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Milwaukee Bucks Rumors: Frontrunners to sign Austin Rivers once waived

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MARCH 26 (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Currently without a ball handler in the second unit, everyone expected the Milwaukee Bucks to fill one of their vacant roster spots with a backup point guard from the buyout market.

That certainly seems the case as The Athletic’s Shams Charania confirmed Sunday afternoon that the Bucks are the leading team to sign Austin Rivers once he clears waivers..

The 28-year-old has seemingly been on Milwaukee’s radar from the moment they traded D.J. Augustin to the Houston Rockets as part of the P.