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The Milwaukee Bucks bring in two undrafted free agents
The Milwaukee Bucks were able to snag two promising players during the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
The Bucks first acquired the draft rights to Andrew Jackson Jr., who was selected by the Orlando Magic as the 36th overall pick. In exchange for Jackson, the Bucks gave up their 2030 second-round draft pick to the Magic and cash considerations.
Milwaukee then used its 58th pick to acquire Chris Livingston.
It turned out the Bucks weren’t done even after the draft proceedings, as they acquired two more players from the free-agent pool.
Per a report by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Bucks added San Jose State’s Omari Moore via a two-way deal.
In a separate report by The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Milwaukee also brought in Drew Timme. Timme will be reportedly signed to an Exhibit 10 deal, which is a minimum deal that can be turned into a two-way deal if done before the season.
What can Timme and Moore bring to the table?
Just like Jackson Jr. and Livingston, Moore is a 6-foot-6 player who was projected to be a second-rounder but was surprisingly left undrafted.
In his four-year stint with San Jose, Moore averaged 11.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and a steal per game.
In 2023, Moore was named the Mountain West Player of the Year and made it to the First-team All-Mountain West. With his scoring and defensive abilities, Moore can make an instant impact off the bench.
Will Timme fit in with the Bucks?
Timme also had a solid four-year stint with the Gonzaga Bulldogs, where he became a two-time WCC Player of the Year and was named to the First-team All-WCC three times, and was a consensus first-team All-American in 2023.
In his four-year stint with Gonzaga, Timme started in 105 of the 134 games that he played and averaged 17.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 0.9 blocks per game.
Milwaukee is known to bring in big with decent outside shooting, and it’s a big question if the 6-foot-10 Timme would fit in with the Bucks.
Timme was just a 25 percent career 3-point shooter in college and was known for getting his points in the paint. The Bucks will likely send Timme to the Wisconsin Herd, their G-League affiliate, where he could polish his game more.
The upcoming 2023 Summer League will also give Milwaukee’s undrafted acquisitions an opportunity to show what they are really made of.
