Milwaukee Bucks acquire second-round pick, draft Malique Lewis

The Milwaukee Bucks acquired the 2026 NBA Draft’s final second-round pick and used it to select Malique Lewis, completing a three-team trade involving Washington and Orlando. To land No. 60, Milwaukee sent cash to Orlando and then chose Lewis, a guard from Australia’s South East Melbourne Phoenix in the NBL. The article cites a major shooting jump: Lewis made 38.7% of his 3-pointers last season, up from 29.4% the year before, and averaged 7.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. ESPN draft analyst Fran Fraschilla described him as a “three-and-D” fit. Injury and fitness notes appear as well, including a pneumothorax reported in November and a later G League combine holdout due to a pre-existing heart condition, with ESPN reporting the NBA fitness-to-play panel cleared him. The Bucks also selected Brayden Burries and Nate Ament earlier in the first round at No. 10 and No. 13.