Khris Middleton, now with the Wizards via trade, reflects on how his incredibly successful Bucks tenure ended.

Khris Middleton showed his vulnerable side when he recently spoke about getting traded by his longtime team, the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks were fittingly Middleton's first opponents in his debut game in a Washington Wizards uniform. The 3-time All-Star tallied 12 points and five rebounds in a 104-101 loss against plenty of familiar faces.

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Khris Middleton talks about his trade from the Bucks, understanding the move, trying to get healthy and appreciating Milwaukee.

NBA champion Khris Middleton has spoken about the Bucks trading him away to Wizards for Kyle Kuzma.Middleton played his first game for the Washington team, ironically against the Bucks, this

Khris Middleton thanked Milwaukee for helping shape him “into the person and player I am today” a week after the Bucks traded the three-time All-Star to the Washington Wizards.

Khris Middleton knew his time with the Milwaukee Bucks was coming to an end before the franchise traded him over the winter.

Middleton himself doesn't view it in that light. In a recent interview, the three-time All-Star suggested he was on borrowed time with the Bucks and the franchise was perfectly ju