Bucks Don’t Keep Stanley Johnson Long — Send Him On To Pelicans In Trade For Mirotic

Just hours after the Milwaukee Bucks traded for small forward Stanley Johnson, he was passed on as part of a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans.  In that deal announced Thursday, the Bucks obtained six-foot-10 forward Nikola Mirotic.  They may only keep Mirotic for the rest of this season, but he fits the team’s offensive approach and could help the Bucks stay on top of the Eastern Conference standings.  Milwaukee gives up Johnson, center Jason Smith and four second-round draft picks for the injury-plagued Mirotic — who’s averaging nearly 17 points and more than eight rebounds-a-game.