The Bucks paid two rounds to send off the veterans in the backcourt, and they cleared some salary space?

According to the report of ESPN authoritative reporter Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks reached a deal with the Charlotte Hornets. The Bucks traded backcourt player Pat Connaughton and two second round picks in 2031 and 2032 to the Hornets, and obtained backcourt player Vasilije Micic from the Hornets. Shams also said the Bucks saved $1.3 million in the deal between Connaughton and Misic. Misic, who will return to Europe next season, is expected to give up a majority of his 8.1 million salary in a buyout deal, giving the Bucks more flexibility in signing with Myles Turner.

In the NBA regular season this season, Connaughton made a total of 41 appearances in 82 games, averaging 14.7 minutes per game, averaging 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.3 blocks, 0.6 turnovers and 1.1 fouls, shooting percentage of 46.9%, three-point shooting percentage of 32.1%, and free throw shooting percentage of 77.4%. In the playoffs, Connaughton made a total of 3 appearances, averaging only 4.6 minutes, averaging 2 points, 0.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists, and 0.3 turnovers and 0.3 fouls. He shot 25% from the field, 25% from three-point shooting percentage and 50% from free throws.

Connaughton has performed very poorly this season. It is difficult for him to show his value on both sides of the offense and defense. His scoring ability has dropped significantly, and his contribution to the defensive end is also very limited. Therefore, Connaughton's playing time has been greatly reduced compared to previous seasons, and he has also begun to gradually fall out of the team's rotation lineup. In the playoffs, even though the Bucks encountered some injuries, Connaughton's playing time was still very limited, which also shows that he had lost the trust and support of the team's coaching staff. The facts also prove that Connaughton was indeed unable to play his role during the playoffs, and his performance was really bad.

I have to say that the Bucks' trading after the free market was launched is really crazy. Their goal is very clear, which is to use all means to improve the overall competitiveness of the team. They renewed their contracts with several players at a lower price in succession. They cut Damian Lillard with extended terms, and they gave up the second round of picks and sent Connaughton, who was already a garbage contract. The ultimate goal of this series of operations is to make more salary space for Turner's signing. Turner finally got his wish and joined the Bucks at a reasonable price. I wonder what the Bucks will perform next season. Will their record improve further than this season?