The Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls have agreed to swap guard Michael Carter-Williams for swingman Tony Snell, league sources told ESPN's Jeff Goodman.
A source close to Carter-Williams told Goodman that the guard was informed he was being traded to Chicago late Saturday night.
The deal was first reported by ESPN's Zach Lowe and Marc Stein.
Sources
said the Bucks, who have been openly looking for more shooting and
defense on the perimeter in the wake of a long-term injury suffered by
starter Khris Middleton just days before training camp, have targeted Snell to give them some much-needed help on the wing.
When
the deal becomes official, it would be the second trade Milwaukee has
swung since losing Middleton, following the Bucks' acquisition of Michael Beasley from the Houston Rockets in September.
The Bucks and Bulls met Saturday night in Chicago in a preseason game, but neither Williams nor Snell played.
Both
Carter-Williams and Snell are 2013 first-round picks eligible for
extensions ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline, although neither seemed likely
to land an extension before these trade talks.
Carter-Williams
lost his starting spot in Milwaukee this past winter before undergoing
hip surgery. Snell had likewise fallen out of favor in Chicago and would
have struggled for playing time on the wing with the Bulls behind Dwyane Wade, Jimmy Butler and Doug McDermott.
Source:ESPN.com
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