Officially join! Salary cut several times! Antetokounmpo is so charming?

The player who left the team is Amir Kofi.

Some basketball players may not be familiar with this Kofi, but for Clippers fans, this is an old friend, even a veteran player in the team.

You may not believe it. Kofi is the second-old player in the Clippers, second only to center Zubac.

Koffey was out of the NBA draft in 2019, and then the Clippers gave him a chance, so Kophe was able to represent the Clippers in the summer league. Although it was just a training camp contract, Coffey cherished it very much and played every game diligently.

With his own efforts, Coffey stayed with the Clippers and eventually obtained a two-way contract. However, most of the time I spent training in the Development League, I was only recalled when the Clippers needed him.

Until the 2021/22 season, Coffey was reused when Leonard was reimbursed for season and George was restricted from playing. He was recognized by the team for his outstanding performance. After that season, the Clippers gave Kofi a three-year, $11 million contract.

The contract expires this summer.

The Clippers did not keep Kofi, not because Kofi was very poor, but simply because of various signings this summer and no longer had any salary space, so they could only choose to let go, so they even posted a goodbye poster.

In the just-passed 2024-25 season, Coffey played 72 regular season games for the Clippers, averaging 9.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game, shooting percentage of 47.1% and three-point shooting percentage of 40.9%.

In the NBA, which has a three-point shooting percentage of more than 36% and a 3-point shooting percentage of 40% per game can be considered a high-quality pitcher. Don't the Clippers think of a way to keep Kofi?

It was because Coffey himself had a flaw, his defense was too poor, and anyone who had watched the Clippers game would be vomited blood.

Soon, Coffey found a new job and will join the Bucks to assist Antetokounmpo.

The premise is that the Bucks successfully left Antetokounmpo.

But it should be noted that Kofi made great sacrifices to join the Bucks. He went from being a player with a guarantee contract to becoming a training camp contract player.

Yes, Coffey has not obtained the Bucks' guarantee contract because the Bucks' 15-man roster has been released, and Coffey has played in the NBA for 6 seasons and is not eligible to sign a two-way contract.

Coffey wanted to make a fortune with the Bucks and sought a guaranteed contract next summer, so he accepted the Bucks' training camp contract and needed to compete with Andre Jackson Jr.

Koffi's training camp contract is only about $100,000, which means that his contract has been reduced from $11 million to $100,000, with a salary cut of more than 100 times.

For the Bucks, this is a very low-cost trial and error. Even if Kofi is very poor in defense, he can at least shoot. He is considered a surprise player. If it really doesn't work, it's not a pity to cut before the start of the season.

The air in Milwaukee seems to be really sweet. The Bucks' signings this summer are almost all contracts below the market average. What methods have they used to make these free agents willing to accept coming to Milwaukee?