Known for his introspective, softspoken nature and always playing at his own pace, that he would slip away without much fanfare and cruise roughly 200 miles to process the conclusion of his Bucks career was fitting. “It was perfect timing, as weird as that is to say,” Middleton told the Journal Sentinel after he went through a practice with the Wizards on Thursday afternoon. “I got three-and-half-hour drive to drive by myself and just process it all. So I think it was very healthy just for me to go through that little bit of time by myself and some quiet time to get everything out, think through everything and figure out what the new normal is and figure out what’s next and tell myself that, been there for 11, 12 years, that this isn’t the end of my career. -via Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel / February 21, 2025