The former Clippers wing general successfully grabbed a spot on the team, but the Bucks must waive a young player?

According to American media HoopsHype reporter Michael Scotto, Amir Coffey will remain in the Milwaukee Bucks lineup, and the former Los Angeles Clippers wing general will get a lineup position.

Kofi was born in January 1997. He is 28 years old, 201cm tall and weighs 95kg. He was the undrafted pick in the 2019 NBA draft. Coffey has been playing for the Clippers in previous seasons, and his role and importance in the Clippers are gradually increasing. In the NBA regular season last season, Coffey played a total of 72 times for the Clippers in 82 games, averaging 24.3 minutes per game. He averaged 9.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.6 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game. He also had 0.6 turnovers and 1.7 fouls. He shot 47.1% from the field, 40.9% from the three-point range, and 89.1% from the free throw line. However, in the playoffs, Coffey did not appear in the team's rotation, and he did not even get a chance to play, which is somewhat incomprehensible. However, Coffey's performance during the NBA regular season last season is still worthy of recognition. He can be regarded as having the strongest season of his career. His average playing time and scoring average have reached the highest point of his career.

This summer, Coffey's contract with the Clippers expired, and he immediately became a free agent. What is somewhat surprising is that Coffey's situation in the free market was in a mess, and he could not even get a guaranteed contract for himself. In the end, he just signed a non-guaranteed training camp contract with the Bucks. In the previous NBA preseason games, Coffey played a total of 4 times, averaging 11.4 minutes per game. He averaged 3.2 points, 1 rebound, 0.5 assists, 0.5 blocks per game, 0.5 turnovers and 0.8 fouls. He shot 45.5% from the field and 42.9% from the three-point range. Coffey did not play much playing time during the preseason, and his overall performance was not particularly outstanding, but it seems that his performance also won the recognition of the team's coaching staff, and he still got the opportunity to stay on the team amid fierce competition.

Due to the limitation of the team's lineup, Coffey's signing means that the Bucks need to lay off a player with a non-guaranteed contract. Judging from the current situation, Andre Jackson Jr. and Tyler Smith will basically become potential targets for layoffs. Among them, $800,000 in Jackson's contract is the guaranteed part, while approximately $1.96 million in Smith's contract is the guaranteed part. However, both Jackson and Smith are actually young players with certain competitiveness, and Smith still seems to have great potential. Are the Bucks really willing to lay off one of them?