Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton can become an unrestricted free agent after this season ends if he declines his 2019-20 player option with the team, and the Bucks intend to do everything they can to re-sign the swingman should he enter the open market, according to Vincent Goodwill of Yahoo Sports.
Middleton's player option for next year is worth $13 million, one which he will surely decline since he can make more money by hitting the open market. The Bucks feel that Middleton is the perfect Robin to star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
The Bucks feel Middleton can fill that role and should he opt out to hit free agency, a Bucks official told Yahoo Sports: “We’re gonna do everything we can to keep him.”
Half of the league will hit free agency in July, and Middleton will have plenty of suitors if he so chooses.
“I feel like over the years we’re building something special here, so I feel like there will be an opportunity for me to be here and win at the same time,” Middleton said. “If I feel like I have a chance to win somewhere else and do better things, I’ll look into that.”
In 27 games this season for the Bucks, Khris Middleton is averaging 17.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game while shooting 41.9 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from beyond the arc and 86.5 percent from the free-throw line.
Milwaukee enters Tuesday with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference at 20-9.
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