Report: Bobby Portis returning to Bucks on four-year, $49M deal

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetJune 30, 2022 - 6:25pm

Milwaukee Bucks' Bobby Portis blocks the shot of Toronto Raptors' Pascal Siakam during the first half of an NBA basketball game. (Morry Gash/AP)

Bobby Portis is reportedly returning to the Milwaukee Bucks on a four-year, $49 million contract, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Portis, an NBA Champion with the Bucks in the 2020-21 season, declined his player option next season the day before. Because he has early bird rights in Milwaukee, the maximum that he could sign for is four years at $49M, but the contract has to be for a minimum of two seasons and cannot include an option in year two.

Playing with the Bucks for two seasons, in 2021-22 Portis appeared in 72 games averaging 14.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, a career-high in points for the forward.

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