Bucks Make Final Decision on Standard Roster Spot: Report

Oct 14, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) goes up for a shot against Milwaukee Bucks guard/forward Amir Coffey (17) during the second half at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images | Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images

The Milwaukee Bucks have made a final decision on how they intend to bolster their roster depth.

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Per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Milwaukee will elevate non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 signing Amir Coffey via a standard roster deal.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Amir Coffey will make the team, league sources told @hoopshype. Coffey averaged 9.7 points on 47% from the field and 41% from 3-point range in 72 games for the Clippers last season. Bucks coach Doc Rivers was also Coffey’s coach as a rookie on the Clippers. pic.twitter.com/tNo9VxC2oX

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) October 18, 2025

Following a breakout season as a key 3-and-D rotation piece on a 50-win LA Clippers squad, Coffey was melt with a surprisingly chilling summer reception in unrestricted free agency.

The fact that Milwaukee even snagged him on a non-guaranteed training camp deal at all is borderline miraculous.

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The Bucks' journey with Coffey won't be without a little hardship, however. The team will need to waive one of its 15 standard roster signings.

Guard Andre Jackson Jr. is on only a partially guaranteed deal, so he would be perhaps the most obvious choice, but little-used deep-bench power forward Tyler Smith could make more sense, as Jackson has shown some flashes of defensive promise.

Prior to his Bucks tenure, Coffey had been a developmental success story for the Clippers throughout his prior six pro seasons. After going undrafted out of Minnesota in 2019, Coffey initially inked a two-way deal with LA, splitting his debut 2019-20 season between the LA and the then-Agua Caliente Clippers (prior to the G League team's move back to San Diego).

Coffey remained with LA in that capacity until midway through the 2021-22 season, when he saw his agreement with the Clippers get converted to a standard deal. He inked a three-season, $11 million deal with LA that summer.

Coffey on the Rise

Last year, however, Coffey finally seemed to come into his own. In 72 games for LA, he averaged a career-most 9.7 points (on .471/.409/.891 shooting splits) across a career-high 24.3 minutes per, along with 2.2 rebounds, 1.1 dimes and 0.6 steals a game.

When Coffey initially agreed to his Clippers deal, this writer believed he would have a legitimate shot at elevating beyond Kyle Kuzma and Taurean Prince to serve as Milwaukee's starting small forward.

The 28-year-old seemed to have more untapped upside at this stage in his career than the two vets, but head coach Doc Rivers appeared to have opted for none of these three players, having instead brought in newly-extended sharpshooter A.J. Green to serve as Milwaukee's top option at the position.

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