additionally, star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will get minutes playing at both the power forward and the center spot.
It seems like the Bucks have their roster ready to make a deep playoff run yet again. After falling apart in the Eastern Conference Finals against the eventual champion Toronto Raptors, the Bucks will seek to prove that this team is capable of winning it all. They returned all of their key pieces besides Malcolm Brogdon and will bank on the fact that experience and continuity will take them to new heights.
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