The Milwaukee Bucks have been awarded the contract of guard Kendall Marshall on a waiver claim.

Marshall was waived by the Los Angeles Lakers on July 18.

Appearing in 54 games for the Lakers in 2013-14, Marshall, 22, averaged 8.0 points, 8.8 assists and 2.9 rebounds per contest. In his best stretch of the season in January, he tallied at least 10 assists and scored at least 10 points in five consecutive games. He ranked fifth in the NBA in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.18) and shot a career-high 39.9 percent from the 3-point arc. Prior to being called up by the Lakers, Marshall appeared in seven games for the Delaware 87ers of the NBA D-League and averaged 19.4 points, 9.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds.

The Milwaukee Bucks will claim Kendall Marshall off waivers, according to sources.

The Los Angeles Lakers released Marshall on Friday and had reportedly hoped to re-sign him if he cleared waivers.

Marshall will add passing to the Bucks' backcourt.

The Milwaukee Bucks are close to a deal with Jerryd Bayless.

Bayless finished this past season with the Boston Celtics following a trade from the Memphis Grizzlies.

Clearing NBA free agency waivers after his release from the Toronto Raptors, Julyan Stone has started strong discussions with the Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings and Milwaukee Bucks on a new deal, a league source told RealGM.

Stone, one of the tallest pure point guards at 6-foot-7, averaged one point and one rebound in 21 games for the Raptors a season ago.

Stone remains a possibility for the Raptors, a source said.

The Milwaukee Bucks have hired Joe Prunty as Jason Kidd's top assistant coach.

Prunty was an assistant coach last season with the Brooklyn Nets.

Prunty was previously an assistant for Byron Scott with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Like Kidd, Prunty is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area.

The Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks have expressed interest in trading for Jeremy Lin.

The Houston Rockets plan on trading away Lin in order to free up cap space.

The 76ers and Bucks would acquire Lin along with another asset such as a future first round pick. Both teams also would presumably be facilitating a player going to or staying in the Western Conference.

The Rockets are interested in Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh.