Bucks Signing Free Agent Veteran Guard

Milwaukee is heading seasoned talent.

Feb 5, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Terence Davis (3) shoots the ball against New Orleans Pelicans forward Naji Marshall (8) during the first quarter at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers-Imagn Images / Andrew Wevers-Imagn Images

The Milwaukee Bucks' roster construction continues to expand even into the club's preseason.

Sources inform Eric Nehm of The Athletic that free agent shooting guard Terence Davis has agreed to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal with the Bucks. Milwaukee's preseason tips off on Sunday, with a probable road snoozer against the lowly Detroit Pistons. Presumably Davis will be available to get some run with the Bucks at that time.

Davis, now 27, went undrafted in 2019. He had enjoyed a four-year stint at Ole Miss, which culminated in an All-SEC Second Team selection.

He inked a two-year standard roster deal with the Toronto Raptors after impressing with the Denver Nuggets in Summer League. The 6-foot-4 swingman appeared in all 72 games (four starts) for the then-defending champion Raptors. That team went 53-19 in the COVID-19-shortened season, and pushed the Boston Celtics to seven games in the Conference Semifinals.

Davis averaged 7.5 points on .456/.388/.864 shooting splits, 3.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.5 steals with Toronto. He made enough noise around the league, on a really good team, to earn some acclaim, and was named to the All-Rookie Second Team for 2020.

But he failed to develop the subsequent season, and was traded to the Sacramento Kings in March of 2021. He re-signed with Sacramento, but missed 52 games in 2021-22, mostly due to a wrist injury. When he was playing, he enjoyed the best output of his career over a full season, nabbing averages of 10.4 points on .423/.329/.818 shooting splits, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.8 swipes per. Davis was fairly healthy in 2022-23, but saw his numbers dip again on Mike Brown's 48-win Kings. He averaged 6.7 points on .423/.366/.791 splits, 2.2 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.7 steals.

When no NBA teams proper came calling, Davis latched on with the Rip City Remix — only to have his season cut short in January but yet another year-ending ailment. All told, Davis appeared in just four G League games for Rip City, averaging 11.3 points on abysmal shooting splits of .327/.179/.750, along with solid averages of 4.8 rebounds, 4.0 dimes and 0.5 steals.

The injury-prone guard, a career 36.6 percent 3-point shooter, is clearly being explored as a potential fringe bench option for a top-heavy Bucks squad that could use a bit of youth. But as an Exhibit 10 signing, he is likely to be cut prior to the start of the season, and join MIlwaukee's NBAGL affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd, to prove his mettle.

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