The Bucks are trying to build out their bench on a tight budget below the hard cap. That budget got even tighter after a contract issue with Pat Connaughton led to him getting paid more.
Milwaukee found a couple value signings in Bryn Forbes and Torrey Craig.
Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN:
Free agent guard Bryn Forbes has agreed to a two-year deal with the Miwaukee Bucks, his agent Mike Lindeman of @excelsm tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 22, 2020
Forbes, 27, leaves the Spurs and joins the Bucks for the opportunity to play a significant role on a championship contender. Forbes will have a player option in the second year of the deal, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/fpg7W0FtJN
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 22, 2020
Free agent Torrey Craig has reached agreement on a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, his agents Dave Spahn and Austin Brown of @CAA_Basketball tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 22, 2020
Forbes is a sharpshooter who will have more opportunities to let in fly in the Bucks’ system than San Antonio’s – at least when on the court. Milwaukee also has Donte DiVincenzo and Connaughton at shooting guard.
That’s less crowded than San Antonio, though. Forbes was falling behind a more-dynamic group of young perimeter options – Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, Lonnie Walker and Keldon Johnson.
Likewise, the Nuggets ran out of room for Craig. Denver even pulled his qualifying offer. He’s a defensive-minded forward who’ll fill a role in Milwaukee.
