DENVER -- The Milwaukee Bucks head into Denver with a four-game losing streak, but that isn't the biggest news they will bring into their Friday night matchup with the Nuggets.
Milwaukee shook up its roster a day before the game, dealing center Miles Plumlee to the Charlotte Hornets for centers Roy Hibbert and Spencer Hawes. To make room for both new arrivals, the Bucks released forward Steven Novak.
The deal comes weeks before the NBA trading deadline and rids Milwaukee of Plumlee's multiyear contract. The Bucks (21-27) signed him to a four-year, $50 million deal last summer but did not get much in return.