According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Milwaukee Bucks have traded Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards for Kyle Kuzma.

Official trade:

• Bucks:
• Kyle Kuzma
• Patrick Baldwin Jr.
• Second-rounder
• Wizards:
• Khris Middleton
• AJ Johnson
• Pick swap

With Milwaukee doing this deal, it drops them below the second apron and pairs Kuzma with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard.

Kuzma turned down the chance to be traded to the Dallas Mavericks at last season’s trade deadline. He’s been vocal about the direction of Washington for the past couple of weeks.

According to the Washington Wizards, Kyle Kuzma has suffered a groin strain and will be sidelined for Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.

Kuzma, who has taken a larger role due to the Malcolm Brogdon injury, got injured during Monday’s game against the Hawks.

Washington has yet to release a timeline for the 29-year-old, but there is an expectation of him missing more time.

Mavericks Prefer Kyle Kuzma Over Andrew Wiggins

When reports were coming out about Andrew Wiggins’ historically low trade value, they weren’t kidding. Add another team that isn’t jumping up and down to acquire Wiggins; as Marc Stein reports, Dallas currently has different priorities.

While Wiggins was on their list, the Mavericks prefer players like Kyle Kuzma and PJ Washington as their primary trade targets.

Stein added that both the Golden State Warriors and Dallas had not opened any trade talks surrounding Wiggins.

The Mavericks have assets to go out and get Kuzma and/or Washington; this doesn’t come as a shock because they want someone to complement both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.