DECEMBER 17: Ingles completed his workout today and will make his season debut on Monday, his agent Mark Bartelstein confirms to Wojnarowski (Twitter link).
DECEMBER 16: Bucks forward Joe Ingles is targeting Monday’s game in New Orleans for his season debut, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (via Twitter).
Ingles suffered an ACL tear in his left knee in January as a member of the Jazz and underwent surgery to repair the ligament in early February. After missing the rest of the 2021/22 season, the veteran signed a one-year, $6.48MM contract with the Bucks over the summer while he continued his rehab process. That process has extended into the early part of the ’22/23 season.
According to Wojnarowski, there’s just one hurdle left for Ingles to clear — he’ll take part in a 5-on-5 workout on Saturday and if he comes through that session feeling good, the plan is for him to be available for Milwaukee on Monday.
The Bucks began the season with several rotation players sidelined, including star forward Khris Middleton and swingman Pat Connaughton. With Ingles on the verge of returning, the team is nearly at full strength for the first time this fall.
A 40.8% career three-point shooter who can handle the ball and has plenty of postseason experience, Ingles could emerge as a useful contributor for the Bucks, who have championship aspirations. Still, we should probably keep our expectations in check, since Ingles is 35 years old and players returning from ACL tears typically don’t immediately look like their old selves upon returning.
I’m curious what happened last night. How any team, let alone one that is known as a championship contender, can lose by 41 blows my mind.
They take too many 3’s
They gave up 140. Taking too many 3’s cost them some points I’m sure, but it doesn’t really explain the defense being almost non-existent.
A trade was in the offing between Memphis and the Bucks. It blows the mind of the players whom are on the way out which creeps out to the other players on the team.
I suspect Memphis wants Grayson back.
What’s your source? I’m genuinely interested, I hadn’t heard about this.
Even if that’s true, why does it affect Bucks players so negatively but Memphis completely opposite?
And if they want Grayson back, they can have him. He’s the most mentioned player leaving MKE in trade rumors that I’ve seen (along with Hill), so it’s not like this is a new thing to deal with.
You can’t trade George Hill.
He’s hurt.
He’s going to get hurt.
Pick one.
Well glad everybody is back now they can get back in playing shape along with getting familiar with each other.
Nothing like getting Jingles back before Christmas
Happy for Joe! He’s such an awesome guy and teammate. Great for any locker room. Jazz fans wish he wasn’t traded, but we get why. Sure hope he comes back one day as a player, coach, or commentator. =)