Ehe Spanish power forward Serge Ibaka has reached an agreement to continue for another year with the Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpothe journalist specializing in NBA transfers Shams Charania assured this Monday on The Athletic portal.
IbakaNBA champion with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, landed in Milwaukee last February from Los Angeles Clipperswhere he got to in 2020.
The 32-year-old began his career in the Oklahoma City Thunder (2009-2016) and then went through Orlando Magic (2016-2017), Toronto Raptors (2017-2020) y Los Angeles Clippers (2020-2022) until landing in the Bucks.
After returning from his back injury, which allowed him to play only 43 games in his first season in Los Angeles, Ibaka he had entered the Clippers’ rotation irregularly in the 2021-2022 season and was often overtaken by the centers Ivica Zubac and Isaiah Hartenstein on the inside game of the Angelenos.
With its transfer to the Bucks, Ibaka He joined the ranks of the 2021 NBA champion with a complementary and veteran role and now he will have a new option to seek his second ring.
In addition to Antetokounmpothe Bucks have a very outstanding template in which figures such as Khris Middleton o Jrue Holiday.
Counting his games in the Clippers and in the Bucks, Ibaka last season he posted 6.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.9 assists in an average of 16.3 minutes per game (54 total games), his lowest figures since his rookie season with the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2009 -2010.
The Spaniard had a limited participation in the ‘playoffs’ with Milwaukee with 1.5 points and 1.7 rebounds in 3.7 minutes on average in the six games he played.
Los Bucksweighed down by Middleton’s injury, fell in the Eastern semifinals against the Boston Celtics in a great series that was decided over seven games (4-3).