The Milwaukee Bucks signed an upper-echelon free agent. While you let that last sentence settle in for a second, let’s look at what the signing of big man Greg Monroe means for the previously downtrodden franchise.
By adding the former lottery pick on a three-year, $50 million contract, Milwaukee made it known that it will continue to be players for top-end free agents in the coming years. After all, Jason Kidd and company did beat out both the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers for Monroe. Go ahead, wrap your brain around that.
This signing also comes just a day after Milwaukee ponied up a five-year, $70 million contract to re-sign Khris Middleton, who averaged 13.