Milwaukee Bucks Will Reportedly Try To Trade NBA Champion Forward

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Milwaukee Bucks will try to trade Serge Ibaka.

The Milwaukee Bucks have been one of the best teams in the NBA to start the 2022-23 season.  

They are the second seed in the Eastern Conference (4.5 games behind the Boston Celtics) with a 29-16 record in 45 games.

However, NBA Champion forward Serge Ibaka has only played in 16 games (he is averaging 4.1 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest (while shooting 48.1% from the field).

On Friday morning, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported that the Bucks will look to trade Ibaka (in a mutual decision). 

Via Charania: The Milwaukee Bucks and center Serge Ibaka have mutually agreed to find the 14-year NBA veteran a new home via trade as he remains away from the team, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium."

The Milwaukee Bucks and center Serge Ibaka have mutually agreed to find the 14-year NBA veteran a new home via trade as he remains away from the team, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 20, 2023

Last season, Ibaka was on the Los Angeles Clippers but was traded to the Bucks in the middle of the season (he re-signed with the Bucks over the offseason). 

In addition to the Clippers and Bucks, he has also played for the Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors and Oklahoma City Thunder.

The 33-year-old has played in 919 regular season games and has career averages of 12.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per contest (while shooting 51.3% from the field).

At one point, he was one of the best power forwards in the league and has made the All-Defensive Team three different times (and led the league in blocks per game twice).

The Bucks will play their next game on Saturday night when they visit Darius Garland and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Ohio.