After part of 12 seasons, the Milwaukee Bucks decided to move on from Khris Middleton when they traded him to the Washington Wizards (last week). The 2021 NBA Champion is no longer in his prime at 33.

ATLANTA − The Milwaukee Bucks changed 20% of their roster the week of the trade deadline, shedding Khris Middleton, MarJon Beauchamp and Delon Wright in favor of Kyle Kuzma, Jericho Sims and Kevin Porter Jr.

For starters, that means they can’t aggregate salaries in a trade. No package deals, no three-for-one swaps. Any deal they make has to be a straight-up, one-for-one swap. That’s a nightmare for a team that desperately needs roster upgrades.