MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired guard/forward Kevin Porter Jr. from the Los Angeles Clippers for forward MarJon Beauchamp.

The 24-year-old Porter has averaged 9.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 19.6 minutes in 45 games this season. He averaged 19.2 points for the Houston Rockets in 2022-23 but was out of the NBA and playing in Greece last season.

He pleaded guilty in January 2024 to misdemeanor assault and a harassment violation in connection with a September 2023 incident at a Manhattan hotel. Prosecutors said Porter attacked his girlfriend, leaving her covered in blood with a deep cut above her right eye. She denied that, accusing prosecutors of pushing a “false narrative.”

The 24-year-old Beauchamp averaged 2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 4.7 minutes in 26 games this season for the Bucks, who selected him with the 24th overall pick in the 2022 draft.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks acquired center Jericho Sims from the New Yok Knicks in exchange for guard Delon Wright, the draft rights to Hugo Besson and cash.

The Bucks announced that trade late Thursday night as they also made official the deal sending three-time All-Star wing Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards for forward Kyle Kuzma.

“Khris is one of the greatest players in Bucks history, and on behalf of our ownership group and organization, we will always be grateful for his 12-year dedication to the team and the Milwaukee community,” Bucks general manager Jon Horst said in a statement. “We thank Khris for the player, leader and person he is. He and his wife Sam have positively impacted the lives of so many people, especially children, and we wish them well.”

Sims, 26, averaged 1.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 10.8 minutes in 39 games this season for the Knicks. Wright, 32, averaged 2.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 15.6 minutes in 26 games for Milwaukee.

The complete details of the Washington trade have Middleton, rookie guard AJ Johnson, draft compensation and cash going to the Wizards with Kuzma and draft compensation going to the Bucks.

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