Bucks Re-Sign Pete Nance to Two-Year Non‑Guaranteed Deal

Overview

• The Bucks re-signed forward Pete Nance on Thursday less than a week after waiving him, announcing the deal via the team’s social channels.
• Reporters say the contract is a two-year, non-guaranteed veteran‑minimum deal that includes a team option for the second year and removes Nance’s trade-veto rights.
• Milwaukee cut Nance earlier this week to prevent a $2.5 million 2026/27 salary from becoming fully guaranteed and then restructured the agreement to make that guarantee conditional on him remaining on the roster at the regular-season start.
• The move restores the club to 16 players on its projected roster, so Nance will only open the season in Milwaukee if the team trades or waives another player or finds an alternate path such as a two-way or G League assignment.
• Nance, undrafted out of UNC in 2023, played 47 games for the Bucks in 2025/26 and his shooting and bench production drove Milwaukee’s interest in keeping him while limiting short-term financial risk.