Former three-time All-Star Milwaukee Bucks small forward Khris Middleton looks like a shadow of his former self this season. The 6-foot-7 Texas A&M alum, 33, is recovering from a pair of offseason surgeries to both his ankles,

The Milwaukee Bucks have some difficult decisions to make surrounding Khris Middleton as they balance sentiment and pragmatism.

The Milwaukee Bucks must trade Khris Middleton before the Feb. 6 deadline if they want to be a serious title contender this season.

Milwaukee Bucks remain interested in Jimmy Butler and are reportedly willing to trade Khris Middleton to acquire him. “Amid rumors surrounding Butler and the Bucks possibly emerging as the main dark horse to land him in a trade deadline blockbuster, the one thing that everyone… pic.twitter.com/supaGdjPKV

The Milwaukee Bucks are a team that is trying to make a run up the Eastern Conference standings. Right now, they sit fourth in the East, just a half-game ahead of the Indiana Pacers. They have been able to make that run up the standings because they have finally started to click.

The Phoenix Suns hold an intriguing possible trade package for Milwaukee Bucks' star 3-and-D wing Khris Middleton.

Bill Simmons came up with a four-team trade that would involve Butler heading to Phoenix. He said on his podcast : "Well, the trade I came up with was Butler to the Suns, Beal to the Bucks, Miami gets Khris Middleton, Steven Adams from Houston and Cam Whitmore from Houston, and Houston gets Brook Lopez, and that actually works."

The Milwaukee Bucks will be taking on the Philadelphia 76ers later today and will look to continue their winning ways. Milwaukee has won multiple games in a row