Bucks trade for Patrick Beverley

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Bucks have traded for guard Patrick Beverley from the Philadelphia 76ers, Beverley’s podcast ‘Pat Bev Pod’ announced on Thursday. Multiple reports also confirmed the deal.

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the Bucks are sending the 76ers a 2027 second-round draft pick and guard Cam Payne.

Patrick Beverley is in his 13th NBA season and will play for his seventh different NBA team. He has made the postseason in eight of those seasons, most recently with the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2022. He’s known for his defense, being recognized on the NBA All-Defensive Team three times in his career, with a first-team honor in 2016-2017 and second-team honors in 2013-2014 and 2019-2020. The 35-year-old has played in 47 games this year, starting five of them, averaging 6.3 points per game and 3.1 assists per game.