The Bucks are declining their fourth-year team option on wing MarJon Beauchamp , reports Shams Charania of ESPN . As our tracker shows, teams must decide on 2025-26 rookie scale team options by Oct. 31.
The No. 24 overall pick of the 2022 draft, Beauchamp has yet to establish himself as a reliable rotation player over the course of two-plus seasons. Beauchamp, who turned 24 years old earlier this month, will be an unrestricted free agent next summer after Milwaukee declined next season’s option, which was valued at $4,781,276.
In 104 career regular season games, including 12 starts, Beauchamp has averaged 4.7 points and 2.1 rebounds on .
431/.353/.716 shooting in 12.
7 minutes per contest. As ESPN’s Bobby Marks reports , the Bucks still have $170M in salary committed to their roster next season, and three players — Khris Middleton , Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton — hold player options in 2025-26. Declining Beauchamp’s option will save money against the luxury tax in 2025-26.
Two reports from Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report — one in February and one a few days before the 2024-25 season began — stated the Bucks were willing to trade Beauchamp, so it’s not a total surprise that his option was declined. Still, it’s certainly a noteworthy development, particularly for a team that has needed athletic wings for a few seasons. Whichever team Beauchamp finishes this season with will be limited to limited to offering him up to value of the declined option in free agen.
