It will be difficult for the Bucks, who have salary cap restraints, to make a big splash before the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

The Bucks were active on the trade market, beyond the Middleton deal. On Wednesday, Milwaukee acquired New York Knicks backup center Jericho Sims for Delon Wright, touted as a key off-season signing but who fell out of the rotation.

ATLANTA − The Milwaukee Bucks changed 20% of their roster the week of the trade deadline, shedding Khris Middleton, MarJon Beauchamp and Delon Wright in favor of Kyle Kuzma, Jericho Sims and Kevin Porter Jr.

Let's check out the Milwaukee Bucks' new starting lineup and depth chart following the 2025 NBA trade deadline.

NBA trade deadline was incredibly busy for the Milwaukee Bucks, seeing them send longtime forward Khris Middleton for Kyle Kuzma of the Washington Wiza

The second act of Kyle Kuzma's career is over after the Washington Wizards traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks for Khris Middleton, per ESPN's Shams Charania. The Bucks are also sending AJ Johnson to Washington, while Milwaukee will also acquire Patrick Baldwin Jr. and second-round draft compensation.

For starters, that means they can’t aggregate salaries in a trade. No package deals, no three-for-one swaps. Any deal they make has to be a straight-up, one-for-one swap. That’s a nightmare for a team that desperately needs roster upgrades.