Khris Middleton is returning to the Milwaukee Bucks. Many NBA insiders pegged Middleton to Milwaukee when NBA Free Agency began on Sunday, June 30th. Many people expected Middleton to take the max contract. While he took 178 million, it did not hit the 190 million mark. That’s a nice little thing for Milwaukee. But there are people who are upset that Middleton is making that much money. In Wisconsin, we have a problem with athletes making a ton of money. I’m unsure why that is but it makes them uncomfortable and angry. This is a fair contract by the Bucks, and what you come to expect in today’s NBA.

The NBA contract system could be considered out of control. There are guys making big money all over the league. Tobias Harris received 180 million from Philadelphia. D’Angelo Russell got 117 million from Golden State. Are these guys better than Middleton? Probably not. But that’s today NBA. Some might point out the fact that Kyrie Irving and Middleton make the same amount of money. But forget the fact that Irving probably took a little less money to make sure that Kevin Durant could come to Brooklyn as well. Milwaukee did the right thing when it came to handling this contract.

With big money comes big expectations though. The pressure on Middleton will be on an all-time high. People will expect big things out of him all season. If he starts slow, the media and fans will come at him like 1,000 suns. While slow starts happen, people don’t have time for it after a person makes a shit ton of money. Middleton likely knows this and will be prepared for the 2019-2020 season. Per his comments to ESPN’s Malika Andrews, Midds seems ready to make this thing happen for the Milwaukee. He sounds motivated and ready to deliver for the Bucks.

If you’re unhappy that Middleton is back, I’ll ask you who do you want to replace Middleton? He is a second banana for Giannis Antetokounmpo, and that’s a hard thing to do. Giannis has a small circle, and it’s not like he has any guys around the league. There were not many options for Milwaukee to replace Middleton and made the right decision.

Charlie.