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Bucks request waivers on Pete Nance, Johni Broome, and Jake Stephens

The Milwaukee Bucks have made the first of two moves needed to trim their roster to 15 standard contracts ahead of the 4:00 p.m. CT deadline on October 19, requesting waivers on Pete Nance, Johni Broome, and Jake Stephens. The…

By Zac Day · Brew Hoop

Published: Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 10:34 PM

Key Things to Know

The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on Pete Nance, Johni Broome, and Jake Stephens.
Milwaukee must trim its roster to 15 standard contracts before the October 19 deadline.
The Bucks currently have 16 players on standard deals, requiring one more player to be cut or traded.

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The Milwaukee Bucks announced on October 17, 2026, that they have requested waivers on forward Pete Nance and big men Johni Broome and Jake Stephens. The move represents the team's initial step toward trimming its roster to the required 15 standard contracts ahead of the October 19 deadline.

Nance, who held a non-guaranteed contract, played 47 games for Milwaukee last season, while Broome and Stephens appeared briefly in preseason action after signing autumn deals. General Manager Jon Horst and the Bucks still need to eliminate one more standard contract from their current 16-man roster.

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