Drew Timme signs an Exhibit 10 deal with Milwaukee Bucks

Gonzaga center and three-time All-American Drew Timme has signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Milwaukee Bucks after going undrafted in the 2023 NBA Draft, according to a report from NBA insider Shams Charania.

Timme has been one of the best players in college basketball the past three seasons. He was a consensus second-team All-American in 2021 and 2022 before making the first team this past season.

A 6-foot-10 traditional post player, he won the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award during the 2021 season and the WCC Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023.

This past season, Timme averaged 21.2 points on 61.6% shooting, 7.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

An Exhibit 10 contract is a one-year, minimum-salary deal that teams can easily translate to a two-way deal if they want to later on.

“Timme’s archetype as a post-up big is becoming less and less common, but we’ve seen a recent success story in Domantas Sabonis,” Rotowire’s scouting report on him reads. “To provide the most value possible, Timme’s game likely needs to evolve, though his flashes as a passer are encouraging for some high-post actions, and his paint-floater is solid. Defense may always be an issue, but the same could be said for Sabonis. Timme may need time in the G League to develop his game into a more modern, versatile style. He has the potential to make a career as a bench big.”

Drew Timme signed after Milwaukee Bucks drafted two players

The Milwaukee Bucks selected two players during the 2023 NBA Draft in UConn guard Andre Jackson and Kentucky forward Chris Livingston.

Milwaukee traded in for the No. 36 pick with the Orlando Magic to take Jackson. The Bucks then took Livingston at No. 58 overall.

Jackson averaged 6.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists this past season for the national champion Huskies.

“(He’s) a national champion, an experienced player at a big-time program, a winner, a guy that was really on award ballots and kind of on the watch lists for being defensive player of the year in college basketball, kind of a Swiss Army knife guy, kind of a top-level athlete, great in the open floor, really knows how to play, great pace, great decision-making,” Milwaukee general manager Jon Horst said, via the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “High character and just a winner, so we’re really excited to have him on our team and to be able to draft him.”