As the NBA trade deadline approaches, the Pistons and Bucks have agreed to send wing Stanley Johnson to Milwaukee in exchange for center Thon Maker, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Pistons are finalizing a trade to send Stanley Johnson to Milwaukee for Thon Maker, league source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 6, 2019
Johnson, a former Arizona Wildcat and first-round lottery pick from 2015, is in his fourth season in the NBA. He's averaging 7.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game this season.
Johnson will play for Mike Budenholzer, a Holbrook native and former Atlanta Hawks head coach. Johnson will be teammates with All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Other shooting guards and small forwards in Milwaukee include Malcolm Brogdon, Khris Middleton, Tony Snell and Sterling Brown.
Johnson, 22, is set to earn $3.9 million this season in his final year of the rookie contract. He'll become a restricted free agent if the Bucks don't issue a qualifying offer, which is worth $5.3 million, following this season.
Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson brings the ball up court during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Brooklyn Nets, Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Milwaukee has a 1.5-game lead over the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference. Here are the upcoming games for the Bucks:
Friday: at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. MT
Saturday: vs. Orlando, 7 p.m. MT
Monday: at Chicago, 6 p.m. MT
Feb. 13: at Indiana, 5 p.m. MT
