Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton has had a strange 2024-25 season. The 33-year-old swingman missed the first 21 games of the year while recovering from a pair of ankle surgeries. He's been held to a fairly restrictive minutes limit during much of the time he's been back in the saddle with Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Bucks are mostly deprived of draft capital but aren't completely out of it. They still have one first-round pick to dangle in a trade. If the Bucks plan to use it, they must use it wisely.