Milwaukee Bucks wing Pat Connaughton formally picked up his player option for the 2025-26 season worth $9.4 million on June 21, three days before the deadline to do so. It is the final year of a 3-year, $28.5 million extension he signed in the summer of 2022. He picked up a player option in advance of that extension.

Connaughton joins Giannis, Damian Lillard, Kyle Kuzma, and Tyler Smith as only the fifth Buck whose salary is locked in for next season; Bobby Portis and Kevin Porter Jr. have player option decisions to finalize by June 29th.

Pat Connaughton is not going anywhere. Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Milwaukee Bucks guard had exercised his $9.4 million player option for the 2025-26 season. This means he will not hit unrestricted free agency until after the 2025-26 season.