{"id":224121,"date":"2025-10-19T07:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224121\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T07:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:57:07","slug":"bucks-keep-surprise-9-7-ppg-forward-on-final-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/224121\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks keep surprise 9.7 PPG forward on final roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/milwaukee-bucks\/news\/bucks-keep-surprise-97-ppg-forward-final-roster\/3a25e0d3260000795e464622?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bucks keep surprise 9.7 PPG forward on final roster;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bucks keep surprise 9.7 PPG forward on final roster<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/milwaukee-bucks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Milwaukee Bucks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> may have found one of the more underrated roster additions this preseason.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, they chose to keep Amir Coffey on their final roster. It was a bit odd that Coffey had been as uncertain as he had throughout the offseason, but the move could pay dividends.<\/p>\n<p>The final roster spot was reported initially by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/1979641417585807833\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michael Scotto on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Michael Scotto on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coffey is a 6-foot-7 wing who has only so far played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/los-angeles-clippers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Clippers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, the 28-year old averaged 9.7 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>He shot a blistering 40.9% from 3-point range in 2024-25 for the Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/golden-state-warriors\/news\/why-warriors-cut-seth-curry-waiver-move-new-contract-steph-brother\/4f8b0e833dcbead9fbaf7db5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why the Warriors cut Seth Curry in a waiver move;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Why the Warriors cut Seth Curry in a waiver move<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This preseason, Coffey got just 11.4 minutes per night and averaged 3.3 points.<\/p>\n<p>Coffey was a top-50 recruit nationally out of high school in the Class of 2016 when he chose to attend his home state University of Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>He ended up an undrafted player out of the Golden Gophers but made an NBA home for himself with the Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>Last season was his best in the league, but Coffey has proven himself over the last four years or so to be a solid bench scorer and playmaker who can shoot it when called upon.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks may not need him much in the early going, but if the injury bug strikes, Coffey can be a solid helper. He&#8217;s also the right kind of floor spacer to have around Giannis Antetokounmpo, so it could prove very wise for the Bucks to keep him around.<\/p>\n<p>More NBA News:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bucks keep surprise 9.7 PPG forward on final roster originally appeared on The Sporting News. 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