Caris LeVert averaged 7.4 points while shooting 41.7 percent from the field in 19.2 minutes per game. Brian Sevald / Getty ImagesJuly 7, 2026 Updated 8:30 pm EDTThe Milwaukee Bucks are acquiring guard Caris LeVert and two second-round picks from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Taurean Prince and Gary Harris, league sources told The Athletic on Tuesday. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been completed.The Pistons will also receive a $15 million trade exception.LeVert joins a new wave of incoming players for Milwaukee as they begin their post-Giannis Antetokounmpo rebuild after trading the franchise star to the Miami Heat for Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware, Kasparas Jakučionis, and several first-round picks, including the No. 13 pick in this year’s draft.
Alongside their original No. 10 first-round pick, the Bucks used their two first-round picks on Brayden Burries and Nate Ament.LeVert, 31, played 60 games for the Pistons last season, all off the bench. He averaged career lows, putting up 7.4 points while shooting 41.7 percent from the field in 19.2 minutes per game.Prince averaged 9.2 points per game for the Bucks last season while only playing 26 games, and Harris averaged 2.7 points per game for Milwaukee in 48 games played.Bucks flesh out backcourtFor the Bucks, this is a tidy piece of business: using the space they have under the luxury tax line to take in a player who has a chance to contribute next season while also removing a bit of the clutter on their roster. The Bucks do not need to use the traded player exception they created in the trade of Giannis Antetokounmpo or their nontaxpayer mid-level exception to complete this deal, and they have cut one guaranteed contract from their roster.LeVert played in all 13 of the Pistons’ playoff games this postseason and even put up 24 points in Detroit’s Game 4 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but that was one of the few glimpses he showed of his previous scoring prowess. — Eric NehmJul 8, 2026Connections: Sports EditionSpot the pattern. Connect the termsFind the hidden link between sports terms
