Former three-time All-Star Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton looks like a shadow of his former self this season. The 6-foot-7 Texas A&M alum, 33, is recovering from a pair of offseason surgeries to both his ankles,

The Milwaukee Bucks have some difficult decisions to make surrounding Khris Middleton as they balance sentiment and pragmatism.

The Milwaukee Bucks are a team that is trying to make a run up the Eastern Conference standings. Right now, they sit fourth in the East, just a half-game ahead of the Indiana Pacers. They have been able to make that run up the standings because they have finally started to click.

Cut enough salary from their payroll to get under the second apron - the only way the Bucks can legally complete a trade