Overview
- Connaughton confirmed his $9.4 million player option by the June 17 deadline, locking in his contract for the 2025-26 season.
- He averaged just 14.7 minutes across 41 games in 2024-25, marking his lowest per-game playing time since the 2016-17 season.
- The 32-year-old originally joined Milwaukee as a free agent in 2018 and signed a three-year, $28 million extension in 2023.
- Remaining below the first apron gives the Bucks the freedom to deploy their full $14.1 million midlevel exception this summer.
- Connaughton is one of the few players left from Milwaukee’s 2021 championship roster and has spent seven seasons with the franchise.