A sweeping six-team NBA trade is reshuffling multiple rosters, with ESPN reporting Tuesday that veteran guard Caris LeVert is headed from the Detroit Pistons to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Taurean Prince and Gary Harris, along with two second-round draft picks going to Milwaukee.
The deal is connected to a broader multi-team arrangement that also sees veteran guard Khris Middleton heading back to the Washington Wizards. Middleton is returning to Washington through a three-year, $17.6 million sign-and-trade with the Dallas Mavericks.
LeVert, 31, is midway through a two-year, $29 million deal he signed with Detroit last offseason. This past season he posted career-low numbers, averaging just 7.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 19.2 minutes per game. Those figures fall well short of his career marks of 13.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 26.9 minutes across 10 NBA seasons and 584 games — including stints with the Brooklyn Nets (2016-21), Indiana Pacers (2021-22), Cleveland Cavaliers (2022-24), Atlanta Hawks (2024-25) and the Pistons.
By moving LeVert to Milwaukee, Detroit gains a trade exception in addition to receiving Prince and Harris.
Prince, 32, put up 9.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game last season with the Bucks while connecting on 43.6% of his three-point attempts. His season was cut short to just 26 games due to a herniated disk in his neck. Across his 10-year career and 608 games, he has averaged 9.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists with stops in Atlanta (2016-2019), Brooklyn (2019-21), Cleveland (2021), Minnesota (2021-23), Los Angeles (2023-24) and Milwaukee (2024-26).
Harris, 31, played 48 games in his lone Milwaukee season, averaging 2.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists. While his recent production has declined, his career averages stand at 9.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 666 games with the Denver Nuggets (2014-21), Orlando Magic (2021-25) and the Bucks.
Middleton, 34, is making his return to Washington after being shipped to Dallas at the trade deadline in the deal that helped the Wizards land Anthony Davis. During his time in Washington, he averaged 10.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists while shooting 31.5% from three-point range.
Over his 14-year career spanning 839 games, Middleton has averaged 16.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists while knocking down 38.5% of his three-point attempts. His 1,476 made three-pointers rank 62nd in NBA history.
Additional moves tied to this multi-team deal include John Collins joining the Pistons, the Memphis Grizzlies acquiring Isaiah Stewart, and Dallas landing Santi Aldama.
