Milwaukee Bucks Articles - Page 174

It has reached the point where it seems that Mike Budnholzer can pick his job, either the Toronto Raptors or the Milwaukee Bucks, and he just has to decide exactly which one he wants. Marc Stein of The New York Times hit on the topic in his weekly article where he answers readers’ questions. The […]

Dennis Schroder hasn’t specifically requested a trade, but he has made it pretty clear that things need to change, or he wants to move on from the Atlanta Hawks. As the Atlanta Hawks Reddit pointed out, he has unfollowed the Hawks on Instagram and has deleted every post that was related to the team. https://twitter.com/ATLHawks_Reddit/status/996401133672333313 […]

The Atlanta Hawks have made their intentions clear. The franchise is soon to undergo a rebuild and Dennis Schroder could look beyond his own team to continue his career, if things don’t point in the right direction. The German international spoke in his native land in front of the national federation, commenting on his future […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will interview their leading coaching candidate Mike Budenholzer for the second time on Tuesday, according to Matt Velasquez of The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. This interview will allow the Bucks to get a leg up on the Toronto Raptors, who recently fired their head coach Dwane Casey last week. The Raptors have had “opening […]

Former Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the leading candidate for the Milwaukee Bucks’ and the Toronto Raptors’ coaching vacancy, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Budenholzer has been the prized gem of the league after he parted ways with the Hawks, no longer presenting a daunting scenario where a team would be […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are on their second phase of batch interviews for their vacant head coaching position which means general manager Jon Horst and the Wisconsin ball club is nearing a decision. Joe Prunty previously worked as the Bucks’ interim assistant, replacing the deposed Jason Kidd, and is expected to resume his role as an […]

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is undoubtedly one of the scariest players to square off against in the NBA. However, there is one team that is capable of striking fear into the heart of the “Greek Freak”. It goes without saying that the Golden State Warriors have no shortage of firepower on their roster. According to ESPN’s […]

The Toronto Raptors’ 2017-18 NBA season came to another disappointing end at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, it is a fate that could have potentially been avoided had general manager Masai Ujiri been able to pull off the deal of a lifetime. Ujiri has long sung the praises of Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis […]

It had been rumored earlier this year by Nick DePaula of ESPN that Giannis Antetokounmpo’s signature shoe would drop sometime in the fall. Giannis on Twitter seems to be confirming that it is at least coming, although he doesn’t give an exact date of when the “Greek Freak 1” will drop. Who is excited for the […]

The season wasn’t supposed to end in the first round of the playoffs for Paul George. He went to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the hopes of expanding his horizons other than going to the L.A. Lakers in the 2018 offseason. The Lakers weren’t willing to give up any of their young players to acquire […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are searching for a new bench boss after getting eliminated from playoff contention in the first round. And if they are looking towards Rick Carlisle’s way, the Dallas Mavericks head coach wants them to know that he doesn’t want any part of that head coaching gig in Milwaukee, per Marc Stein of […]

There is no question at this point that Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier is a huge fan of former New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe. It was Rozier who has had a break out postseason in the absence of the injured Kyrie Irving, and has all that confidence along with it. During the first […]

According to one rumor, while it has been mostly quiet, Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle is interested in the Milwaukee Bucks job opening. .@GeryWoelfel – "The hottest name that nobody has talked about is Rick Carlisle…The word going around is that he is interested in the #Bucks job and if that's true it would be […]

The unfortunate truth in the world of professional sports is that there is hardly any tolerance for underperforming players. Just as two-time champion Ray Allen has said about the NBA: “It’s always about what have you done for me lately.” In such a cutthroat system there is no place for slackers. This is a huge […]

As the Milwaukee Bucks look for their next head coach, their week is filled with interviews. Today they have set up an interview with former Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Sources: Steve Clifford is interviewing for the Milwaukee Bucks coaching job today. Interviews set for rest of week […]

One of the more popular interviews this offseason for NBA jobs that are open has been San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina, and he will be having another interview on Saturday, this time with the Milwaukee Bucks. San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Ettore Messina is interviewing for the Milwaukee Bucks’ head coach opening in Milwaukee […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly going to interview San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon for their head coaching position, according to a tweet on Friday from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hammon was the NBA’s first female assistant coach and will now have the opportunity to be the first woman to interview to be a head […]

The Milwaukee Bucks plan to interview San Antonio Spurs assistant Ettore Messina, former Charlotte Hornets head coach Steve Clifford, and Spurs Vice President of Basketball Operations Monty Williams, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Bucks are expected to interview at least 10 candidates during their coaching search, already having David Fizdale out of the picture […]

Following the hiring of David Fizdale by the New York Knicks, the Milwaukee Bucks only have two of their top three prospects remaining on this coaching carrousel. According to Marc Berman of The New York Post, former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt could wind up as the winner of it, especially if former Atlanta […]

The Miami Heat just concluded their season on a low note with a 4-1 first-round playoffs series loss to the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. The series was a revelation of sorts, as coach Erik Spoelstra hardly used center Hassan Whiteside to counter Philly’s Joel Embiid. That pretty much sums up how the Heat and Spoelstra have […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are embarking in their coaching search, reportedly targeting interviews with former Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer and former Charlotte Hornets coach Steve Clifford, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. While the two are the most experienced in the list, the Bucks will also interview other popular candidates like Monty Williams, David Fizdale, and […]

One of the most coveted free agents this offseason is L.A. Clippers center DeAndre Jordan. He is one of the few old-school centers remaining in the league, one who can defend the interior with tenacity and control the boards with reckless abandon. The highly athletic big man knows that he can get a better deal […]

The 2018 offseason is just a few months away and the biggest storyline this summer will be the destination of a certain number 23. LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are currently fighting for their playoff lives in their second-round playoff match-up with the Toronto Raptors. The possibility that James will have his earliest playoff […]

Mike Budenholzer officially became the hottest coaching candidate after resigning from his post as coach of the Atlanta Hawks, given the trajectory the franchise hoped to employ in a Trust-The-Process-like rebuild for the foreseeable future. The Milwaukee Bucks are expected to be the next team to enter “The Bud Bowl” and “pounce” at the chance […]

As much as the NBA playoffs magnify the focus on the stars, the postseason also gives second-tier and unexpected players a chance to prove that they, too, matter in determining how deep their teams will go. Here we have five players who have been stepping up for their respective squads and surpassing expectations in the […]

Season Autopsies: San Antonio Spurs | Phoenix Suns | Dallas Mavericks | Sacramento Kings | Denver Nuggets | Milwaukee Bucks | Miami Heat | Minnesota Timberwolves The most difficult part of roster building is landing a franchise-defining player. Only a handful of truly elite players exist in the world and the Milwaukee Bucks have one in Giannis Antetokounmpo, locked up for at least three more seasons. Still, formative years […]

Jason Terry won’t be looking to hang them up, even after falling short once again in the first round of the postseason, following the Milwaukee Bucks’ pivotal 112-96 loss to the Boston Celtics. The 40-year-old played 20 minutes in Saturday’s game — his only playing time in the last five games of the series — […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell to a second-consecutive first-round playoff exit that has pushed the franchise toward some much-needed rebuilding over the offseason. However, it did feature continued improvement from star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, becoming one of the league’s top players. The 23-year-old took another leap forward as a scorer averaging a career-high 26.9 points per […]

In the second straight year, the Milwaukee Bucks saw their season come to a disappointing end in the first round of the playoffs after a grueling seven-game series against the Boston Celtics. This has immediately pushed forward the future of the franchise ahead of what could be a busy offseason. One of these big questions […]

While the one-on-one matchup ended up being mostly one-sided (not to mention, new) to be a “rivalry”, the brewing feud between Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe and Boston Celtics’ incumbent starting point guard Terry Rozier has been a hot topic throughout the series. Originating from an innocuous Freudian slip that saw Rozier referring to Bledsoe […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell just short in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics, which has ended their season in the first round for the second straight year. It was a disappointing end to an entertaining series that saw them fail to win a single road game to potentially advance to […]

When it comes to Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier and Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe during this best-of-seven playoff series, there was a lot of headlines about a beef between them. Once the Celtics finished off the Bucks with a 112-96 victory in Game 7 at TD Garden, both embraced one another on the court […]

The Utah Jazz’s home crowd got some added badge to their reputation after Enes Kanter’s recent interview and Russell Westbrook’s run-in with a couple of fans in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s final game in Salt Lake City this season. However, the Boston Celtics’ home fans are trying to one-up their Western Conference counterpart in Game […]

The Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics are engaged in a do-or-die Game 7 at the TD Garden in Boston where every inch will be grabbed by both teams as if it will decide the outcome of the game. The players aren’t expected to hold back the intensity level but for Giannis Antetokounmpo, in one play […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have forced a Game 7 after an inspired performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo and a heavy dose of defense from the team, hoping to make the most of their opportunity and steal a pivotal game on the road to move on to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Despite his lack of experience in these […]

There is a commonly held belief that the home team must suffer defeat first before we could truly say that the series has begun, and it is reinforced by Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks after his team bested the Boston Celtics 97-86, setting the stage for a deciding seventh game this coming Saturday. The […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo has vowed to be more aggressive, after attempting a playoff-low 10 shots in a Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics. He made good on his promise on Thursday night, dropping 31 points on 13-of-23 from the field, including 5-of-8 from the line and a game-leading 14 rebounds for the Milwaukee Bucks. Walking […]

Many videos have circulated online showing Giannis Antetokounmpo, picking up his dribble somewhere in the 3-point line, and finishing off with a dunk. To see it in words is not enough. Below is the most recent video of the Milwaukee Bucks star showcasing his athletic prowess. As posted by the Bucks’ official Twitter account, Antetokounmpo perfectly […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s length and speed allow his Euro step to be much deadlier than most NBA players who utilize this move. In Game 6 against the Boston Celtics, the Greek Freak unleashed his signature move on Semi Ojeleye and it sent Jason Terry and Brandon Jennings up to their feet. Not only […]