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On Sept. 6 the Milwaukee Bucks gain a small but meaningful roster option: the NBA’s three-month restriction on players received in the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade will expire, allowing those newcomers to be packaged in deals. The move opens a late-window chance for a trade, even as most signs point to minimal roster upheaval before the season.
Breaking down the Bucks’ situation
Under NBA rules the team could not include players acquired in the Giannis deal in multi-player trades during the first three months after the transaction. That prohibition ends on Sept. 6, freeing the Bucks to send those players as part of larger packages.
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The affected players are Tyler Herro, Kasparas Jakucionis, Kel'el Ware and Jaime Jaquez Jr.. Until now, each could only be moved under limited conditions, constraining Milwaukee’s flexibility as it finalizes a roster that will require two cuts before the regular season.
Herro attracted trade attention when he arrived in Milwaukee. Team sources have suggested the Bucks prefer to keep him, but the Sept. 6 change would let them attach another contract—Caris LeVert, for example—to a potential deal. That approach could be used to reduce headcount rather than move Herro alone.
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Even with the restriction lifted, the prevailing view is that Milwaukee will keep the four players from the blockbuster swap. There has been discussion about contract extensions for Herro and Jaquez, while Ware and Jakucionis remain under team control.
Practical considerations also weigh against a major late-summer overhaul. Beyond restricted free-agent targets such as Pistons forward Jalen Duren, there are few compelling trade targets worth disrupting the current mix at this stage.
Expect the Bucks to enter training camp largely intact, trimmed by two roster spots most likely occupied by bench players. The four former Heat players appear to be intended as foundational pieces for Milwaukee’s next phase.
