Bucks waive Kevin Porter Jr. ahead of roster deadline, reports say
Porter started 36 of his 38 games for Milwaukee last season and averaged 17.4 points and 7.4 assists.
- Porter in 2025-26: 17.4 points, 7.4 assists
- Porter started 36 of 38 games for the Bucks
- Bucks went 32-50 last season
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The Milwaukee Bucks have waived guard Kevin Porter Jr., ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday, one of three players cut to beat the 5 PM ET roster deadline, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line.
Stein reported that the Bucks, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers all pursued trades in recent days to ease roster crunches but found no suitable matches. Walter Clayton Jr. and Dalton Knecht were also waived, he said.
Porter was a regular in Milwaukee's lineup in 2025-26. He averaged 17.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.4 assists in 33.2 minutes and started 36 of his 38 games. The Bucks finished 32-50, 25th of 30 teams in net rating.
Clayton averaged 7.8 points and 4 assists in 69 games for the Grizzlies, who went 25-57. Knecht averaged 4.2 points in 10.2 minutes over 54 games for the Lakers, who went 53-29.
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Reported byShams Charania, Marc Stein
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
The Milwaukee Bucks have waived guard Kevin Porter Jr., sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/LSoqeSCLLQ
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Bucks, Grizzlies and Lakers all pursued trades in recent days in hopes of resolving their roster crunches but couldn't find palatable matches ... leading to Kevin Porter Jr., Walter Clayton Jr. and Dalton Knecht all being waived to beat the 5 PM ET roster cutdown deadline. https://t.co/0mUahsnR5O
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
Walter Clayton Jr. is scheduled to clear waivers today at 5 PM ET. Teams interested in Clayton — barring an unexpected claim on his $4.2 million salary for 2026-27 — project 2025’s No. 18 overall pick to join Dallas on a two-way pact after clearing. More: https://t.co/SAkc45OXKe
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
Dwight Powell, Dalton Knecht, Kevin Porter Jr., Koby Brea and Dallas-bound Walter Clayton Jr. have all cleared waivers, @TheSteinLine has learned. https://t.co/GxeWhClui2
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
What @JakeLFischer said … Micah Peavy also cleared waivers today at 5 PM ET after Memphis waived both Peavy and Walter Clayton Jr. to get down to the league-maximum 15 standard contracts. https://t.co/J2kMSVkSzJ
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