The Milwaukee Bucks are signing fourth-year guard Pat Connaughton to a two-year deal worth slightly more than the minimum, according to Yahoo’s Shams Charania:
Free agent forward Pat Connaughton has agreed to a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 27, 2018
Connaughton was drafted 41st overall in 2015 by the Brooklyn Nets but was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft night.
Connaughton was a standout two-sport athlete for Notre Dame and was also drafted to the MLB, by the Baltimore Orioles.
Last season, Connaughton appeared in all 82 games for the Blazers, averaging 5.4 points and two rebounds per game while shooting 42.3 percent from the field and 35.2 percent from deep.
Connaughton is a capable shooter; he shot 38.6 percent from 3-point range in college and has shot 36.4 percent from long distance in the NBA thus far. He’s also highly athletic:
????? some white men can jump.. pic.twitter.com/mOn6DzWBBl
— Pat Connaughton (@PlanetPat5) July 24, 2018
Connaughton will have to fight to earn backcourt minutes, as the Bucks have plenty of guards in Eric Bledsoe, Khris Middleton, Malcolm Brogdon, Matthew Dellavedova, Donte DiVincenzo and Brendon Jennings.
At 6 feet, 5 inches, and as a plus athlete, Connaughton could perhaps see minutes at the small forward position as well.
