<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/new-york-knicks/sources-knicks-offseason-giannis-trade-bucks-kyle-kuzma-wrinkle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sources: Knicks’ offseason Giannis trade talks involved Bucks offer with Kyle Kuzma wrinkle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Knicks-offseason-Giannis-trade-talks-involved-Bucks-offer-with-Kyle-Kuzma-wrinkle-.jpg"></figure><h1>Sources: Knicks’ offseason Giannis trade talks involved Bucks offer with Kyle Kuzma wrinkle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-03T14:43:24-08:00">December 3rd, 2:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T07:53:10-08:00">December 4th, 7:53am</time><address><a>Kris Pursiainen</a>Kris Pursiainen is an Associate Editor for all sports based in the NJ/NYC area. Kris brings several years of experience reporting on and writing about professional teams to the table. With experience all over the country as a New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Mets, Super Bowl LVIII, and Big East beat reporter, Kris has been breaking news and reporting on the NBA, NFL, MLB, and college basketball landscapes for years. Kris is a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Knicks’ exclusive offseason negotiating window for Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated headlines ahead of the 2025-26 season. Antetokounmpo’s recent dissatisfaction with the Milwaukee Bucks is reportedly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-starts-talk-possible-trade">nearing a boiling point</a>. A resolution regarding a potential trade request is expected <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47191857/sources-giannis-antetokounmpo-bucks-discussing-future" rel="noopener">in the coming weeks,</a> per ESPN.</p><p>Little is known about what specifically unfolded in the Knicks’ exclusive window, aside from the obvious lack of a deal. Sources familiar with the situation tell ClutchPoints that trade talks between the teams included Milwaukee submitting a trade proposal to New York that involved both Antetokounmpo and forward Kyle Kuzma.</p><p>The Knicks’ level of interest in that particular deal is unknown. The Bucks discussing a trade involving both their superstar and Kuzma can, however, narrow down the options for what the rest of that proposed trade may have looked like.</p><p>At the time, New York was unable to take back more salary than they were sending out because they were over the first apron of the salary cap. That limits what the return for both forwards could have been, removing one intriguing trio of players from the realm of possibility.</p><p>With Antetokounmpo and Kuzma both heading to the Knicks in the offseason proposal, the team would have been unable to send all three of OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, and Mitchell Robinson in return. Several other combinations of players would have worked at the time, though, despite the two Bucks alone combining for over $76.5 million of cap-hit salary this season.</p><h2><b>Knicks’ pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo grows complex in-season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/sources-knicks-offseason-giannis-trade-talks-bucks-kyle-kuzma-wrinkle.jpg"><figcaption>New York; Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo during the second half against the Knicks. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One other complication did arise from a separate offseason transaction: the extension of Mikal Bridges. Knicks president Leon Rose followed through on his 2024 trade for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/new-york-knicks/knicks-news-mikal-bridges-150-million-contract-extension">Bridges with a four-year, $150 million extension</a> in July. That removed Bridges from any possible trades through January 31, just one week before the 2026 trade deadline. New York could not deal Bridges in August, when the offseason negotiating window was reportedly open.</p><p>That recently signed restriction also complicates any in-season pursuit of Antetokounmpo by the Knicks. Unless the superstar and both teams are willing to wait until January 31, 2026, to send a deal through, Bridges cannot be part of it.</p><p>If Antetokounmpo’s discussions with the Bucks do result in a trade request, the 30-year-old superstar is expected to dictate terms. He will <a href="https://x.com/krispursiainen/status/1996310304142041379?s=20" rel="noopener">tell his front office where he wants to play</a>. Milwaukee will be “trying to make the best deal possible with that team,” per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.</p><p>The Knicks’ acquisition of Antetokounmpo hinges on the 2021 Finals MVP still only wanting to be dealt to New York. Other teams, unsurprisingly, have interest. And despite the reported “exclusive negotiating window” in August, that “will not be the case moving forward,” per Shams Charania.</p><p>Antetokounmpo’s contract has a player option for the 2027-28 season. Telling the Bucks that he won’t extend with any team other than the Knicks immediately renders the lack of an exclusive window meaningless. 28 other NBA teams would surely have interest in trading for one of the league’s best players at the right price. The ball is in Antetokounmpo’s court to decide which team he’s shooting for next.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sources: Knicks’ offseason Giannis trade talks involved Bucks offer with Kyle Kuzma wrinkle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/nba-rumors-bucks-due-diligence-zach-lavine-trade-kyle-kuzma-twist');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Bucks doing ‘due diligence’ on Zach LaVine trade, with a Kyle Kuzma twist');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kyle-Kuzma-and-Zach-LaVine.jpg"><figcaption>Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Bucks doing ‘due diligence’ on Zach LaVine trade, with a Kyle Kuzma twist</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-26T07:18:44-08:00">November 26th, 7:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-26T07:18:44-08:00">November 26th, 7:18am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are on a five-game losing streak, and one of the main reasons is that they’ve been without <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-injury-update-heat-clash">Giannis Antetokounmpo, as he’s sidelined due to injury</a>. It’s not certain when he’ll return, but it may need to be sooner rather than later, as the Bucks can continue to slide in the standings.</p><p>That has led the Bucks to look around the league for trade options, and Zach LaVine is <a href="https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/nba/2025/11/26/title-nba-intel-ja-morant-timberwolves-kings-celtics/87477567007/" rel="noopener">one of the names</a> that has popped up, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.</p><p>“The Milwaukee Bucks have conducted background due diligence on LaVine and others around the league, as usual, sources told HoopsHype,” Scotto wrote. “However, nothing is imminent as Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo nears a return from a low-grade adductor strain.</p><p>“Should Milwaukee’s interest in LaVine become more serious, it’s worth noting that Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma and Kings Governor Vivek Ranadive both invested in a new women’s professional sports venture called Major League Volleyball, and Kuzma has been linked to the Kings via trade rumors for several seasons.”</p><p>Kuzma has been up and down for the Bucks this season, so it would make sense if they wanted to find a more consistent option. Both Kuzma and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-deaaron-fox-trade-spurs-zach-lavine-kings">LaVine were traded last season</a>, and it would be another season where they’re shipped off if a deal comes to fruition.</p><p>The Bucks have also kept tabs on Anfernee Simons from the Boston Celtics, according to Scotto. The Celtics could still be looking to get below the luxury tax line, and trading Simons could do it for them.</p><p>At this point, it’s obvious that the Bucks are open to improving their roster, especially when thinking about the future of Antetokounmpo. He noted that he’s committed to the team now, but that can change as the season continues. If they keep losing, he could instantly have a change of heart.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Bucks doing ‘due diligence’ on Zach LaVine trade, with a Kyle Kuzma twist

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kyle-kuzma-playing-pistons-injury-report');   ga('set', 'title', 'Is Kyle Kuzma playing tonight? Bucks vs. Pistons injury report');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kyle-Kuzma-warms-up-before-a-Bucks-game-in-2025.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Is Kyle Kuzma playing tonight? Bucks vs. Pistons injury report</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-22T10:00:08-08:00">November 22nd, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-22T10:04:12-08:00">November 22nd, 10:04am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are hosting the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night. However, the Bucks are dealing with some injury trouble. Kyle Kuzma is among the players listed on the injury report, so is he playing tonight vs. the Pistons?</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kyle-kuzma-downgraded-injury-report-cavs">Kuzma has dealt with injury trouble at times this season</a>. He is currently dealing with an illness.</p><p>Here’s everything we know about Kyle Kuzma’s status for tonight’s game vs. the Pistons.</p><p><b><i>Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (</i></b><a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408" rel="sponsored noopener"><b><i>Get Access | Save $30</i></b></a><i>)</i><b><i>*</i></b></p><h2><b>Kyle Kuzma’s injury status vs. Pistons</b></h2><p>Kuzma <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-11-22_12PM.pdf" rel="noopener">is listed</a> on the NBA injury report as questionable due to the aforementioned illness.</p><p>The Bucks are hoping to upset a talented Pistons team on Saturday night. Detroit currently leads the Eastern Conference with a 13-2 record, while Milwaukee is in 10th place at 8-8 overall.</p><p>With Giannis Antetokounmpo already being ruled out because of a left adductor strain, the Bucks have serious questions heading into the contest. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/detroit-pistons/are-jaden-ivey-tobias-harris-playing-tonight-pistons-vs-bucks-injury-report">Pistons have some injury uncertainty</a> as well, however.</p><p>As for the question of if Kyle Kuzma is playing tonight, the answer is maybe.</p><h2><b>Bucks’ injury report</b></h2><p>The Bucks have five players listed on Saturday’s injury report.</p><ul><li>Kyle Kuzma (illness): Questionable</li><li>Giannis Antetokounmpo (left adductor strain): Out</li><li>Kevin Porter Jr. (right knee meniscus surgery): Out</li><li>Taurean Prince (neck surgery): Out</li><li>Alex Antetokounmpo (G League two-way): Out</li></ul><h2><b>Pistons’ injury report</b></h2><p>The Pistons have seven players on the injury report.</p><ul><li>Tobias Harris (right ankle sprain): Questionable</li><li>Jaden Ivey (return to competition reconditioning): Questionable</li><li>Bobi Klintman (left ankle sprain): Out</li><li>Marcus Sasser (right hip impingement): Out</li><li>Isaac Jones (G League on assignment): Out</li><li>Wendell Moore Jr. (G League two-way): Out</li><li>Tolu Smith (G League two-way): Out</li></ul><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Is Kyle Kuzma playing tonight? Bucks vs. Pistons injury report

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-kyle-kuzma-showcase-incredible-potential-vs-hornets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyle Kuzma showcase incredible potential vs. Hornets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Bucks-forward-Kyle-Kuzma-18-and-forward-Giannis-Antetokounmpo-34.jpg"><figcaption>© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyle Kuzma showcase incredible potential vs. Hornets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-14T22:37:49-08:00">November 14th, 10:37pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-14T22:37:49-08:00">November 14th, 10:37pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks did not enter the 2025-26 season with much fanfare surrounding them. After all, they reeked of desperation with the way they waived and stretched Damian Lillard’s contract just to bring Myles Turner — a good, but not game-changing player — aboard. But Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to play at an MVP level, and his teammates are stepping up. As a result, they have moved to 8-5 on the season — with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-doc-rivers-reveals-milwaukee-overcame-shot-deficit-beat-hornets-ot">their 147-134 win over the Charlotte Hornets</a> giving them their eighth victory of the new campaign.</p><p>A rotating cast of teammates has stepped up alongside Antetokounmpo. Ryan Rollins has made the starting point guard role his, while Kyle Kuzma is undergoing a bit of a renaissance. Kuzma, who started the season on a bench role, appears to have awoken. On Friday night, he put up 29 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists — leading Milwaukee <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1989541947686478173" rel="noopener">in scoring</a> even over Antetokounmpo, who finished with 25 points, seven rebounds, and 18 assists.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks take down the Hornets in an OT THRILLER to move to 8-5 🦌🍿</p><p>Giannis:<br>25 points<br>7 rebounds <br>18 assists </p><p>Kyle Kuzma:<br>29 points <br>10 rebounds <br>5 assists <a href="https://t.co/3VYLkfepj9">pic.twitter.com/3VYLkfepj9</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1989541947686478173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Kuzma’s stock had been falling gradually over the past year or so, so this is a welcome sign for the Bucks, especially when they traded franchise legend Khris Middleton just to bring him over.</p><p>This is without a doubt <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kyle-kuzma-injury-update-raptors-game">Kuzma’s best game as a Bucks player</a>. He shot nearly 65 percent from the field and was very much locked in on the boards. With Milwaukee being an Antetokounmpo-centric team now that the squad no longer has another All-Star-caliber player, these contributions from role players like Kuzma are invaluable and are just exactly what the Bucks need to be excel in the weakened East.</p><h2><b>Defense is a major concern for the Bucks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-Myles-Turner-keep-comments-clean-after-loss-to-Kings.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Allowing 134 points in a single game is not necessarily an indicator of bad defense, although that number can look very unseemly. But the Bucks did not provide much resistance against the Hornets on Friday, particularly from the perimeter. Miles Bridges and Kon Knueppel both lit them up for 32 points apiece, and if it weren’t for their explosion during overtime, Milwaukee would have lost an NBA Cup game they should have won.</p><p>At the very least, the Bucks still got the job done. They’re the reigning NBA Cup champion for a reason, and they are going to do their best to defend that crown of theirs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyle Kuzma showcase incredible potential vs. Hornets

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He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-makes-nba-history-60-30-10-stats-two-games">Milwaukee Bucks are looking to keep their win streak to start the 2025-26 season</a> alive as they visit the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. But if the Bucks hope to go 3-0 to start the year, they are probably going to have to do so short-handed. Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma popped up on the team’s injury report against the Cavs with a change in his previous status.</p><p>Kyle Kuzma was <a href="https://x.com/Bucks/status/1982493242345259462">officially downgraded to doubtful</a> against the Cavs on the Bucks injury report, the team announced. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kyle-kuzma-injury-update-raptors-game">Kuzma was originally listed as questionable</a> due to an ankle injury. He suffered the injury early in the fourth quarter of the Bucks’ win against the Toronto Raptors on Friday, and did not return to the game. Kuzma went up to contest a shot and came down awkwardly on his ankle.</p><p>Kuzma completed his first full training camp and preseason with the Bucks after being acquired in a trade last season in the same deal that shipped Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards. Kuzma was solid for the Bucks after the trade, but suffered a thumb injury during their opening round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers that limited his production. The Bucks would lose that series in five games.</p><p>Following the trade, Kuzma appeared in 32 games at a little over 31 minutes per game. He averaged 14.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists with splits of 45.5 percent shooting from the field, 33.3 percent shooting from the three-point line and 66.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>Through the Bucks’ first two games of the season, Kuzma had been averaging 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocked shots with splits of 60 percent shooting from the field and 100 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>Kuzma is now in his ninth season in the NBA after being selected with the No. 27 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. He played his first four seasons in the league with the Los Angeles Lakers, playing a key role in the team’s 2020 championship run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Kuzma downgraded on injury report vs. Cavs

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He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks have started the 2025-26 season at 2-0, with wins over the Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors. The Bucks’ next game is Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, and it’s possible they could be short-handed after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kyle-kuzma-exits-raptors-game-ankle-injury">Kyle Kuzma left the Raptors game due to an ankle injury</a>.</p><p>Kyle Kuzma is <a href="https://x.com/eric_nehm/status/1982175171638153476" rel="noopener">officially listed as questionable</a> on the Bucks’ injury report for their game against the Cavaliers, as per Eric Nehm of The Athletic. Kuzma suffered the ankle injury early in the fourth quarter of the Bucks’ win against the Raptors, and he was forced to leave the game.</p><p>Kuzma went up to contest a shot and landed awkwardly on his ankle. He exited the game, and Rivers said he suffered a sprain, as per Nehm.</p><p>“A sprain, not a bad one,” Rivers said. “Actually tried to do some running and then they just pulled him out. Probably day-to-day.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-khris-middleton-wizards-kyle-kuzma-trade">Kuzma was initially acquired by the Bucks in a trade</a> during last season’s deadline in the same deal that saw Khris Middleton dealt to the Washington Wizards. Kuzma appeared in 33 games for the Bucks after the trade at a little over 31 minutes per game.</p><p>He averaged 14.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists with splits of 45.5 percent shooting from the field, 33.3 percent shooting from the three-point line and 66.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>During the Bucks’ opening round playoff elimination against the Indiana Pacers, Kuzma suffered a thumb injury that caused his regular season production to drop. He averaged only 5.8 points during the series to go along with 2.2 rebounds in a little over 20 minutes of play. He shot 34.3 percent from the field, 20 percent from the three-point line and 50 percent from the free-throw line.</p><p>Through the Bucks’ first two games of the season, Kuzma is averaging 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocked shots with splits of 60 percent shooting from the field and 100 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Kuzma’s crucial injury update after leaving Raptors game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kyle-kuzma-exits-raptors-game-ankle-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma exits Raptors game with ankle injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kyle-Kuzma.jpg"><figcaption>Gerry Angus-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma exits Raptors game with ankle injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T18:08:12-07:00">October 24th, 6:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T18:32:31-07:00">October 24th, 6:32pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Kuzma suffered an injury during Friday night’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/is-bucks-giannis-playing-tonight-vs-raptors-latest-injury-update">matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors</a>.</p><p>Kuzma had his second season with the Bucks go underway on Wednesday. He began his Milwaukee stint after the team acquired him from the Washington Wizards in exchange for Khris Middleton.</p><p>He came off the bench in this matchup, playing 18 minutes before sustaining the injury. It took place in the first minute of the fourth quarter, as he landed on an opposing player’s foot and limped his way to the locker room. NBA insider Brett Siegel later reported that the veteran forward will <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1981884689028681983" rel="noopener">miss the remainder of the game</a>.</p><p>“Bucks say Kyle Kuzma has a left ankle sprain and will miss the remainder of tonight’s game against the Raptors,” Siegel wrote.</p><p>Kuzma ended the night with eight points, three rebounds and a steal on 4-of-5 shooting from the field.</p><h2><b>How Bucks played against Raptors despite Kyle Kuzma injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Kyle-Kuzma-exits-Raptors-game-with-ankle-injury1.jpg"><figcaption>Gerry Angus-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite the injury to Kyle Kuzma, the Bucks locked in down the stretch to hold off the Raptors and secure the 122-116 road win.</p><p>It was a back-and-forth affair between the two sides. Milwaukee landed the opening punch in the first quarter before Toronto fired back in the second period. The contest remained going into the fourth quarter as both squads were even at 86 apiece. However, the visitors outscored the hosts 36-30 in the last 12 minutes to escape with the victory.</p><p>Rebounding and 3-point shooting made the difference in this matchup. The Bucks prevailed in both categories, securing 51 rebounds while making 14 3-pointers. It wasn’t the same for the Raptors, grabbing 41 rebounds while knocking down 11 triples.</p><p>Five players scored in double-digits on Milwaukee’s behalf. Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated with a stat line of 31 points, 20 rebounds, seven assists, and a block. He shot 11-of-14 overall, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc, and 7-of-12 from the free-throw line. Cole Anthony had a standout display off the bench with 23 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Gary Trent Jr. came next with 20 points and four assists, Ryan Rollins had 13 points and five rebounds, while Bobby Portis provided 11 points and eight rebounds.</p><p>The Bucks will look forward to their next matchup, being on the road. They face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma exits Raptors game with ankle injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/los-angeles-lakers/lebron-james-reunites-with-kyle-kuzma-in-winnie-harlow-photos');   ga('set', 'title', 'LeBron James reunites with Kyle Kuzma in Winnie Harlow photos');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/LeBron-James-reunites-with-Kyle-Kuzma-in-Winnie-Harlow-photos.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James reunites with Kyle Kuzma in Winnie Harlow photos</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-10T09:49:20-07:00">August 10th, 9:49am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-10T09:49:20-07:00">August 10th, 9:49am</time><address><a>Autumn Hawkins</a>Autumn Hawkins is an Associate Entertainment Editor at ClutchPoints. She enjoys writing about music, lifestyle, film, and television. When she's not writing, she is trying the newest makeup trend, reading a romance novel, or planning her next trip. She is also a proud member of the BeyHive.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>LeBron James is enjoying his offseason while spending some time with his wife, Savannah James, and his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate, Kyle Kuzma, and his fiancée, Winnie Harlow.</p><p>The couples were spotted in St. Tropez with Kuzma and Harlow as the supermodel shared a black-and-white snapshot of them all.</p><p>“Leo Euro,” Harlow captioned the post, referring to her and Kuzma’s star signs as well as the current zodiac season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNGBN9liK0B/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNGBN9liK0B/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by ♔Winnie Harlow♔ (@winnieharlow)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The NBA stars were teammates for three seasons and won a championship together in 2020. Kuzma now plays for the Milwaukee Bucks.</p><p>It’s unclear when the photo was taken but it has since gone viral following LeBron’s absence from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/lakers-news-how-lebron-james-congratulated-luka-doncic-contract-extension" rel="noopener">Luka Doncic’s press conference</a> when he agreed to a three-year, $165 million extension on Saturday. Unlike Doncic, LeBron has not signed a contract extension, making him a free agent in the summer of 2026.</p><p>LeBron has also been at the center of trade rumors with his future with the Lakers seemingly up in the air. The four-time NBA champion was seen about both Cavaliers and old Clippers training facilities. His agent, Rich Paul, also made a<a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45608010/lebron-james-picks-526m-option-monitoring-lakers-moves" rel="noopener"> striking claim</a> about LeBron’s future with the Lakers.</p><p>“LeBron wants to compete for a championship,” Paul told ESPN last month. “He knows the Lakers are building for the future. He understands that, but he values a realistic chance of winning it all. We are very appreciative of the partnership that we’ve had for eight years with Jeanie [Buss] and Rob [Pelinka] and consider the Lakers as a critical part of his career.</p><p>“We understand the difficulty in winning now while preparing for the future. We do want to evaluate what’s best for LeBron at this stage in his life and career. He wants to make every season he has left count, and the Lakers understand that, are supportive and want what’s best for him.”</p><p>LeBron currently is in a two year contract, worth $101.3 million, with a player option for the second year with the Lakers. The contract has a no-trade clause as well.</p><p>While it’s possible that LeBron could go to another team for the 2026-27 season, retiring is also an option as he had been in the NBA for 22 seasons thus far. Lakers GM Rob Pelinka shared that it would be “great” for the NBA icon to retire as a Laker.</p><p>“All the interactions we’ve had with LeBron and his camp, Rich Paul in particular, have been very positive and supportive,” Pelinka said when asked if he expects LeBron to end his career with the Lakers. “Very professional and Rich has been great. The dialogue with him has been open and constant.</p><p>“In terms of LeBron’s career, I think the No. 1 thing we have to do there is respect he and his family’s decision in terms of how long he’s going to play. I think that’s first and foremost. We want to respect his ability to come up with his timetable and that’s really important. If he had the chance to retire as a Laker, that would be great.”</p><p>The Lakers <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45927979/rockets-thunder-warriors-lakers-open-season" rel="noopener">kick off their 2025-26 season</a> will reportedly be on Oct. 21 against the Golden State Warriors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

LeBron James reunites with Kyle Kuzma in Winnie Harlow photos

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She enjoys writing about music, lifestyle, film, and television. When she's not writing, she is trying the newest makeup trend, reading a romance novel, or planning her next trip. She is also a proud member of the BeyHive.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Kyle Kuzma is making the most of his offseason while he celebrates his birthday alongside his fiancée, Winnie Harlow.</p><p>The newly engaged couple share birthdays close to one another, with the Milwaukee Bucks star celebrating his 30th birthday on the 24th and the supermodel’s 31st birthday on the 27th. In photos obtained by TMZ, the couple was all smiles as they enjoyed their seemingly<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/31/winnie-harlow-bikini-yacht-kyle-kuzma/" rel="noopener"> joint birthday celebration</a> on a yacht.</p><p>The couple was surrounded by friends dressed for the occasion. The supermodel looked stunning as she showed off her tan bathing suit, and Kuzma opted for yellow shorts with a matching yellow bucket hat.</p><p>The model showed off another <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMyBypAin9v/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1" rel="noopener">pink-themed birthday celebration</a> on her Instagram as a room was decorated with pink balloons and flowers.</p><p>“Happy Birthday to me,” the America’s Top Model alum began. “Thank you so much to everyone who sent messages, love, gifts, flowers, calls! I greatly appreciate every thought and well wish! I haven’t had the best phone service, but haven’t lacked in experiences!”</p><p>The model went on to share what she is looking forward to in her 31st year of life.</p><p>“This birthday has been one of awakening. Refresh and renew. When God is calling you to greater purpose he must challenge you. A diamond doesn’t shine by just being, it glistens after being ground and buffed. Your path to enlightenment is an unpredictable unpaved OVERtaking that leads to your destiny. Thank you God for holding my hand on this journey. To many more years of life, love and good health, cheers to this beautiful 31, sending you lots of love and blessings, I hope this year is beautiful for you too,” she wrote.</p><p>The post featured photos of Harlow with Kuzma laughing as well as shots of their friends and some snapshots of herself in her pink attire.</p><h2>Kyle Kuzma and Winnie Harlow get engaged</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Kyle-Kuzma-proposes-to-longtime-girlfriend-Winnie-Harlow.jpg"></figure><p>The pair began dating during the height of the pandemic in April 2020. The couple briefly split in 2021, but they<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/wizards-news-kyle-kuzma-splits-with-supermodel-gf-winnie-harlow-after-trade-from-lakers" rel="noopener"> got back together later that year.</a> After five years together, Kuzma decided to get down on one knee to propose to Harlow. They went on a trip to Turks and Caicos and decorated the private plane with balloons, champagne, roses, and chocolates. The engagement occurred over Valentine’s Day weekend which they spoke to Vogue about their <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/winnie-harlow-kyle-kuzma-engagement-turks-and-caicos" rel="noopener">special moment. </a></p><p>“For a split second in my head I thought, ‘This would be so cute if this was an engagement,’ ” Harlow recalled to the outlet. “But I’m also not the type of person who wants to guess or wants to spoil a surprise. So it just was a fleeting thought in my head.”</p><p>Kuzma told the outlet that he was planning the proposal for six months and spent six months designing the ring.</p><p>“I never really asked her what type of ring she liked or anything,” he says. “I just wanted to draw a picture of what I felt resembled her—something that was elegant, but very timeless and simplistic at the same time.”</p><p>As of now, the couple have not revealed when exactly they will be tying the knot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kyle Kuzma, Winnie Harlow turn heads with birthday festivities on yacht

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-kyle-kuzma-damian-lillards-jersey-number');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma takes Damian Lillard’s jersey number');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Damian-Lillard-reacts-to-a-play.jpg"><figcaption>Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma takes Damian Lillard’s jersey number</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-29T10:31:32-07:00">July 29th, 10:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-29T10:31:32-07:00">July 29th, 10:31am</time><address><a>Rishav Bhat</a>Rishav is a seasoned NBA and sports journalist and editor with over seven years of experience working for reputed organizations. A novelist first and foremost, he has written three fiction books. His high threshold of knowledge combined with his writing skills gives him the ability to write uniquely insightful pieces across basketball, soccer, cricket, lawn tennis, eSports, and a variety of other sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks fans are going to take some time to come to terms with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/10-best-stories-behind-an-nba-players-jersey-number-ranked">Damian Lillard’s exit from the franchise</a>. After two tumultuous seasons that resulted in only reasonable individual success and had multiple injury layoffs, Dame’s remaining contract, worth over $113 million, was stretched by the Bucks over five years.</p><p>However, for Kyle Kuzma and the rest of the roster, it is as if Lillard was never even a Buck. The 30-year-old forward is set to wear No. 0 for the Milwaukee Bucks next season, the number most recently worn by Damian Lillard <a href="https://x.com/EtienneCatalan/status/1950227316761907410" rel="noopener">before his dramatic departure</a>, per Etienne Catalan.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kyle Kuzma (<a href="https://twitter.com/kylekuzma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kylekuzma</a>) is switching from No. 18 to No. 0 for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bucks</a>. Number last worn by Damian Lillard in 2025. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a> <a href="https://t.co/Se0JS4a7Jg">pic.twitter.com/Se0JS4a7Jg</a></p><p>— Etienne Catalan (@EtienneCatalan) <a href="https://twitter.com/EtienneCatalan/status/1950227316761907410?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Dame’s time at the Bucks had some highlights, including a 39-point debut and the NBA Cup title last season. However, he was constantly hampered by injuries and suffered an Achilles tear in Game 4 of the first-round series against eventual finalists the Indiana Pacers.</p><p>Still, Dame averaged 24.9 points, 7.1 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game last season with an overall efficiency of 54.7%. He also earned All-Star honors in both his seasons with the Bucks, and is now looking to make a return sometime during the 2026-27 season, when he will be 36.</p><p>In addition to the fact that he will be paid $113 million by the Bucks over the next five years, Lillard has also signed a $45 million, three-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. He joins a young team which has a talented core, including the likes of Scoot Henderson, Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, Donovan Clingan, and Deni Avdija.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-how-milwaukee-feels-about-damian-lillard-returning-to-blazers">Damian Lillard himself recently expressed excitement</a> over his return and claimed that he looks forward to mentoring a young core despite not being fit enough to play next season. And while fans may have to wait a long time to see him back on-court, his Milwaukee jersey number will be in use perhaps a bit too soon for most fans. After all, the Lillard-Giannis Antetokounmpo duo was expected to deliver big, and have instead been separated in untimely fashion.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma takes Damian Lillard’s jersey number

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-milwaukee-gm-shuts-down-kyle-kuzma-trade-rumors');   ga('set', 'title', 'Milwaukee GM shuts down Kyle Kuzma trade rumors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Bucks-Kyle-Kuzma.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Milwaukee GM shuts down Kyle Kuzma trade rumors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-18T13:47:30-07:00">July 18th, 1:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-18T13:48:36-07:00">July 18th, 1:48pm</time><address><a>Jake Faigus</a>Jake Faigus graduated from the University of Arizona in 2022 and has written for several publications and websites. He has had stops at Catena Media, Playmaker, DraftKings, USA Today, Spike Up, and Spotlight Sports Group. He also writes for Sporting News and works at iHeartMedia in Phoenix when he is not writing for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks have been going through a massive roster makeover this offseason. Their most significant move was getting rid of Damian Lillard and using some of that money <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-myles-turner-poaches-pacers-107-million-milwaukee-free-agency" rel="noopener">to sign Myles Turner</a>. They also signed Cole Anthony and then lost Brook Lopez to the Los Angeles Clippers. The team around Giannis Antetokounmpo looks a lot different now.</p><p>In a wide-ranging interview with The Athletic’s Milwaukee Bucks Staff Writer Eric Nehm, Bucks general manager Jon Horst discussed Milwaukee’s roller coaster offseason. When explicitly asked about what was on the docket with Kuzma, Horst <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6497810/2025/07/18/jon-horst-milwaukee-bucks-interview-exclusive-nba/" rel="noopener">shut down the rumors</a> about Kuzma and said that they believe in Kuzma a lot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Milwaukee GM shuts down Kyle Kuzma trade rumors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/kyle-kuzma-trade-bucks-fix-khris-middleton-mistake');   ga('set', 'title', 'The Kyle Kuzma trade Bucks must make to fix Khris Middleton mistake');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/The-Kyle-Kuzma-trade-Bucks-must-make-to-fix-Khris-Middleton-mistake.jpg"></figure><h1>The Kyle Kuzma trade Bucks must make to fix Khris Middleton mistake</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-09T07:00:37-07:00">July 9th, 7:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-09T07:00:37-07:00">July 9th, 7:00am</time><address><a>Paolo Mariano</a>Paolo Mariano is a freelance writer, editor, and producer based in Manila, Philippines. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Santo Tomas and the father of a young girl whose personality swings from Simone Biles to Dillon Brooks. A beacon of objectivity, he believes Penny Hardaway is the true NBA GOAT.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/grading-myles-turners-107-million-bucks-contract-2025-nba-free-agency">Milwaukee Bucks made a strong offseason move</a> after acquiring center Myles Turner from the Indiana Pacers on a four-year deal worth $107 million, according to ESPN.</p><p>The Bucks, however, had to waive star Damian Lillard to make room for Turner. It was a stunning yet necessary move, as Milwaukee used the NBA’s stretch provision to pay the $112.6 million owed to Lillard, who suffered a season-ending Achilles injury, over the next five years.</p><p>Now, there’s only one question left for the Bucks: How to trade forward Kyle Kuzma?</p><p>Milwaukee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/washington-wizards/wizards-trade-grade-kyle-kuzma-khris-middleton-bucks-deal">landed Kuzma in a midseason three-team trade</a> with the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks. The Bucks let go of forward Khris Middleton, guard AJ Johnson, guard Delon Wright, and draft picks, while also acquiring center Jericho Sims from the Knicks.</p><p>The deal, however, didn’t bode too well for Milwaukee. While Kuzma was productive in 33 games, averaging 14.5 points on 45.5% shooting and 5.6 rebounds, he wasn’t a great fit alongside star Giannis Antetokounmpo. There’s also the issue of his hefty contract worth $22.5 million per year.</p><p>Middleton, despite being slowed down by a series of injuries over the last few seasons, was the perfect partner for Antetokounmpo. He didn’t need the ball too much, was a decent defender, and a reliable outside shooter. These were things that Kuzma couldn’t replicate, although his handful of games with the Bucks were only a small sample size.</p><h2>The Bucks’ logical trade for Kyle Kuzma</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_1485.jpeg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Perhaps a perfect move for the Bucks is shipping Kuzma to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for forward Patrick Williams.</p><p>Williams was drafted by the Bulls as the fourth overall pick in 2020, envisioning him as a two-way frontcourt stud. Williams, however, hasn’t panned out for Chicago. He has struggled to find his groove due to a spate of injuries, only playing 276 games in five seasons in Windy City. Last year, he shot an atrocious 39.7% from the field.</p><p>Going to Milwaukee could be a much-needed change of scenery for the 23-year-old Williams. Playing for a new squad and starting from scratch could unleash his true potential. He could be plugged in as a starter right away alongside Antetokounmpo and Turner in the frontcourt. He could also play a sixth man role if forward Bobby Portis gets promoted into the first unit.</p><p>The former Florida State standout has the tools to be a solid defender (an upgrade from Kuzma) and an inside presence on offense. While he’s not exactly an outside shooter, he can make up for it with his energy and motor. Bucks coach Doc Rivers can also utilize the 6-foot-7 Williams if he decides to go small. A lineup of Antetokounmpo, Williams, AJ Green, Gary Trent Jr., and Kevin Porter Jr. could create havoc on both ends.</p><p>Simply put, Williams hasn’t scratched the surface yet.</p><h2>Kyle Kuzma with the Bulls</h2><p>For their part, the Bulls will get a versatile scorer in Kuzma. He has the talent to create his own shots, punish smaller defenders, and easily drop 30 points on a good day. He’s also an underrated rebounder when he’s willing. He could also play a sixth man role for Chicago, playing behind sophomore Matas Buzelis, who showed flashes of brilliance in his rookie stint. Kuzma could provide instant offense off the bench when Buzelis, guard Coby White, and center Nikola Vucevic are resting.</p><p>At 29 years old, Kuzma is still in his prime, and getting a more defined role could do wonders for him. To add, he won’t carry a lot of pressure, unlike with the Bucks, wherein he was expected to produce right away for a perennial contender, and with the Wizards, wherein he was thrusted into the alpha role along with guard Jordan Poole.</p><p>The Bulls were the <a href="https://www.espn.ph/nba/stats/team/_/season/2025/seasontype/2">sixth-best scoring team last season</a>, putting up 117.8 points per game. Adding Kuzma, who was a key piece in the Los Angeles Lakers’ title run in 2020, could help them become even more potent offensively or maintain their ranking, at the very least.</p><p>Chicago has only been to the playoffs once—losing to, incidentally, Milwaukee in the first round in 2022—in the last eight seasons. Kuzma could help the Bulls get over the hump.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The Kyle Kuzma trade Bucks must make to fix Khris Middleton mistake

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celebrity/nba-news-lonzo-ball-gelo-reignite-roast-of-infamous-kyle-kuzma-fit');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lonzo Ball, Gelo reignite roast of infamous Kyle Kuzma fit');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/NBA-news-Lonzo-Ball-Gelo-reignite-roast-of-infamous-Kyle-Kuzma-fit.jpg"></figure><h1>Lonzo Ball, Gelo reignite roast of infamous Kyle Kuzma fit</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-12T11:07:04-07:00">June 12th, 11:07am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-12T11:07:04-07:00">June 12th, 11:07am</time><address><a href="http://designsux.com">Burtland Dixon</a>As an avid enthusiast of entertainment, Burtland Dixon is a passionate individual who revels in the magic of movies, sports, music, and pop culture. Whether it's catching the latest blockbuster, watching the marquee matchup of the week, attending live concerts, or getting immersed in the world of gaming, Burtland finds joy in all forms of entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Lonzo and LiAngelo Ball didn’t hold back during their recent GOAT Talk episode for Complex, where fashion and rap collided in hilarious fashion. The moment <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/wizards-news-kyle-kuzma-valiantly-defends-sweater-after-lebron-james-others-roast-him-for-big-pink-sweater">Kyle Kuzma’s</a> viral 2021 pink sweater came up, the <a href="https://www.complex.com/style/a/tracewilliamcowen/lonzo-ball-gelo-kyle-kuzma-sweater-goat-talk" rel="noopener">Ball brothers let it fly</a> like they were back in Chino Hills, per Complex.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lonzo Ball and GELO Roast Kyle Kuzma’s Massive Sweater on New ‘GOAT Talk’ Episode: ‘Dr. Seuss Joint’</p><p>Full details here: <a href="https://t.co/DpRuIRDqt6">https://t.co/DpRuIRDqt6</a> <a href="https://t.co/bzrOa6hQ6V">pic.twitter.com/bzrOa6hQ6V</a></p><p>— Complex (@Complex) <a href="https://twitter.com/Complex/status/1933179983167475735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>GELO didn’t hesitate. He threw the Raf Simons piece into the WOAT category, calling it out with zero hesitation. “Probably that long a*s pink shirt, or them dudes that be wearing them fishnets,” he joked. “I don’t get down with it.” The sweater in question—so big it could moonlight as a sleeping bag—has lived rent-free in NBA fashion lore ever since Kuzma first rocked it.</p><p>Lonzo added fuel to the flame, comparing Kuzma’s bold outfit to something out of a children’s book fever dream. “Lowkey, the pink Kuz sweater was nasty as fuck. The Dr. Seuss joint,” he said, laughing. It was an off-the-cuff take that somehow captured the exact blend of cartoon and couture that made the sweater both infamous and iconic.</p><h2><b>Kuzma caught strays and kept it moving</b></h2><p>When Kuzma first stepped out in the oversized pink fit back in 2021, NBA players across the league immediately sounded off in his Instagram comments. LeBron James posted, “Ain’t no fu**ing way you wore that!!!” DeMarcus Cousins chimed in with, “Sh*t getting outta hand now,” while Michael Rapaport just asked, “My man WTF is you doing?”</p><p>Kuz took the flak on the chin and gave a simple explanation: “It’s cold out.”</p><p>The moment didn’t stop at comments. It inspired memes, think pieces, and even a limited-edition bobblehead. In a video from the night, Kuzma looked both cozy and sheepish, adjusting his sleeve to open the door like a kid hoping nobody talks about his new outfit too much.</p><p>Whether you hated it, laughed at it, or secretly loved it, there’s no denying that fit had impact. In a league where players have turned pregame tunnels into runways, Kyle Kuzma’s giant pink sweater is a loud, if strange, symbol of NBA fashion’s evolution. And with the Ball brothers keeping it alive in 2025, it’s safe to say the saga of the sweater is far from over.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lonzo Ball, Gelo reignite roast of infamous Kyle Kuzma fit

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-marc-stein-admission-kyle-kuzma-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marc Stein makes ‘egregious’ admission on Kyle Kuzma trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_1485.jpeg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Marc Stein makes ‘egregious’ admission on Kyle Kuzma trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-30T13:50:10-07:00">April 30th, 1:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-30T13:50:10-07:00">April 30th, 1:50pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks took a risk when they shook up the team at the trade deadline and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/bucks-news-gm-hardest-revelation-khris-middleton-kyle-kuzma-trade">traded for Kyle Kuzma</a>. They lost a key veteran and important piece in Khris Middleton. But there was one prominent NBA voice who believed the Kyle Kuzma trade would be the difference for the Bucks in the second half of the season, and that was longtime NBA insider Marc Stein.</p><p>In his most recent column of ‘The Stein Line,’ Stein reflected on the Kuzma trade and <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/on-the-nba-road-again-with-what-next?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=162385816&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">admitted that he was wrong</a> in the aftermath of a dreadful Bucks playoff debut for the former NBA champion.</p><p>“My belief that Kyle Kuzma would be the difference-maker for the Bucks after they acquired him from Washington in a midseason trade that required Milwaukee to surrender title-team mainstay Khris Middleton will go down as one of my most egregious misreads,” Stein wrote.</p><p>Following the Bucks’ Game 1 loss of their opening round series of the NBA playoffs against the Pacers, it should have been a foreshadowing of how the playoffs were going to go for Kuzma. He <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kyle-kuzma-clowned-fans-brutal-tony-snell-statline-game-1-pacers">failed to register a single major stat</a>, finishing with zero points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots while playing 22 minutes. He shot 0-of-5 from the field.</p><p>The rest of the series didn’t quite go so well for Kuzma either. As Stein pointed out in his column, Kuzma shot 4-of-15, (26.7 percent) on layups alone in the Pacers series. Through five playoff games with the Bucks, Kuzma averaged 5.8 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 34.3 percent from the field, 20 percent from the three-point line and 50 percent from the free-throw line. He was also benched for Game 5.</p><p>This was only the third playoff appearance of Kuzma’s career, with the first two coming in 2019-20 and 2020-21 with the Los Angeles Lakers. In 2020, Kuzma was solid, playing a strong reserve role and emerging as the Lakers’ third scoring option as the team made a championship run.</p><p>Kuzma was actually solid for the Bucks following the trade. In 33 regular season games, he averaged 14.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists with splits of 45.5 percent shooting from the field, 33.3 percent shooting from the three-point line and 66.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marc Stein makes ‘egregious’ admission on Kyle Kuzma trade

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A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-khris-middleton-wizards-kyle-kuzma-trade">Milwaukee Bucks made one of the more surprising moves ahead of the 2024-25 trade deadline</a> by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-trade-grade-khris-middleton-kyle-kuzma-wizards-deal">sending longtime forward Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards</a> in exchange for Kyle Kuzma. While the trade raised eyebrows around the league, new reporting from NBA insider Brett Siegel has shed light on how Giannis Antetokounmpo truly felt about the decision.</p><p>According to Siegel’s report, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/giannis-antetokounmpo-trade-speculation-bucks-future-in-doubt-siegel-scoop">Antetokounmpo approved of the Middleton-Kuzma trade</a>, but sources suggest it was not a move he expected the team to actually make. The two-time MVP shared a close relationship with Middleton, whom many around the NBA described as “family” to Giannis. That personal connection played a significant role in his reaction.</p><p>Siegel reports that Antetokounmpo’s approval of the trade has been described internally as an acknowledgment of the “inevitable.” While Giannis ultimately sided with the front office and general manager Jon Horst on the direction of the team, league sources told ClutchPoints that if the final decision were left to him, the trade may not have gone through in its current form.</p><h2><b>Giannis Antetokounmpo backed Bucks’ front office on Khris Middleton trade, but playoff results will test the decision</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-in-the-first-half-against-the-Indiana-Pacers-at-Gainbridge-Fieldhouse.jpg"><figcaption>© Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite the emotional weight of parting ways with Middleton, there is no reported friction between Antetokounmpo and the Bucks’ leadership. The relationship between the franchise cornerstone and the front office remains strong, according to those familiar with the situation.</p><p>Siegel also noted that while Antetokounmpo is not given full control over roster decisions, Horst and the Bucks’ executive team routinely consult with him on significant organizational moves. A similar example came in 2023, when Antetokounmpo advocated for retaining then-head coach Mike Budenholzer. Despite his input, ownership ultimately chose to move in a new direction.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-warns-pacers-poking-him-despite-series-hole">Bucks now face pressure to deliver results in the postseason</a>, entering Game 3 of their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers down 0-2. Milwaukee was eliminated by Indiana in the first round of last year’s playoffs as well, making this matchup a critical test for the franchise’s current core.</p><p>Kuzma, who arrived in Milwaukee as part of the deadline deal, s<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-bucks/bucks-news-kyle-kuzma-clowned-fans-brutal-tony-snell-statline-game-1-pacers">truggled in Game 1 with no points or stats other than two fouls in 22 minutes</a>. He rebounded in Game 2, finishing with 12 points, three rebounds, and one assist while shooting 5-for-10 from the field. His ability to fill Middleton’s former role on both ends of the floor will remain a key storyline as the series continues.</p><p>While Middleton was a core piece of Milwaukee’s 2021 championship run, the Bucks made a calculated decision to move in a different direction. Antetokounmpo’s reaction — one of reluctant acceptance — offers a glimpse into the delicate balance between loyalty and the pursuit of sustained success in today’s NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
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2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
13.5	4.3	1.9	0.6	0.8

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