A late Summer signing that bloomed into quite the rosy rotation player, Pat Connaughton takes the fourth slot on the best Milwaukee Bucks contracts of the last decade. The former Notre Dame Fighting Irishman eschewed a pitching career to pursue professional roundball, dabbling initially for three years in Portland as a solid backcourt rotation player. They opted not to re-sign him, a curious decision given the minimal amount he eventually got from Milwaukee, but the Bucks benefited from the Blazers offloading their backup guard who appeared in all 82 games the season prior.
Connaughton came into the league with that “athletic white guy” rep, jumping out of the gym during the combine and topping out on several tests.