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At Long Last, The Bucks Are No Longer Paying Larry Sanders (!!!)

Way back in 2013, the Bucks completed a rookie scale extension with then-24-year-old, third-year center Larry Sanders (a.k.a. LARRY SANDERS!!!) worth $44m over 4 years. Coming off a breakout year where he finished second in the NBA in blocks per game (behind Serge Ibaka, no less) and third in Most Improved Player voting. Sanders was well-liked by the fan base at the time and with his sensational rim protection, it seemed like a good bit of business.

Things went south within a matter of months, however, and that may be an understatement. In the first year of the contract alone (*takes deep breath*), he missed 25 games resulting from a finger injury he sustained in a nightclub brawl, was cited for disorderly conduct twice, cited for animal cruelty twice for leaving his dogs out in the cold during a road trip, suspended 5 games for marijuana use, and missed more time with fractured right orbital bone.