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Milwaukee Bucks sign a pair

By Jim Scott Jul 6, 2026 | 5:32 AM

(MILWAUKEE BUCKS) – The Milwaukee Bucks have signed Brayden Burries.

 The 10th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, Burries played and started in 39 games last season as a freshman at Arizona. The 6-4, 215-pound guard averaged a team-high 16.1 points (T-15th in Big 12), 4.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals (T-7th in Big 12) in 29.8 minutes per game while shooting 49.1% from the field (10th in Big 12). He earned 2025-26 All-Big 12 First Team and 2025-26 Big 12 All-Freshman Team honors, and he was named to the 2025-26 All-Big 12 Tournament Team after leading the Wildcats to a perfect 3-0 mark in the Big 12 Conference Tournament.

 A native of California, Burries finished sixth in the Big 12 last season in total points (626), sixth in steals (59), ninth in field goals made (210), ninth in free throws made (136), 10th in minutes played (1,162) and 13th in threes made (70). The 20-year-old also helped Arizona reach the Final Four in the 2026 NCAA Tournament by averaging 16.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals in 31.8 minutes per game while shooting 48.1% from the field and 51.7% from three.

Bucks add Marquette alum to roster: The Milwaukee Bucks have signed Marquette alumnus Kam Jones to a Two-Way contract.
A 6-4, 200-pound guard, Jones appeared in 37 games as a rookie with the Indiana Pacers last season and averaged 4.4 points, 3.2 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game. He reached double figures in scoring six times, dished out double-digit assists three times and tallied one double-double. Originally selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 38th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the 24-year-old also played and started in seven games last season with the Noblesville Boom, Indiana’s NBA G League affiliate, and averaged 13.3 points, 6.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 29.4 minutes per game while shooting 44.3% from the field.
Over four seasons with the Golden Eagles from 2021-25, Jones appeared in 137 games (113 starts) and tallied collegiate career averages of 14.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals in 28.1 minutes per game with a 47.5% mark from the field. The Colorado native amassed 2,044 points at Marquette, the second-most in program history, and he ranks second and third, respectively, in field goals (783) and threes made (315). Jones also earned 2024-25 All-Big East First Team honors and was named to the 2024-25 Consensus All-American Second Team after averaging a career-high 19.2 points, 5.9 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in his senior season.

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