Bucks sign veteran center Greg Monroe to 10-day contract

Posted February 05, 2022 6:00 am

The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Veteran center Greg Monroe is back with the Milwaukee Bucks on a 10-day contract.

Monroe, 31, played 165 games for the Bucks from 2015-17. He played five games earlier this season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards while on 10-day contracts with each of those teams.

In his five games of action this season, Monroe has averaged 5.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1 block in 16.2 minutes.

The 6-foot-11 center has played 637 career regular-season games with Detroit, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Boston, Toronto, Philadelphia, Minnesota and Washington. Selected out of Georgetown with the seventh overall pick in the 2010 draft, Monroe has career averages of 13.1 points, 8.3 rebound, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals.

During his previous stint with Milwaukee, Monroe averaged 13.3 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists. He started 67 of the 165 games he played for the Bucks.

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Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoots against Minnesota Timberwolves center Greg Monroe (55) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Adam Fondren) The Associated Press

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