Milwaukee Bucks gives up on Jodie Meeks

Milwaukee Bucks give up goaltender Jodie Meeks, ESPN sources told the league.

The suspension imposed by the league Meeks for breaking the drug program NBA / NBPA ends Saturday night. Foregoing him keeps Milwaukee's lineup at 15 players.

Meeks has served the last 19 games of his original 25-game suspension since the Bucks acquired him during an exchange with Washington in October.

The Bucks earned Meeks' $ 2.8 million salary for a second-round pick and $ 1.5 million in cash. For the Bucks, the value of the Meeks business was essentially buying a $ 1.3 million choice.

Meeks insisted that he had never knowingly consumed substances that would have been considered performance enhancing. Meeks, 31, was suspended before the 2017-18 playoffs. the Wizards lost their first round streak in six games.

Meeks' ability to shoot the 3-pointer will give him a good change to land another job in the league this season. Meeks averaged 9.3 points and 37.2% of his 3 points in 531 career games.

Front-office insider Bobby Marks contributed to this report.