Serge Ibaka could have pocketed a nice chunk of change when he was traded on deadline day, but Ibaka waived his bonuses so that the four-team trade could be completed.
Ibaka could have collected nearly $400,000 when he was traded from the LA Clippers to the Milwaukee Bucks, but it could have made completing the deal more complicated from a salary-matching perspective. Ibaka waived his bonus to allow the deal to go through.
The Bucks expect Ibaka to play a big role as a backup center. Milwaukee is hopeful Brook Lopez will return this season, but no date has been set. Lopez is recovering from back surgery that he had in early-December.