[5] In July 2013, Buycks re-joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2013 Orlando Summer League.

On July 16, 2013, he signed a two-year deal with the Toronto Raptors[6] after playing well for them in the Las Vegas Summer League.

[14] Head coach Velimir Perasović said that Buycks' release was consensual and that Valencia wanted to part ways with him due to bad results.

[16] Following the conclusion of the CBA season, he returned to the United States, and on March 4, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League.

[17] On April 3, he signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers to help the team deal with numerous injuries.

The Lakers had to use an NBA hardship exemption in order to sign him as he made their roster stand at 16, one over the allowed limited of 15.

[18] The Lakers parted ways with Buycks on April 13 after he suffered a broken right hand in the team's loss to the Dallas Mavericks the previous night.

[19] In July 2015, Buycks re-joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2015 NBA Summer League.

Following the conclusion of the CBA season, Buycks returned to the United States, where on February 27, he was re-acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue.

[22] He made his season debut for the Blue that night in a 90–78 win over the Austin Spurs, recording 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals in 26 minutes.

[25] He helped lead them to the championship, scoring a team-leading 28 points in their overtime win over the Detroit Pistons.

Under the terms of the deal, he will split time between the Pistons and their NBA G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Drive.

[33] On September 15, 2024, Buycks signed with Kalleh Mazandaran of the Iranian Basketball Super League.