Reports: Bucks' Pat Connaughton picks up $9.4M player option
Apr 27, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton (24) drives for the basket against Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) in the fourth quarter during game four of first round for the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Milwaukee Bucks wing Pat Connaughton has picked up his player option for the 2025-26 season worth $9.4 million, according to multiple reports on Saturday.
Connaughton, 32, had until Tuesday to exercise the option for the final season of a three-year, $28.5 million extension he signed in 2022, per the reports.
He averaged 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 41 games (one start) last season. His average of 14.7 minutes was his lowest mark in seven seasons with Milwaukee. Connaughton's 3-point shooting (32.1 percent) was his lowest since his rookie season of 2015-16.
The Brooklyn Nets selected him in the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft and traded him the same day to Portland, where he averaged 3.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 12.6 minutes in 155 games (six starts) over three seasons.
He signed as a free agent with the Bucks in August 2018 and helped Milwaukee win the NBA championship in the 2020-21 season.
For his career, Connaughton has averaged 6.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 19.2 minutes in 595 games (72 starts).
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