Wisconsin Herd Completes Trade with Austin Spurs
January 16, 2019 - NBA G League (G League)
Wisconsin Herd News Release
OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Wisconsin Herd, the NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, has traded Travis Trice to the Austin Spurs in exchange for Nick Johnson and the returning player rights to Olivier Hanlan. The Herd also receive Austin's own second-round pick in the 2019 NBA G League Draft. This trade is subject to Travis Trice and Nick Johnson passing physicals.
In 20 games (17 starts) with the Austin Spurs this season, Johnson averaged 17.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 35.9 minutes per game. In his four NBA G League seasons, he holds career averages of 13.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists, while shooting 38.6 percent from the field, earning 2018 NBA G League Finals MVP. The Arizona native played in 108 games (101 starts) with the University of Arizona over three seasons (2011-14) and held career averages of 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game, earning 2014 Pac-12 Player of the Year.
Hanlan currently plays with Telekom Baskets Bonn (Germany), averaging 7.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 16.7 minutes per game. The 6-foot-4 guard appeared in 44 games (30 starts) with the Austin Spurs last season and averaged 14.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest.
Trice appeared in 19 games (18 starts) with the Herd this season and averaged 15.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 43.7 percent from the field and 36.9 percent from 3-point range. In November, Trice was named to the USA World Cup Qualifying Team. In two games with Team USA he averaged 16.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists while shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from three.
The Herd roster now stands at 12 players.
NBA G League Stories from January 16, 2019
- Skyforce Prove to be Too Much for Wolves - Iowa Wolves
- Force Bench Scores 75 Points in Win over Wolves - Sioux Falls Skyforce
- Nic Thornton Recognized as Memphis Hustle High School Athlete of the Month Presented by Campbell Clinic - Memphis Hustle
- Windy City's Lemon Jr. Suspended and Fined - G League
- Lakeland Magic Host 2,000 Students for School Day Game - Osceola Magic
- Stars Acquire Kyle Benjamin - Salt Lake City Stars
- Wisconsin Herd Completes Trade with Austin Spurs - Wisconsin Herd
- Austin Spurs Obtain Travis Trice in Trade with Wisconsin Herd - Austin Spurs
- BayHawks Capitalize on Late Second Chance Opportunities to Defeat Herd - Wisconsin Herd
- Long Island Gets Back to Winning Ways with Third Straight Home Victory - Long Island Nets
- Balanced Nets Overwhelm Drive - Grand Rapids Drive
- Atlanta Hawks Assign Tyler Dorsey, Transfer Alex Poythress to Erie BayHawks - Erie BayHawks
- Blue Rally Falls Short against Vipers - Oklahoma City Blue
- Hustle Doomed by Balanced Effort from South Bay - Memphis Hustle
- Tucker Strikes for 33, Vipers Give Oklahoma City the Blues - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
