The Milwaukee Bucks have a roster problem on their hands, and it’s keeping them from making a move on one of Summer League’s most interesting performers.
Milwaukee is currently carrying 17 standard contracts, which means there isn’t much room to add Brandon Boston Jr. unless the front office clears out enough space to make it happen. For now, that reality has put the brakes on what would otherwise look like a pretty straightforward signing.
Boston has done everything he can to force the issue. The 24-year-old wing averaged 10.7 points per game during the 2024-25 season before heading overseas, where an injury-hit stint with Fenerbahce ended with the Turkish club moving on from him. The Bucks brought him in for Summer League, and he’s made that opportunity count.
Among the players on the roster without contracts, Boston has clearly separated himself. In six games this summer, he’s putting up 12.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per contest. At 6-foot-6, he brings size that can hold up against bigger wings, and that kind of versatility would be useful for a Bucks team that is heavy on guards.
That guard crowd is part of the problem. Kam Jones has also impressed in Summer League, but the backcourt is crowded after Gary Trent Jr.’s surprise extension.
There are now eight guards on the roster, and that’s too many players fighting for the same minutes if the goal is to get real development work done. Trent’s deal is under NBA investigation, so that situation still isn’t settled.
Caris LeVert is the name that stands out as the most obvious candidate to be moved, but the logjam is still very real.
Boston hasn’t hurt his stock at all. If Milwaukee does end up moving multiple players and opening a standard roster spot, he’d be an easy fit.
He is not two-way eligible, so the Bucks would need to make room the traditional way. Another possibility would be to keep him with the Wisconsin Herd, though he could also draw stronger offers from Europe.
Either way, Boston has shown enough this summer to make the case that he belongs in the NBA. If Milwaukee can’t find the space, another team might not wait around.
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