Bucks sign Robin Lopez, reach deals with Green, Jackson, Livingston
Robin Lopez (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Bucks signed center Robin Lopez, resigned AJ Green and inked rookie Andrew Jackson Jr. to a deal Friday, July 7.
The teams signed fellow rookie Chris Livingston Sunday, July 9.
Robin Lopez
Lopez appeared in 66 games with the Bucks during the 2019-20 season. He has played 15 NBA seasons with Phoenix, New Orleans, Portland, New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, Washington, Orlando and Cleveland.
He holds career NBA averages of 8.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 21.4 minutes per game and is a career 53.7% shooter from the field. Last season, Lopez averaged 3.0 points on 64.0% shooting from the field and 1.4 rebounds in 37 appearances with the Cavaliers.
In his lone season with the Bucks, the 7-foot center played in 66 games and averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in 14.5 minutes per game while shooting 49.2% overall and 33.3% from three.
Robin Lopez is the brother of Bucks starting center Brook Lopez and returns to Milwaukee, where played the 2019-20 season.
AJ Green
Green appeared in 35 games while on a two-way contract with the Bucks last season.
The 6-foot-5, 190-pound guard averaged 4.4 points and 1.3 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per game while shooting 42.4% from the field and 41.9% from three. Green reached double figures in scoring seven times as a rookie last season and knocked down multiple threes in 14 of his 35 games played.
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Andre Jackson Jr.
The 36th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, Jackson Jr. helped UConn win the NCAA Championship as a junior last season.
The 6-foot-6, 200-pound guard averaged 6.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.1 steals in 29.2 minutes per game with the Huskies in 2022-23, playing in 32 games. A co-captain last season, Jackson Jr. was selected to the 2022-23 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award Top 15 watch list.
Chris Livingston
Selected by the Bucks with the 58th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, Livingston averaged 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in 22.3 minutes per game as a freshman with Kentucky last season. The 6-foot-6, 200-pound forward earned 2022-23 All-SEC Freshman Team honors, appearing in 34 games during his freshman season.