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The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly signing the former NBA 10th overall pick

The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly signing the former NBA 10th overall pick

Justise Winslow last played in the NBA during the 2022-23 season when he played with the Portland Trail Blazers.

This year he averaged 6.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 40.9% from the field and 31.1% from beyond the arc in 29 games (11 starts). who shot from three-point range.

On Thursday, Michael Scotto from HoopsHype reported that the Milwaukee Bucks will sign Winslow.

On Scotto: “The Milwaukee Bucks agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with Justise Winslow, league sources said @hoopshype. Winslow has averaged 8.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists in eight NBA seasons after being the 10th pick in the 2015 draft. He spent last season with the Raptors 905 of the G League.

Winslow was the 10th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft from Duke by the Miami Heat.

In addition to Miami and Portland, he also spent time with the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers for eight seasons.

His career averages are 8.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest while shooting 41.2% from the field and 31.5% from three-point range in 344 regular season games.

He also appeared in 19 NBA playoff games (two starts) for the Heat and Grizzlies.

The Bucks will play their first game of the 2024-25 regular season on October 23 when they visit Tyrese Maxey and the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.

Last season, they lost to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs.