The 2019 NBA free agency was full of surprising moves and unexpected twists. One of those twists was 2017’s NBA Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon deciding to leave Milwaukee Bucks and join Indiana Pacers. As it turns out, however, this wasn’t entirely Brogdon’s decision.

Brogdon returned to Milwaukee on Sunday to face the Bucks with his new team and was asked by reporters to give a bit of insight into his departure. According to the 27-year-old, he would have loved to stay with the franchise that drafted him “if they had wanted him.”  

“I would’ve loved to play for this team, if they had wanted me. If they had valued me the way the Pacers value me. That’s all I gotta say,” said Brogdon.

Brogdon was a restricted agent this summer, and Bucks opted against offering him a deal he wanted in order to avoid the luxury tax. He explored different options before landing in Indiana via the sign-and-trade deal.

“I had a pretty good inkling that things may not work out and things may not go in the direction that I thought they were going to go in, so I started to change my mindset and started to identify different teams and prepare myself,” he added.

Malcolm Brogdon is having a great season and is proving to the Milwaukee Bucks that they have made a big mistake. Brogdon is currently one of Pacers’ key players and has career-highs all across the board. In 26 games he played this season, he averages 18.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game.

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We saw Milwaukee Bucks spend big money in free agency to keep Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez on their roster for years to come. But, it turns out Bucks’ spending spree reached its limits pretty quickly as they decided to let Malcolm Brogdon walk away.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that Brogdon, who was a restricted free agent, reached a four year, $85 million deal with the Indiana Pacers. The 2017’s NBA Rookie of the Year isn’t coming to Indiana for free, however, as the Pacers agreed to send 2020 first-round pick and two future second-rounders to Milwaukee as part of the agreement.

Despite Brogdon’s success in the past three seasons, Bucks decided they could not meet the player’s demands in terms of a contract extension. With $178 million invested in Middleton and $52 million tied to Lopez, Milwaukee would be deep in the luxury tax and would lose salary flexibility if they were to pay Brogdon as well.

Malcolm Brogdon made 64 starts with the Bucks in the previous season, managing to average 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He also shot 50.5 percent from the field, 42.6 percent from the 3-point line and made 92.8 percent of his free throws, which placed him in an exclusive 50/40/90 club.

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The 2019 NBA free agency was full of surprising moves and unexpected twists. One of those twists was 2017’s NBA Rookie of the Year Malcolm Brogdon deciding to leave Milwaukee Bucks and join Indiana Pacers. As it turns out, however, this wasn’t entirely Brogdon’s decision.

Brogdon returned to Milwaukee on Sunday to face the Bucks with his new team and was asked by reporters to give a bit of insight into his departure. According to the 27-year-old, he would have loved to stay with the franchise that drafted him “if they had wanted him.”  

“I would’ve loved to play for this team, if they had wanted me. If they had valued me the way the Pacers value me. That’s all I gotta say,” said Brogdon.

Brogdon was a restricted agent this summer, and Bucks opted against offering him a deal he wanted in order to avoid the luxury tax. He explored different options before landing in Indiana via the sign-and-trade deal.

“I had a pretty good inkling that things may not work out and things may not go in the direction that I thought they were going to go in, so I started to change my mindset and started to identify different teams and prepare myself,” he added.

Malcolm Brogdon is having a great season and is proving to the Milwaukee Bucks that they have made a big mistake. Brogdon is currently one of Pacers’ key players and has career-highs all across the board. In 26 games he played this season, he averages 18.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 7.6 assists per game.

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We saw Milwaukee Bucks spend big money in free agency to keep Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez on their roster for years to come. But, it turns out Bucks’ spending spree reached its limits pretty quickly as they decided to let Malcolm Brogdon walk away.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reports that Brogdon, who was a restricted free agent, reached a four year, $85 million deal with the Indiana Pacers. The 2017’s NBA Rookie of the Year isn’t coming to Indiana for free, however, as the Pacers agreed to send 2020 first-round pick and two future second-rounders to Milwaukee as part of the agreement.

Despite Brogdon’s success in the past three seasons, Bucks decided they could not meet the player’s demands in terms of a contract extension. With $178 million invested in Middleton and $52 million tied to Lopez, Milwaukee would be deep in the luxury tax and would lose salary flexibility if they were to pay Brogdon as well.

Malcolm Brogdon made 64 starts with the Bucks in the previous season, managing to average 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He also shot 50.5 percent from the field, 42.6 percent from the 3-point line and made 92.8 percent of his free throws, which placed him in an exclusive 50/40/90 club.

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