Milwaukee Bucks did not make a move at the trade deadline. But Milwaukee made a move in the buyout market the very next day. Charlotte Hornets announced that they planned to buy out Marvin Williams’ contract, and Williams announced that he planned to sign with the Milwaukee Bucks last night. This is exactly the type of addition that the Milwaukee Bucks needed on their roster. Williams chose Milwaukee over the likes of Boston, both Los Angeles teams and others. That is significant.

The one area where the Bucks needed an upgrade was the backup forward position. Currently, it is Ersan Ilyasova and Robin Lopez in terms of backup interior players for Milwaukee. Williams is much better than both of those guys. Not only can he defend but he can also shoot the three. The former North Carolina product is only 37.6 percent from deep this season, but he is 39% as a spot-up shooter. That is the exact recipe for Mike Budenholzer’s system. He will get plenty of opportunities to hit knockdown threes.

Bucks announced that they’re releasing Dragan Bender to make this move happen which saddens me. I do believe in Dragan’s potential moving forward. But with Williams, this is their deepest position. Sterling Brown or D.J. Wilson are other names mentioned yet here’s how I think Jon Horst sees it. With Brown, the Bucks aren’t that deep at the wing position. If someone gets hurt, Brown becomes valuable. Wilson might still have some trade value. But if a veteran wing ends up getting bought out, Brown immediately becomes on the release block. The spot for him isn’t safe especially with his erratic play of late.

This is the type of move that makes you want to believe in the Bucks. There are other reasons to believe, but this shows that Milwaukee wasn’t going to settle with the roster. Even though Williams doesn’t have much playoff experience, he is another veteran in that locker room that can help out when times get tough in the playoffs. Bucks needed more of that last year, and they didn’t have it.

Charlie.