The Milwaukee Bucks head into the 2025 offseason with plenty of questions, and with major tweaks potentially on the horizon, several players may be heading elsewhere. Let's analyze a few Bucks who could be wearing different jerseys next season.
Taurean Prince
For most of the season, Taurean Prince was well on his way to earning himself a nice new deal once free agency began, fueled by him hitting 43.9 percent of his regular season triples. However, that all came crashing down in the postseason, where he shot 22.2 percent from deep and eventually fell out of the mix in Doc Rivers' rotation. Now, there's plenty of uncertainty surrounding his value.
With a clear need for youth this offseason, the Bucks will likely let Prince walk. At 31, he still may have plenty of good basketball left in him, but this team needs young, athletic energizers who can give them a spark. Taurean Prince just isn't that at this stage in his career. Some other team will certainly look to scoop him off the market on a minimum deal based off his regular season shooting alone.
Brook Lopez
For seven years, Brook Lopez has been the Milwaukee Bucks' starting center, helping fuel their rise to contention and championship status. However, more than ever before, the big man's limitations were a significant hindrance to the Bucks in the postseason. He played a career low 14.8 minutes per game in the postseason and came off the bench for the first time in a playoff game.
Getting younger, more athletic and mobile at the five, whether it's through the draft, free agency or trade, will be a pivotal objective for the Milwaukee Bucks this offseason. That might involve parting ways with the 37-year-old Brook Lopez. If so, the big man will have plenty of suitors if he wishes to continue playing. His fit in Milwaukee just isn't as seamless as it once was.
Chris Livingston
Unlike the prior two names on this list, Chris Livingston isn't a veteran. In fact, he's played in just two NBA seasons. However, in those two years, he's appeared in just 196 regular season minutes and 11 in the postseason. With a non-guaranteed contract for next season, the Milwaukee Bucks will have to decide whether or not to keep Chris Livingston or potentially let him go.
Livingston, still just 21, has plenty of potential. He's a bulky 6-foot-6, 220 lb wing who has shown he has a knack for rebounding and playing defense. The question is whether he's still too raw to earn a legitimate shot in the rotation or if the best process would be to throw him into the fire and hope he can have a Ryan Rollins-esque breakout. It all depends on what the Bucks do with his contract.
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