MARCH 4th, 6:22pm: The Bucks have officially signed Muhammad, according to a team press release.
MARCH 1st, 11:14pm: The Bucks have formally waived Kilpatrick, the team announced tonight (via Twitter).
9:44pm: It’s official that the Bucks will waive Kilpatrick. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN tweets that they’ll do so before the deadline (11:00pm CST) so that he would be playoff-eligible should he land somewhere else this season.
9:25pm: Recently bought-out swingman Shabazz Muhammad plans to commit to the Bucks when he clears waivers, Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports tweets. We wrote about the Timberwolves’ decision to part ways with the veteran earlier today.
While Matt Velasquez of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets that there’s no indication what the corresponding roster move will be to make space for the signing, Darren Wolfson of 5 Eye Witness News tweets that word is it will be Sean Kilpatrick who is eventually let go. (This has since been corroborated by several writers, including ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski).
In a follow-up to his initial tweet, Charania adds that the Bucks had been interested in Muhammad back in the offseason. In September, however, the 25-year-old inked a two-year pact with the only franchise he’d ever known.
While Muhammad’s role with the Wolves has been negligible this season, he’s been a reliable source of perimeter offense at times throughout his career. Muhammad will slot in on a Bucks roster light on prototypical perimeter threats.
Lol, thought he was going to sign with a contender
Thought he wanted to play? Gonna ride the bench again.
Yes! Now just bring Brandon Jennings up and we could right this ship and at least get home court in the first round. Giannis. Can get some rest too
Giannis is gonna get plenty of rest after the 1st round until the start of next season
Love the signing, Shabazz hustles on the boards and is a good finisher at the rim. Does not shy away from contact what so ever, the Bucks could use his energy on both sides of the floor.
Good move. It never hurts to add more players who can score and rebound. Especially when he is a clear upgrade over Kilpatrick.
Obviously Kilpatrick has fallen off the face of the earth since last seasons solid effort with the Nets, but I don’t see this as an upgrade at all. If you look at the numbers, Shabbaz is putting up worse per 36, and has lower shooting percentages. His lifetime numbers are no better either. I feel like this is a case of a higher profile name than a higher quality player.
I would rather sign Brandon Jennings