Pat Connaughton has played for the Bucks for the past 7 seasons.

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Change has been a constant for the Bucks on the second day of NBA free agency and they continued that trend by reportedly dealing guard Pat Connaughton to Charlotte, per ESPN.

In the swap, the Hornets get Connaughton and two second-round picks (in 2031 and ’32) for Vasilije Micić.

Hornets receive: 

Pat Connaughton
2031 second-round pick
2032 second-round pick

Bucks receive: 

The Milwaukee Bucks are trading Pat Connaughton and two of their own second-round picks (2031, 2032) to the Charlotte Hornets for Vasilije Micic, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/gLnvpeG2NX

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Connaughton has served as a key rotation player for the Bucks for the past seven seasons. Undrafted out of Notre Dame, he has played 10 seasons in the NBA and posted 5.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in 2024-25 while shooting 46.9% overall and 32.1% on 3-pointers.

Milwaukee agreed to a reported four-year, $107 million deal with center Myles Turner and was set to waive All-Star guard Damian Lillard to help complete that transaction. In trading Connaughton (who opted into his deal for 2025-26), the Bucks save some salary cap room with this reported trade.

Charlotte was busy before the free agency window opened, as it acquired veteran guard Collin Sexton from the Utah Jazz in a separate trade. In Charlotte, Connaughton will join a guard corps that includes All-Star LaMelo Ball, Tre Mann and rookie Kon Knueppel as well as talented youngsters Brandon Miller, Miles Bridges, Tidjane Salaün and rookie Liam McNeeley.

Micić was dealt from Phoenix to Charlotte in the Mark Williams Draft-night trade and played in 66 career games for the Hornets in the 2023-24 and ’24-25 seasons, averaging 3.3 ppg and 2.5 apg. Last season, he averaged 6.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 3.1 apg for the Suns.