On October 22, the Milwaukee Bucks will play their first game of the 2025-26 season.
Before the game, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the news that the team will waive Chris Livingston.
Via Charania: “The Milwaukee Bucks are waiving forward Chris Livingston, sources tell ESPN. Livingston, the last pick in the 2023 NBA draft, signed a guaranteed deal in the offseason with the Bucks, who are in midst of a crunch for their final 15-man roster.”
How Did Livingston Do With The Milwaukee Bucks?
Livingston has appeared in 42 NBA regular season games.
He has career averages of 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest while shooting 40.8% from the field.
Via Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints: “Andre Jackson Jr. will remain on the Bucks’ roster, for now, as the team instead cuts Chris Livingston, who signed a one-year minimum deal with the team in the offseason. Milwaukee will need to make another roster move if they want to keep Amir Coffey.”
Andre Jackson Jr. will remain on the Bucks’ roster, for now, as the team instead cuts Chris Livingston, who signed a one-year minimum deal with the team in the offseason.
Milwaukee will need to make another roster move if they want to keep Amir Coffey. https://t.co/zZs4G4sIv5
— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) October 16, 2025
The Bucks are coming off a year where they were the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 48-34 record.
They lost to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs (in five games).
Via Keith Smith of Spotrac: “Bucks will eat $2.3 million in dead money for Chris Livingston for this season. This opens the door for either Andre Jackson Jr. (contract is $800K guaranteed) or Amir Coffey (Exhibit 9 deal) to make the opening night roster. Bucks are currently ~$13.8M under the luxury tax.”
Bucks will eat $2.3 million in dead money for Chris Livingston for this season.
This opens the door for either Andre Jackson Jr. (contract is $800K guaranteed) or Amir Coffey (Exhibit 9 deal) to make the opening night roster.
Bucks are currently ~$13.8M under the luxury tax.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) October 16, 2025
The Bucks still have a very talented roster led by Giannis Antetokounmpo (and their new addition of Myles Turner).
They last made the Eastern Conference finals during the 2021 season when they won the NBA Championship over the Phoenix Suns.
