Woj: Middleton Declines Option. Becomes UFA

[Donoghus]

No shocker here.

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
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Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton is declining his $13M player option and will become an unrestricted free agent, his agent, Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports, tells ESPN. Middleton and Bucks are planning to work together toward a new long-term deal, sources said.

[gouki88]

Kinda hope he goes West. To someplace like Dallas

[gpap]

Kinda hope he goes West. To someplace like Dallas

How about this basketball team in Boston that wears green and white?

I think they're called.....the Celtics?

[nyceltsfan]

Kinda hope he goes West. To someplace like Dallas

How about this basketball team in Boston that wears green and white?

I think they're called.....the Celtics?

Middleton is good, but there is no need to overspend on him unless he puts you over the top.  The Celtics need more key pieces before they add a knockdown shooter now.  Al leaving changes the entire equation - there are big man needs even more so than a week ago.

[makaveli]

we need big only and a backup pg nit named terry

[gouki88]

Kinda hope he goes West. To someplace like Dallas

How about this basketball team in Boston that wears green and white?

I think they're called.....the Celtics?

I like Middleton, but we have a billion wings. Unless he can play the point

[Donoghus]

Kinda hope he goes West. To someplace like Dallas

How about this basketball team in Boston that wears green and white?

I think they're called.....the Celtics?

I like Middleton, but we have a billion wings. Unless he can play the point

Yeah, I like Middleton but I think it comes down to fit & cost.   And neither pair well with the Celtics right now.

[gouki88]

Kinda hope he goes West. To someplace like Dallas

How about this basketball team in Boston that wears green and white?

I think they're called.....the Celtics?

I like Middleton, but we have a billion wings. Unless he can play the point

Yeah, I like Middleton but I think it comes down to fit & cost.   And neither pair well with the Celtics right now.

Seeing him turn into Ray Allen against us less often would be a nice consequence of him moving West. Alongside with the damage it would do to Milwaukee

[SHAQATTACK]

somebody is really really pay that man.

he is gonna cost a pretty penny

[hpantazo]

Sixers should go hard after him if Butler leaves. He'd be the perfect complement to Embiid and Simmons.

[tonydelk]

I hope he resigns with the bucks so the C's can go after Brogden.

[mef730]

The best thing about signing Middleton is that we'd no longer have to play against him. He is a Celtics-killer.

Mike

[gouki88]

Sixers should go hard after him if Butler leaves. He'd be the perfect complement to Embiid and Simmons.

[dang], that would be a really good pickup for them.

[saltlover]

This is unsurprising but would have been much more enjoyable for me to read yesterday.  Losing Al means I just don’t care.

Also, in terms of free agents in their mid-20s who are seeking a lot money but might not quite be max-level players, I’d like Tobias Harris’ fit on this team in a post-Al world.  I’m a Middleton fan, but he’ll just exacerbate the problem of minutes and touches for our guards and wings.  Harris is a power forward and a decent distributor from that spot.  Wouldn’t be the same as Al, but could fit into some of that role a bit better.  Turning 27 in July, he’s a better age profile for when Brown and Tatum reach their peaks.

We can’t give him a max, and I’d pass if he can actually get that contract, but for the $25-27 million that we should pay Al but aren’t, I would be interested.