Milwaukee Bucks Reportedly Make A Roster Move Before Tuesday’s Game

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Milwaukee Bucks are signing Meyers Leonard for the rest of the season.

On Tuesday evening, the Milwaukee Bucks will be in Arizona to face off with Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns. 

The Bucks are on the second night of a back-to-back after beating the Sacramento Kings 133-124 in California on Monday.  

Following the game against the Suns, the Bucks will be done with their road trip and head home to play the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.  

Before the showdown with the Suns, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Bucks are signing veteran center Meyers Leonard for the rest of the season. 

He had been on two 10-day contracts with the team and averaged 2.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest in five games (while shooting 40.0% from the field and 44.4% from the three-point range).  

Wojnarowski: "ESPN Sources: Seven-footer Meyers Leonard is signing with the Milwaukee Bucks for the rest of the season. Leonard’s second 10-day deal with Bucks expired yesterday and now he remains with the East’s No. 1 seed through the playoffs."

ESPN Sources: Seven-footer Meyers Leonard is signing with the Milwaukee Bucks for the rest of the season. Leonard’s second 10-day deal with Bucks expired yesterday and now he remains with the East’s No. 1 seed through the playoffs.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 14, 2023

Before signing with the Bucks, Leonard had been out of the league for part of two seasons. 

Our interview with @MeyersLeonard, the former Portland and Miami center who is hoping to return to the NBA. Nearly two years ago, he used an antisemitic slur while playing Call of Duty on Twitch. A warning--this story includes offensive language. pic.twitter.com/rWmt48Y8ID

— Jeremy Schaap (@JeremySchaap) February 1, 2023

His career averages are 5.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per contest in 452 regular season games (while shooting 48.2% from the field and 39.1% from the three-point range).  

Right now, the Bucks are the best team in the NBA, with a 49-19 record in 68 games. 

They are the first seed in the Eastern Conference and 8-2 in their last ten games. 

At home, the Bucks are 28-6, and they are 21-13 on the road.  

In 2021, they won the NBA Championship, and last season, they lost in the second round of the playoffs.