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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had a short but sweet message to Khris Middleton on social media after his longtime teammate was traded earlier in the day.

In the end, the Bucks decided to make a move for Kyle Kuzma by trading Khris Middleton and AJ Johnson to the Wizards in exchange for him. It's a move that they made to help with t