The Milwaukee Bucks have rounded out their roster with a move for a free agent.
After an offseason full of speculation, the Milwaukee Bucks have managed to hold on to star player Giannis Antetokounmpo.
They made the surprise move to waive and stretch Damian Lillard, before acquiring Indiana Pacers rival Myles Turner.
The Bucks have continued to build out their roster and the latest addition is a player who Doc Rivers knows well.
Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty ImagesMilwaukee Bucks sign Amir Coffey
The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed a deal to sign former LA Clippers player Amir Coffey, who became a free agent this summer.
Shams Charania reports: “Free agent forward Amir Coffey has agreed to a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.”
Free agent forward Amir Coffey has agreed to a one-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources tell ESPN. Coffey spent his first six NBA seasons with the Clippers, averaging 9.7 points, 47.1% field-goal shooting and 40.9% from 3 in 2024-25. pic.twitter.com/mHHrD3qwZa
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Coffey played in 72 regular games for the LA Clippers last season, his highest ever total.
He only started 13 of these games, fewer than the career-high total he started in 2022-23, which was 30 games.
Coffey still averaged a career best 9.7 points per game last season, shooting 47.1 percent from the field.
Doc Rivers and Amir Coffey reunited
Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers was the LA Clippers coach when Amir Coffey was drafted in 2019.
Speaking during the 2019-20 season in the Bubble, Rivers told The Athletic: “Amir’s been phenomenal this week. We just gotta get [him] to keep improving and working.”
Coffey also felt fortunate to be able to work with Rivers. He was quoted by a Minnesota sports outlet, where he played college: “Coming into the league it was just a blessing to be under a guy like him, and now it just shows how much a teacher of the game he is.
“[He’s] one of those coaches that gets into detail, lets you know when you’re right or wrong, ya know just teaches you. And he’s a good development coach.”
Rivers left the Clippers months later after they blew a 3-1 series lead in the Bubble, and has been with the Bucks since 2024.
Now he is reunited with Coffey, and needs him to provide a valuable role for the Bucks next season as he continues to remould the team around Giannis.