Milwaukee retains Andre Jackson Jr., waives 2024 draft pick
With NBA teams in the process of finalizing their rosters for the start of the 2025-26 season Milwaukee Bucks were one of the teams with important decisions to make regarding some of their recent draft picks. We need to get down to 15 standard contracts, Bucks decided to keep Andre Jackson Jr. and Amir Coffey, as well as Tyler Smith, according to ClutchPoint’s NBA insider Brett Siegel.
In addition to the final list, Andre Jackson Jr. will also have a guaranteed salary of $2.2 million for the upcoming season. Jackson became the only Bucks draft pick since Giannis Antetokounmpo since 2013 still on the team’s roster.
Smith was drafted by the Bucks with the 33rd overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, and is currently out of the league after just one season. In addition to Smith, the Bucks also drafted AJ Johnson in 2024, but he was sent to the Washington Wizards as part of the trade for Kyle Kuzma and Khris Middleton.
He was the 36th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft with Jackson, and his role has changed at times over the past few seasons. Under Doc Rivers, Jackson was a regular in the rotation.
Last season, Jackson appeared in 67 games, including 43 starts, logging just over 14 minutes per game. He averaged 3.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting 47.7 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from the three-point line and 50 percent from the free throw line.
During the Bucks’ first-round playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers, Jackson’s role was cut short as he appeared in just two games in just over two minutes.
U In Coffey’s case, he signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Bucks in the offseason, and made the opening night roster. Coffey is familiar with Rivers who played for him with the LA Clippers. Up until this point, Coffey had spent his entire career with the Clippers.
Last season, Coffey appeared in 72 games, including 13 starts, for the Clippers, averaging just over 24 minutes per game. He averaged a career-high 9.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists while shooting 47.1 percent from the field, 40.9 percent from the three-point line and 89.1 percent from the free throw line.
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