Sources: Bucks trade Middleton, land Kuzma

The Bucks have traded Khris Middleton to the Wizards in a deal that sends Kyle Kuzma to Milwaukee, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania.

The Bucks also sent rookie guard AJ Johnson and a pick swap to Washington, which dealt forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. and second-round draft compensation to Milwaukee, sources told Charania.

Middleton, 33, spent the last 11-plus seasons in Milwaukee and was a key member of the Bucks’ championship team in 2021. The three-time All-Star is averaging just 12.6 points per game this season — his lowest average since 2013-14 — as he continues his recovery from offseason surgery to both ankles.

Kuzma, 29, is averaging 15.2 points per game this season, his fourth with the Wizards.