Bucks sign forward and NBA D-League slam dunk champ Tony Mitchell to 10-day contract,
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The Bucks have signed free-agent forward Tony Mitchell, a former rookie of the year in the NBA Developmental League.
General manager John Hammond said Tuesday that Mitchell was signed to a 10-day contract. Mitchell spent much of the last two seasons with Milwaukee's D-League affiliate in Fort Wayne.
The Bucks could use another scorer at small forward after buying out the contract of veteran Caron Butler. The 6-foot-6 Mitchell was averaging 19.4 points and 5.2 rebounds after returning to Fort Wayne in January. He played in China in the fall.
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Mitchell averaged 21.9 points and 6.4 rebounds at Fort Wayne in 2012-13, when he won top rookie honors. He's also a two-time champion of the D-League slam dunk contest.
Mitchell went undrafted out of Alabama in 2012.