On Wednesday the Milwaukee Bucks traded Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Kyle Kuzma. It marks a sad end to a great era in Milwaukee. Middleton was on the Bucks for over a decade and helped lead the team to an NBA championship in 2021.

The Milwaukee Bucks community expected to end this week wrestling with the the end of Khris Middleton’s time in cream and green. In the weeks preceding the trade deadline, Middleton was transitioned to a bench role where he showed some promise before the wheels fell off again last week in a pair of scoreless performances.