The Milwaukee Bucks continue to make moves in what has been a busy offseason for the franchise. After adding a young player in Bryn Forbes from the San Antonio Spurs earlier Sunday, the Bucks have acquired another one in forward Torrey Craig, who was acquired by the team from the Denver Nuggets, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The terms of the deal have not yet been reported, but in acquiring the 29-year-old Craig, Bucks general manager John Horst continues to bolster his team's bench after the Bogdan Bogdanovic debacle put a damper on the offseason. Milwaukee has recovered by adding Craig, Forbes, D.J. Augustin and Bobby Portis in free agency. Pat Connaughton is also back on a new deal.
Craig went undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft and played for different teams in Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) before finding his way to the Nuggets three seasons later. He 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds in 18.5 minutes in 58 games in his third season in Denver, while shooting 46.1% from the field and 32.6% from 3-point range.
Craig, a product of USC Upstate, was part of the Denver team that overcame 3-1 deficits against the Utah Jazz in the first round and then the Los Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference Semifinals before losing in five games to the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
Now, Craig heads to the team that had the NBA's best record last season and will have back-to-back MVP and Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo leading them.
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