The Bucks and forward/center Bobby Portis have worked out a multiyear contract agreement, according to Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link), who reports that Portis intends to sign a three-year, $44MM pact that includes a third-year player option.
The contract will replace Portis’ $13.4MM player option for 2025/26, which he declined today in order to sign his new deal.
A reliable part of the Bucks’ frontcourt for the last five seasons, Portis earned Sixth Man of the Year votes in three of those years — he started too many games to qualify in one of the other two seasons, then only suited up a total of 49 times last season due to a 25-game suspension that cost him much of the second half.
In the suspension-shortened season, Portis averaged 13.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 25.4 minutes per game, with a .466/.365/.836 shooting line.
Portis recently spoke about a desire to be “compensated fairly” after accepting what he views as team-friendly contracts in recent years. While his new contract won’t give him a huge raise, it will pay him a higher annual salary than the four-year, $48.6MM deal he signed with Milwaukee in 2022.
More to come…