<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bucks-news-Giannis-Antetokounmpo_s-hilarious-reaction-to-LeBron-James-picking-him-first-in-All-Star-draft-Thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s hilarious reaction to LeBron James picking him first in All-Star draft</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-05T07:34:23-08:00">March 5th, 7:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-05T07:34:23-08:00">March 5th, 7:34am</time><address><a>Isaac Doctor</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the most humble players around, but even he couldn’t hold back his confident <a href="https://twitter.com/eric_nehm/status/1367694759884652544?s=20">statement</a> when he was informed of his All-Star teammates captained by Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Do I get a hat? Do I have to wear a suit now?" – Giannis Antetokounmpo, when informed by <a href="https://twitter.com/E_Woodyard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@E_Woodyard</a> that he was the first overall pick to LeBron James</p><p>— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) <a href="https://twitter.com/eric_nehm/status/1367694759884652544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Informed of the rest of the Team LeBron starting lineup by <a href="https://twitter.com/ZoraStephenson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@ZoraStephenson</a>, Giannis' response was simple.</p><p>"It's over." <a href="https://t.co/AH512r89nI" target="_blank">https://t.co/AH512r89nI</a></p><p>— Eric Nehm (@eric_nehm) <a href="https://twitter.com/eric_nehm/status/1367696324582387713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Giannis also has history on his side as Team LeBron has won all All-Star Games since the West versus East format was changed to the captain system. When James retires he should seriously consider being a general manager as he just excels in these All-Star drafts.</p><p>Last year, Team LeBron had the much better team on paper besting Giannis once again in the selection process. However, that ended up being a cardiac affair as the winning margin was just two points. For the most part, the All-Star Game is all fun and games with little to no defense, but in last year’s edition players turned up the intensity towards the end.</p><p>This year though, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was making the picks for the opposing team and he may have picked even worse than Antetokounmpo. While Team LeBron was full of playmakers and well-rounded individuals, Durant’s was full of scorers. Then again if the Nets can function properly with Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden then Team Durant winning is still a possibility.</p><p>If the teams play with the same fire as last year’s edition, then this still should be a must-watch game. While Giannis Antetokounmpo has two league MVPs to his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/stats">name</a>, he has not yet won an All-Star MVP, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if brings his A-game to Atlanta and adds another feather in his cap.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s hilarious reaction to LeBron James picking him first in All-Star draft

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image_2021-03-05_231112.png"></figure><h1>Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo did some Lemon Pepper Freestyle of his own after Grizzlies win</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-05T07:19:20-08:00">March 5th, 7:19am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-05T07:19:20-08:00">March 5th, 7:19am</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was in a merry mood after they squeezed by the Memphis Grizzlies, 112-111, on Thursday night. The Greek Freak also made sure to take advantage of the fact that they were in Memphis, grabbing some lemon pepper wings for his post-game meal.</p><p>Watch Giannis <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks/status/1367706097809829891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1367706097809829891%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1026832action%3Dedit">drop his own version</a> of Drake’s Lemon Pepper Freestyle during the post-game press conference:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lemon Pepper Freestyle. <a href="https://t.co/eu9qCLyGz2" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/eu9qCLyGz2</a></p><p>— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) <a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks/status/1367706097809829891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Giannis is gold. I mean, how can you not root for this man?</p><p>Antetokounmpo also revealed the history of when he first had lemon pepper wings. With the way he devoured the chicken as he faced the media, it’s safe to the 2-time MVP is a huge fan.</p><p>Antetokounmpo had every reason to smile heading into the All-Star break. The Bucks ended the first half of their 2020-21 campaign <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/records">on a positive note</a>, with Giannis dropping a near triple-double with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists. While the Greek superstar spearheaded the ship for most of the night, it was Jrue Holiday who lifted Milwaukee to the 1-point win after he made the game-winner with two seconds to go.</p><p>To add to his joy, Antetokunmpo also learned during the presser that LeBron James selected him no. 1 overall in the 2021 NBA All-Star draft. He also found out the starting lineup that he would team up with in the All-Star game, which features arguably the most elite five that you can get in the NBA. Aside from The King, of course, Giannis will also share first five honors with Steph Curry, Luka Doncic, and Nikola Jokic.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo did some Lemon Pepper Freestyle of his own after Grizzlies win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/How-many-titles-would-a-LeBron-Giannis-Superteam-have-Thumbnial.jpg"></figure><h1>How many titles would a LeBron James-Giannis Antetokounmpo superteam win?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-05T05:50:28-08:00">March 5th, 5:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-05T05:52:15-08:00">March 5th, 5:52am</time><address><a>Nick Andre</a>Basketball Enthusiast</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In Thursday night’s 2021 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucQk7hESziM" rel="noopener">All-Star Game Draft</a> for Team LeBron and Team Durant, LeBron James picked Giannis Antetokounmpo <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/team-lebron-vs-team-durant-whose-all-star-draft-was-better/" rel="noopener">as his first overall pick.</a> This Sunday will be the first time the two have played together since the 2017 All-Star Game, which was before the format changed.</p><p>The pairing of the two sparks up massive conversations heading into the All-Star break. Imagining these two on the same NBA roster is one of the most intriguing things in the NBA. Both LeBron and Giannis are two of the most versatile players in the NBA and athletic freaks. They can play inside and out while also acting as playmakers for their roster. Although Giannis continues to struggle a bit from the perimeter, he has shown to make defenders pay on occasion when giving him space to shoot.</p><p>As diligent of a leader LeBron James has pertained to be, his presence would allow Giannis Antetokounmpo to improve broken areas in his game. This would be a ridiculous team to watch.</p><h2>How would a LeBron James-Giannis Antetokounmpo team look?</h2><p>A starting lineup for a LeBron-Giannis team would be very simple: allow LeBron James to run the point guard position and run the floor for the team. But the important factor is Giannis Antetokounmpo being able to switch from the small forward position to center. For their team to be successful, the team’s general manager must surround the team with key shooters who can also be excellent on the defensive end. A LeBron-Giannis team should always excel in versatility on the floor. As the rest of the team can impact the floor, it would be nearly impossible to contain the team.</p><p>A big factor for both LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo would be sacrifice. Which player would lead the way in scoring and who would have the ball in their hands during crunch time? Through the first three quarters of the game, Giannis could be the dominant player for the team. The reason is because of the energy he brings on the floor. Giannis’ high energy would keep the team afloat heading into the fourth quarter. In crunch time, though, the basketball would almost always be in LeBron’s hands to send the game away. He has been in clutch situations many times throughout his career, so it’s only right to allow him to provide the late-game heroics, especially given Giannis’ flaws on the perimeter and how teams defend him in the clutch.</p><h2>The outcome of the team</h2><p>As a LeBron-Giannis team gained chemistry on and off the floor, they would become unbeatable. This superteam would win multiple championships with the two players leading the way. A to winning would be great coaching and role players to surround the two stars for success. As Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James are multiple MVP winners, they would both show the ability to come together and dominate the NBA.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How many titles would a LeBron James-Giannis Antetokounmpo superteam win?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Milwaukee Bucks" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Milwaukee-Bucks-.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p class="p1">Given their franchise’s rich basketball history, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> have their fair share of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/milwaukee-bucks-top-5-rivals-of-all-time-ranked/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">heated rivalries </a>over the years.</p><p class="p1">While the all-time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/roster" target="_blank">Bucks roster</a> has been blessed to employ some of the biggest names in the sport, several opposing players also managed to give them fits in numerous playoff battles.</p><p class="p1">The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/chicago-bulls" target="_blank">Chicago Bulls</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/boston-celtics" target="_blank">Boston Celtics</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers" target="_blank">Philadelphia Sixers</a>, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/toronto-raptors" target="_blank">Toronto Raptors</a> are just some of the teams that antagonized the Bucks over the years. Today, we will list down the five opposing players that Milwaukee had the most trouble with.</p><h2 class="p1"><strong>Kawhi Leonard</strong></h2><p class="p1">This seems a bit of a stretch considering <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kawhi-leonard/af27097c" target="_blank">Kawhi Leonard</a>’s tenure with the Raptors lasted for just one season. However, the case could be made that current Bucks superstar <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> could have championship experience by now had Leonard not spoiled his plans.</p><p class="p1">Antetokounmpo, who eventually received his first MVP award by the 2018-19 season’s end, was widely viewed as the best player on the floor in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals. But Leonard, who already has one title under his belt at the time, proved pundits otherwise.</p><p class="p1">Pundits across several <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news" target="_blank">Bucks news</a> outlets expected Milwaukee to cruise to a Finals trip after winning the first two games of the best-of-seven affair. But once the series shifted back to Toronto, Leonard completely turned things around. He roasted the Bucks with averages of 29.8 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 2.2 steals in six intense games.</p><p class="p1">The Klaw dropped those amazing numbers all the while defending Giannis on the other end. Toronto swept the next four games against Milwaukee and eventually won the title against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors" target="_blank">Golden State Warriors</a> in the Finals.</p><p></p><h2 class="p1"><strong>Larry Bird</strong></h2><p class="p1">The Bucks boasted an intimidating line-up in the ‘80s led by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/bob-lanier/454" target="_blank">Bob Lanier</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sidney-moncrief/4083" target="_blank">Sidney Moncrief</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/terry-cummings/4235" target="_blank">Terry Cummings</a>, among others. During that stretch, the team valiantly tried to repeat recapture the title they last won in 1971.</p><p class="p1">The team constantly reached the playoffs during that decade but failed to emerge out of the East mainly due to the utter dominance of the Boston Celtics. While the C’s bruising bigs <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kevin-mchale/2757" target="_blank">Kevin McHale</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/robert-parish/3815" target="_blank">Robert Parish</a> gave them troubles, it was the all-around brilliance of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/larry-bird/2841" target="_blank">Larry Bird</a> that dashed their title hopes.</p><p class="p1">Bird’s genius was evident in the 1986 ECF, where he torched Milwaukee with his scoring and passing. The Celtics swept the Bucks in four games, with Bird delivering the killing blow in the final game, where he dropped 30 markers.</p><p></p><h2 class="p1"><strong>Julius Erving</strong></h2><p class="p1">While Bird was the Bucks’ biggest tormentor in the ‘80s, Dr. J was a close second. Milwaukee faced Philly six times in seven years from 1981-87. Unlike Boston who completely had their number, the Bucks managed to hold their own against the Sixers during that time.</p><p class="p1">Still, the Sixers were considered the more successful team out of the two. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/julius-erving/2613" target="_blank">Julius Erving</a> singlehandedly willed the 76ers to victory in Game 7 of the East semis against the Bucks in 1981.</p><p></p><p class="p1">The two teams figured in another Game 7 in the 1986 semis. Dr. J slowed down a bit back then, but he still had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/bobby-jones/8454" target="_blank">Bobby Jones</a> and a young <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/charles-barkley/715" target="_blank">Charles Barkley</a> to back him up. However, the Bucks exacted their revenge and won the do-or-die match.</p><h2 class="p1"><strong>Allen Iverson</strong></h2><p class="p1">The Sixers-Bucks rivalry continued into the early 2000s at the time when Milwaukee was bannered by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/ray-allen/3684" target="_blank">Ray Allen</a>. The team complemented Allen’s scoring with gritty players like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/glenn-robinson/1782" target="_blank">Glenn Robinson</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sam-cassell/3968" target="_blank">Sam Cassell</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/tim-thomas/4284" target="_blank">Tim Thomas</a>.</p><p class="p1">However, a 6-foot guard completely stifled their chances of reaching the Finals back in 2001. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/allen-iverson/108" target="_blank">Allen Iverson</a> was the bane to the Bucks defense, as they had no answer (pun intended) to his scoring exploits.</p><p class="p1">Allen and AI went at it in the ECF, as the series went the distance for a pivotal Game 7. Iverson, whose 46 points went for naught in Game 6, followed up with a 44-point explosion in Game 7. This time, the Sixers team completed the job and secured a trip against the Lakers in the Finals.</p><p></p><h2 class="p1"><strong>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</strong></h2><p class="p1">Milwaukee does have a love-hate relationship with one of the best players of all time. After all, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kareem-abdul-jabbar/2643" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> — who was still Lew Alcindor back then — led the Bucks to its first and only title in 1971.</p><p class="p1">However, Kareem’s public wish to be traded to a big market team in 1974 left a bad taste to a lot of Bucks fans back then. Abdul-Jabbar’s success has been so synonymous with the Lakers that not a lot of people remember his tenure in Wisconsin. Adding insult to injury was the fact that the Lakers were one of the Bucks’ biggest rivals at the time.</p><p class="p1">Milwaukee played in the Western Conference back then and often clashed with the Lakers in the postseason.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/milwaukee-bucks-5-most-hated-rival-players/" rel="nofollow">Milwaukee Bucks’ 5 most hated rival players</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

Milwaukee Bucks’ 5 most hated rival players

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Perhaps the two-time MVP recognized that his photo is pretty meme-worthy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">When you see bae in the crowd 😍😇 <a href="https://t.co/0Kh40mAHky" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/0Kh40mAHky</a></p><p>— Giannis Ugo Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) <a href="https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34/status/1367700114433785857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Below is the actual play as captured by a fan. Antetokounmpo got fouled and <a href="https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34/status/1367700114433785857">completed the and-one</a> for the Bucks. So Giannis may not have seen his bae, but did make a great play <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news">for his team.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">IT WAS ME I WAS IN THE CROWD <a href="https://t.co/O8T0rP4wp9" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/O8T0rP4wp9</a></p><p>— Giannis Burner (22-14) (@TheFreakBurner) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFreakBurner/status/1367700302502236162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Antetokounmpo had all the reasons to be happy as his Bucks won against the Grizzlies, 112-111.</p><p>It was a tight game right up until the very end. Ja Morant seemed to have won it for the Grizzlies after a fearless lay-up. But Jrue Holiday saved the day for the Bucks with a cold step-back jumper which became the game-winner.</p><p>After the game, Holiday shared what his headspace was like before he knocked down the big shot for the Bucks.</p><blockquote>“I was the first one down the court, so … it was pretty much me and (Grizzlies forward) Dillon Brooks,” Holiday said about the winning play for the Bucks, per the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401267715">Associated Press via ESPN</a>. “I just took the opportunity. I thought I made a nice play and knocked down the shot.”</blockquote><p>The Bucks have now won six of their last 10 games heading into the All-Star break. They’re sitting at the third spot in the East behind the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets.</p><p>While this isn’t exactly their ideal spot, considering that they’ve ruled the East for the last two years, the Bucks seem to be pleased with their playstyle now. Antetokounmpo even noted that he likes the fact that his team is displaying their capacity to close out tight games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo plays ‘caption this’ with his own meme-worthy photo

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image_2021-03-05_113556.png"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Jrue Holiday seals the deal with game-winner in wild ending vs. Grizzlies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-04T19:40:26-08:00">March 4th, 7:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-04T19:41:41-08:00">March 4th, 7:41pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Milwaukee Bucks are entering the All-Star break on a Holiday high. Jrue Holiday and the Bucks stormed right back after Ja Morant made a clutch layup to put the Memphis Grizzlies ahead.</p><p>That lead didn’t last long as Holiday answered with the game-winner to win it, 112-111.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JRUE HOLIDAY WINS IT!</p><p>Ja with the clutch bucket, but Holiday hits the game-winner on the next possession 🔥<a href="https://t.co/it2L4fDWa5" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/it2L4fDWa5</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1367679200291823620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Jrue Holiday seals the deal with game-winner in wild ending vs. Grizzlies

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The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> superstar showcased his full array of skills in one particular play against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/memphis-grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> on Thursday night, and let’s just say it serves as hard evidence as two why Giannis is considered as one of the best—if not the best—players in the game today.</p><p>A trio of Memphis defenders proved no match to the reigning MVP and Defensive Player of the Year as Antetokounmpo willed his way to the rim on this particular highlight play (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1367657051023945734?s=20">Dime</a> on Twitter):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giannis making the adjustment mid-air 😱<a href="https://twitter.com/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@bucks</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Giannis_An34?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Giannis_An34</a><a href="https://t.co/HUqGt7PggW" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/HUqGt7PggW</a></p><p>— Dime (@DimeUPROXX) <a href="https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1367657051023945734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Giannis took a lot of contact mid-air, but, somehow, he was still able to make the adjustment to score the deuce. This was no highlight-reel dunk, but the degree of difficulty in this shot makes it undeniably impressive. As the commentator noted in the clip, not many in the NBA possess as much upper body strength and control as Giannis does.</p><p>The Bucks superstar has likely caught wind of the news that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lebron-james/b1a9094f">LeBron James</a> just picked him as the first overall pick in the recently-concluded All-Star Draft. Giannis and LeBron will be playing on the same side some Saturday’s All-Star Game, which in itself, is enough to make any NBA fan giddy in excitement.</p><p>After a rather slow start to the season, Antetokounmpo has willed the Bucks’ return to the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference. As of this writing, Milwaukee finds itself in a dogfight with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> for the conference’s top spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo shows off insane skills with tough shot vs. Grizzlies

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Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="https://www.foxsportsgo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox Sports Go</a>. Non-local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://www.nba.com/leaguepass" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA League Pass</a>. You can also follow the game live on the <a href="http://bit.ly/CPAppNow" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints app</a>. <br> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsilver4live/comments/ezi3xz/games_will_be_posted_here/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit Thread.</a></p><p><b>Bucks Active Roster:</b> Pat Connaughton, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/khris-middleton/af6e0952">Khris Middleton</a>, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jrue-holiday/a04e0912">Jrue Holiday</a>, Bobby Portis Jr., Sam Merrill, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>, D.J. Wilson, Myles Powell, Donte DiVincenzo, D.J. Augustin, Torrey Craig, Brook Lopez, Mamadi Diakite, Jordan Nwora, Bryn Forbes</p><p><b>Bucks Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Jordan Nwora (Out – Ankle): Nwora is out for Thursday’s (Mar. 4) game against Memphis.</li></ul><p><b>Grizzlies Active Roster:</b> Justise Winslow, Killian Tillie, Kyle Anderson, Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bane, De’Anthony Melton, Dillon Brooks, John Konchar, Ja Morant, Jonas Valanciunas, Brandon Clarke, Tyus Jones, Xavier Tillman, Gorgui Dieng, Grayson Allen</p><p><b>Grizzlies Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Jaren Jackson Jr. (Out – Knee): Jackson Jr. has yet to appear in a game for the Grizzlies this season and his return is unknown.</li><li>Grayson Allen (Out – Concussion Protocol): Allen is listed as OUT for Thursday’s (Mar. 4) game.</li></ul><p><b>Follow us on Twitter</b> at <a href="https://twitter.com/BucksNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@BucksNationCP</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/GrizNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@GrizNationCP</a>.</p><p><b>Follow us on Facebook</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBucksNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Milwaukee Bucks</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GrizzliesNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Memphis Grizzlies</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks-Grizzlies: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Thursday, March 4th)

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Bucks" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Craziest-Milwaukee-Bucks-trade-rumors-ever-1.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a>‘ lone championship trophy has been longing for company inside the franchise’s trophy case since 1971. The Bucks have been through plenty of ups and downs over the years, from being lottery teams to enjoying powerhouse status in the league.</p><p>Now, the Bucks are once again sitting on a lofty perch as one of the best teams in the NBA, bannered by a generational talent in two-time MVP <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>.</p><p>The history that the Bucks have been built on to get to this point in their franchise has been filled with many moves, most of which have not worked out. Trading <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/ray-allen/3684" target="_blank">Ray Allen</a>, signing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/miles-plumlee/9d4608d1" target="_blank">Miles Plumlee</a>, and even trading for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Michael-Carter-Williams/b1de0955" target="_blank">Michael Carter-Williams</a> have all been below-average to terrible moves that have set this team back in reaching its peak.</p><p>Along with those crazy moves have also come <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news" target="_blank">Bucks news</a> that delved on insane rumors involving potential trades that either fell through or just did not have the kind of steam the media was giving to them.</p><p>With that in mind, here are three of the craziest-ever trade rumors involving the Bucks.</p><h2><strong>3. Stephen Curry – Giannis Antetokounmpo combination</strong></h2><p><img alt="Bucks, Warriors, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-539933" height="1060" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Bucks__Giannis_Antetokounmpo_Warriors__Stephen_Curry_early_favorites_to_win_2020_MVP.jpg" width="1890"></p><p>Back in 2012, the Milwaukee Bucks and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors" target="_blank">Golden State Warriors</a> had agreed upon a trade that would send former no. 1 overall pick, center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/andrew-bogut/152" target="_blank">Andrew Bogut</a>, along with forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/stephen-jackson/4140" target="_blank">Stephen Jackson</a>, to the Warriors in return for guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/monta-ellis/3353" target="_blank">Monta Ellis</a>, forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/ekpe-udoh/1480" target="_blank">Ekpe Udoh</a>, and center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kwame-brown/2806" target="_blank">Kwame Brown</a>. But in the infancy stages of the trade, another name was put into talks in place of Ellis – guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/stephen-curry/b95c09e7" target="_blank">Stephen Curry</a>.</p><p>At that time, ankle issues were plaguing the former Davidson star, and the Warriors seemed a bit bullish on his potential to live up to his draft status as a mid-first-round selection. Taking a chance on a small-school product that lit up the NCAA in the tournament can backfire (<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jimmer-fredette/adb4095d" target="_blank">Jimmer Fredette</a>), but Curry’s body of work proved the Warriors to have enough faith in him to make that selection.</p><p>Current Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry, who at the time of the deal was not a part of the ownership group, dropped this bombshell of information, also saying that it was the Bucks’ medical staff that ultimately put the stop to any inclusion of Curry in the deal, eventually switching to Ellis.</p><p>When Larry Riley, former general manager for Golden State, was asked about his, he acknowledged that Curry’s name was indeed brought up in talks, but only for the sole purpose of “[getting] the trade started.” The purpose was to swing to Ellis in the end and hold onto Curry, but the fact remains that the Bucks were the party that ended up turning down a potential deal that would have netted them the outside sniper that would have perfectly complemented Giannis Antetokounpo.</p><p>However, with Curry in the fold, it is completely possible that the Bucks would have been too good to have been that high in the lottery that year, meaning that they may have missed out on the Greek Freak entirely – hypotheticals that the Bucks fanbase is surely alright with.</p><h2><strong>2. Damian Lillard finally joins a title-worthy team</strong></h2><p>In 2017, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFrankIsola/status/834485136334979079" target="_blank">New York Daily News writer Frank Isola</a> tweeted out a superbly-interesting rumor that would have flipped the league on its head – sending point guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/damian-lillard/a90b097e" target="_blank">Damian Lillard</a> from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/portland-trail-blazers" target="_blank">Portland Trail Blazers</a> to the Milwaukee Bucks for a package headlined by 2014 no. 2 overall pick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jabari-parker/b1b7098e" target="_blank">Jabari Parker</a>.</p><p>At the time, Parker was coming off of his second surgery to repair a torn ACL, and while the former Duke product was still looked at as a solid player that had lost a little bit of bounce in his step, being able to count him as the main player headlining a package for a small-school player turned NBA superstar was a bit wild.</p><p>Sandwiched in between <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/andrew-wiggins/b9e10a64" target="_blank">Andrew Wiggins</a> (1st) and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/joel-embiid/bafc0a09" target="_blank">Joel Embiid</a> (3rd) in the ‘14 draft, Parker’s arrival in Milwaukee was seen as the next coming of a franchise superstar, overshadowing (at the time) the type of impact that Giannis was going to have on the Bucks. With their frontcourt seemingly addressed, their backcourt was the next area that needed to be amended, and Lillard would have been that great fit.</p><p>If, and this is a big if, the package was Parker and first-round selections for 2-3 years, then the Bucks’ lineup would have been Lillard, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/malcolm-brogdon/af9209df" target="_blank">Malcolm Brogdon</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/khris-middleton/af6e0952" target="_blank">Khris Middleton</a>, Parker, and Giannis – try stopping that (<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jason-kidd/2161" target="_blank">Jason Kidd</a> was quite effective at ruining this roster).</p><h2><strong>1. Kyrie Irving could have worn a different shade of green</strong></h2><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_704512" style="width: 1210px;"><img alt="Kyrie Irving, Nets" class="size-full wp-image-704512" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Nets-news-Kyrie-Irving-issues-challenge-for-Brooklyn-as-he-reiterates-championship-aspirations.jpg" width="1200"><p class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-704512">CP</p></div><p>With the Bucks coming off of a season that saw Brogdon win Rookie of the Year honors as a second-round pick and Giannis start to come out his shell even more, the 2016-17 season ended with high hopes of taking the next step in Brewtown.</p><p>Selling high on Brogdon was not a bad idea at the time, and with the inclusion of Middleton in these talks, the Bucks were throwing their hat into the ring for the services of point guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kyrie-irving/a5ba0900" target="_blank">Kyrie Irving</a> after he had asked <a href="https://www.si.com/nba/2017/08/30/bucks-cavaliers-brogdon-middleton-irving-potential-trade" target="_blank">to be traded</a> from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers" target="_blank">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>.</p><p>Still with the team that drafted him, Irving seemed to have had enough of playing under the shadow of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lebron-james/b1a9094f" target="_blank">LeBron James</a> and wanted out. While he was eventually traded to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/boston-celtics" target="_blank">Boston Celtics</a> in a package that was led by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/isaiah-thomas/b32a0951" target="_blank">Isaiah Thomas</a>, the Bucks threw a very competitive package to the Cavs in an attempt to try and improve their roster, even with Irving not being fully committed to signing a long-term extension with wherever he was traded to.</p><p>This trade was the one that had the most to stand on on this list, and the landscape of the league would have been changed if the Cavs made the deal with Milwaukee instead of the Celtics. Giannis would have had a new running mate, one that has stirred up controversy every place he has gone, and it may have soured his thoughts about staying in Milwaukee for the long term.</p><p>Irving seems to now be happy in Brooklyn playing alongside <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kevin-durant/b0360985" target="_blank">Kevin Durant</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/james-harden/b25d09c6" target="_blank">James Harden</a>, and Giannis is still happy in Milwaukee especially after a supermax extension.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/craziest-milwaukee-bucks-trade-rumors-ever/" rel="nofollow">Craziest Milwaukee Bucks trade rumors ever</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

Craziest Milwaukee Bucks trade rumors ever

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Bucks small forwards" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/5-small-forwards-in-Milwaukee-Bucks-history-ranked.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p class="p1">The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> have had plenty of elite-caliber players pass through their organization <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">since their formation in 1968.</a> The all-time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/depth-chart" target="_blank">Bucks depth chart</a> at small forward is slim, though, with only five players who can claim the right to be considered among the cream of the crop.</p><p>These are the top five small forwards in team history.</p><h2 class="p1"><strong>Junior Bridgeman</strong></h2><p></p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/junior-bridgeman/2620" target="_blank">Junior Bridgeman</a> played 10 of his 12 seasons in Milwaukee, and he’s still to this day an essential part of franchise history as the one who has put on the Bucks jersey the most times ever.</p><p>“The Torch” was known for his ability to light it up on teams at a moment’s notice, only taking a few shots to ignite for good. Take for example this lights-out performance above against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/denver-nuggets" target="_blank">Denver Nuggets</a>, where Bridgeman scored 22 points while burying 11 of his 14 field goals.</p><p>Bridgeman came to Milwaukee in the trade that sent the legendary <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kareem-abdul-jabbar/2643" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Lakers</a> and soon became a staple for a new era of the franchise. He had modest averages of 13.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists on 47.8% shooting from the floor.</p><h2><strong>Bob Dandridge</strong></h2><p></p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/bob-dandridge/425" target="_blank">Bob Dandridge</a> was a three-time All-Star and a reliable knockdown shooter, capable of hitting shots in big moments.</p><p>“The Greyhound” was quite a unique complementary player, able to mesh with big stars like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/oscar-robertson/3479" target="_blank">Oscar Robertson</a> and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who were the top contributors during those ’70s teams.</p><p>A two-time champion (1971, 1978), four-time All-Star (three times in Milwaukee), and a member of the All-Defensive First Team in 1979, Dandridge averaged 18.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.5 steals per game throughout his nine seasons with Milwaukee. His No. 10 jersey was retired in 2015.</p><h2><strong>Khris Middleton</strong></h2><p></p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/khris-middleton/af6e0952" target="_blank">Khris Middleton</a> has only played eight seasons with Milwaukee after being acquired in a trade with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/detroit-pistons" target="_blank">Detroit Pistons</a>, but he has rapidly put himself among the best at his position. Middleton’s last few seasons saw him ascend to becoming <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>‘s right-hand man and a huge complimentary piece due to his sharpshooting capacity.</p><p>In the 2019-20 season, Middleton made <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Bucks news</a> when he nearly secured a rare 50-40-90 clip, shooting 49.7% from the floor, 41.5% from deep, and 91.6% from the foul line.</p><p>This top-of-the-line marksman has averaged 17.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game in his eight seasons with the Bucks. He’s bound for even more as he starts to scrape his ceiling as an up-and-coming star in the league.</p><h2><strong>Glenn Robinson</strong></h2><p></p><p>“Big Dog” was a scoring monster for the Bucks, putting up 20 or more points per game in seven of his eight seasons with the team.</p><p>Originally the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/glenn-robinson/1782" target="_blank">Glenn Robinson</a> showed the league he was ready to put his stamp on history, averaging a studly 21.9 points per game in his rookie season en route to one of the best scoring seasons for a first-year player.</p><p>Robinson was an integral part of Milwaukee’s “Big Three” with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/ray-allen/3684" target="_blank">Ray Allen</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sam-cassell/3968" target="_blank">Sam Cassell</a>, reaching the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals, only to lose in a heartbreaker to MVP <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/allen-iverson/108" target="_blank">Allen Iverson</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers" target="_blank">Philadelphia 76ers</a>.</p><p>The forward would get his ring as he made his way out of the league, hooking up with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/san-antonio-spurs" target="_blank">San Antonio Spurs</a> in 2005 to walk away from the game with some hardware after 11 NBA seasons.</p><p>A two-time All-Star, Robinson averaged 21.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 2.8 assists during his eight seasons with Milwaukee.</p><h2><strong>Marques Johnson</strong></h2><p></p><p>Undoubtedly the best small forward in Bucks history. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/marques-johnson/3118" target="_blank">Marques Johnson</a> was a five-time All-Star (four as a member of the Bucks), a member of the All-NBA First Team in 1979, and a member of the Second Team in consequent seasons (1980, 1981).</p><p>The third overall pick in the 1977 NBA Draft, Johnson averaged 20 points in five of his seven seasons with Milwaukee.</p><p>Johnson carried the Bucks while other greats like <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sidney-moncrief/4083" target="_blank">Sidney Moncrief</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/paul-pressey/3545" target="_blank">Paul Pressey</a> were getting their feet wet in the league. Those were the first years of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/don-nelson/1314" target="_blank">Don Nelson</a> coaching at the NBA level, and Johnson helped him win five straight division titles from 1980-1984.</p><p>Johnson was traded alongside Junior Bridgeman (No. 5 in this list) to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-clippers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Clippers</a>, with whom he played two seasons and change before a neck injury derailed his career. He would make a late comeback during the 1989-90 season with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors" target="_blank">Golden State Warriors</a>, but he lasted only 10 games in a greatly diminished role.</p><p>Johnson averaged 21.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.3 steals through 524 games with the Bucks over seven seasons.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-top-5-small-forwards-in-milwaukee-bucks-history-ranked/" rel="nofollow">The top 5 small forwards in Milwaukee Bucks history, ranked</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

The top 5 small forwards in Milwaukee Bucks history, ranked

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Bucks heartbreaking moments" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Most-heartbreaking-moments-in-Milwaukee-Bucks-history.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> are one of the best teams in the NBA with reigning MVP <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> leading the way. Certainly, their hopes to win a championship are very much within reach as long as The Greek Freak is in town. Milwaukee hopes it can add another banner to its lone 1971 championship banner in the rafters of the Fiserv Forum sooner rather than later.</p><p>It has been nearly four decades since the Bucks won the NBA title or reached the NBA Finals. They have certainly come close a couple of times. More often than not, the closer you get to the goal but fail in the end, the harder they are to swallow. Those moments served as some of the most gut-wrenching moments in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">history of the franchise.</a></p><p>With that said, let’s look back on some of the most heartbreaking <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news" target="_blank">Bucks news</a> fans of the team wish they never heard.</p><h2><strong>Losing the 1974 NBA Finals</strong></h2><p>The Bucks became the fastest expansion team to ever win a title when they did so in 1971 with Lew Alcindor (he became <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kareem-abdul-jabbar/2643" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> right after this title) and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/oscar-robertson/3479" target="_blank">Oscar Robertson</a>. After failing to defend their championship the following season and an early playoff exit in 1973, the Bucks made a return trip to the Finals three years later.</p><p>This time, they faced the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/boston-celtics" target="_blank">Boston Celtics</a>, who were seeking their first title in the post-<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/bill-russell/363" target="_blank">Bill Russell</a> era. Both teams engaged in a hard-fought series that saw the road team win five of the seven games. The Celtics regained homecourt advantage by winning in Game 5, but Milwaukee answered back with a gutsy overtime win in Boston in Game 6.</p><p>With homecourt advantage in Game 7, the Bucks had a huge chance to win their second title in four years. Instead, they lost 102-87 as the Celtics double-teamed and triple-teamed Abdul-Jabbar through most of the decider. This was definitely a heartbreaking way to lose considering they did so on their home floor. Likewise, this would mark Milwaukee’s last Finals appearance.</p><h2><strong>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wants out</strong></h2><p>After losing the 1974 Finals, the Bucks struggled out of the gates the following season and missed the postseason mainly due to injuries. At the end of the season, Abdul-Jabbar expressed that he no longer wanted to be a Buck.</p><p>This certainly spelled doom for the franchise as it certainly seemed like they would have been a force for many years to come with the 1971 MVP leading the way. Instead, Abdul-Jabbar wanted to play in a bigger market, like New York or Los Angeles. The Bucks’ front office certainly did their due diligence to convince him to stick around. However, Abdul-Jabbar didn’t budge.</p><p><img alt="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-755741" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar-details-how-he-learned-the-skyhook.jpg" width="1200"></p><p>Finally, in June 1975, Milwaukee traded its franchise superstar. The Bucks had plenty of good players throughout the years after Kareem, but another legitimate superstar didn’t come around until a Greek kid named Giannis Antetokounmpo came along and took over the league.</p><h2><strong>Game 5 of the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals</strong></h2><p>As mentioned, Milwaukee’s last Finals appearance came in 1974. The Bucks made a couple of runs to the Eastern Conference Finals in the 1980s, but both squads were easily eliminated by the powerhouse Boston Celtics. Enter the 2000-01 season, when Milwaukee featured a promising Big Three of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/ray-allen/3684" target="_blank">Ray Allen</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sam-cassell/3968" target="_blank">Sam Cassell</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/glenn-robinson/1782" target="_blank">Glenn Robinson</a>.</p><p>The Bucks finished as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 52-30 record, winning the Central Division. They got past the first two rounds and advanced to their first conference finals appearance in 15 years. Milwaukee faced the top-seeded <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers" target="_blank">Philadelphia 76ers</a> led by league MVP <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/allen-iverson/108" target="_blank">Allen Iverson</a>.</p><p>Philly and Milwaukee split the first four games, with both teams winning on each other’s home floor once. Game 5 in Philadelphia proved to be a must-win game and became an all-time classic. The two squads fought it out in the pivotal contest and the game came down the wire.</p><p>With a one-point lead with 13.9 seconds left, the Sixers had a chance to ice the contest with free throws. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/aaron-mckie/16" target="_blank">Aaron McKie</a> missed both of his freebies, leaving the door wide open for the Bucks to steal home-court advantage again and head to Milwaukee with the 3-2 series lead.</p><p>On the deciding possession, Glenn Robinson managed to create a clean look near the basket, one that he made a thousand times over. Unfortunately, he just failed to knock down the short jumper. Ray Allen missed on his tip-in as time expired. Milwaukee managed to win Game 6, but the Sixers eventually blew them out in Game 7 and advanced to the Finals.</p><p>In hindsight, the Game 5 loss definitely stung the most for the Bucks in this series. A win could have propelled them to their first NBA Finals appearance in three decades. Certainly, this defeat is one that got away for Milwaukee.</p><h2><strong>Failing to reach the NBA Finals in 2019</strong></h2><p>The 2018-19 Bucks finished the regular season with the best record in the NBA at 60-22. They dominated the league as seen with their No. 1 defense and top net rating. The Bucks managed to plow through the first two rounds and certainly looked every bit like the team to beat in the East.</p><p>In the Eastern Conference Finals, Milwaukee faced <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kawhi-leonard/af27097c" target="_blank">Kawhi Leonard</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/toronto-raptors" target="_blank">Toronto Raptors</a>. The Bucks won the first two games convincingly and looked poised to make their first Finals appearance in nearly four decades.</p><p><img alt="Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kawhi Leonard, Bucks, Raptors" class="size-full wp-image-483073" height="1060" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Raptors-Bucks-is-only-conference-or-NBA-Finals-over-last-20-years-where-2-players-enter-series-with-PER-of-30.0-or-greater-in-playoffs.jpg" width="1890"></p><p>However, the Raptors switched up their defense and took control of the series. Milwaukee’s 22-point win over Toronto in Game 2 proved to be its last of a dominant 2018-19 campaign. The Raptors won four straight, including Game 5 in Milwaukee, to close out the series and prevent the Bucks from ending their Finals drought.</p><p>Certainly, the disappointing exit stung hard as the Bucks are motivated to right the wrong, led by two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>Milwaukee avoided a repeat of the summer of 1975 happening again when Antetokounmpo signed the richest contract in NBA history to remain with the team. Teams looking to pry away The Greek Freak have resorted to their respective Plan Bs. Meanwhile, the Bucks, with their franchise player locked in, continue to find ways to bolster an already-formidable lineup in their quest for another title.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/most-heartbreaking-moments-in-milwaukee-bucks-history/" rel="nofollow">Most heartbreaking moments in Milwaukee Bucks history</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

Most heartbreaking moments in Milwaukee Bucks history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Bucks, Khris Middleton, Michael Redd, Mo Williams" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5-best-free-agent-signings-in-Milwaukee-Bucks-history.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>When talking about some of the most compelling destinations for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/free-agents" target="_blank">free agents</a>, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> do not stand out whatsoever. This is a reason why a collection of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news" target="_blank">Bucks news</a> over the years hasn’t always featured jackpot signings in free agency. More often than not, free agents are more attracted to the likes of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Lakers</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/miami-heat" target="_blank">Miami Heat</a>.</p><p>Nonetheless, despite their obvious disadvantage, the Bucks still have a fair amount of signings who have made a significant impact on the franchise in one way or another. Let’s take a look at the top-five Bucks signings in their history.</p><h2><strong>Greg Monroe</strong></h2><p>While it has been a difficult past few years for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/greg-monroe/1822" target="_blank">Greg Monroe</a>, he was actually one of the most promising centers in the league during his early years. After spending the first five seasons of his career with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/detroit-pistons" target="_blank">Detroit Pistons</a>, the 6-foot-11 big man turned his back on an opportunity to re-sign with the Pistons, and he instead signed a three-year, $50 million deal with the Bucks.</p><p>This was a huge win for Milwaukee, and Monroe’s signing immediately paid dividends. In his first season, the former seventh overall pick averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/monrogr01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">15.3 points</a> (on 52.2 percent shooting), 8.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.</p><p>Unfortunately, Monroe’s production dipped in the next couple of seasons, which prompted the Bucks to trade him during the 2017-18 season. He was shipped off to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/phoenix-suns" target="_blank">Phoenix Suns</a>, and Milwaukee got <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/eric-bledsoe/ae1b09a1" target="_blank">Eric Bledsoe</a>, who is one of the key pieces on today’s squad. That in itself adds even more value to Monroe in terms of his overall contributions to the franchise.</p><h2><strong>Brook Lopez</strong></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/brook-lopez/b0420990" target="_blank">Brook Lopez</a> is only in his second season in Milwaukee, but he has already proven that he is going to be an important piece for the team moving forward.</p><p><img alt="Brook Lopez, Bucks" class="size-full wp-image-569364" height="1060" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/brook-1.jpg" width="1890"></p><p>Lopez signed with the Bucks in 2018 on a bargain. It was a one-year deal that would pay the 7-foot veteran just $3.4 million. What an investment that proved to be, with Lopez emerging as one of the best 3-point shooting big men in the game. In 2018-19, Lopez averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lopezbr01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">2.3 triples</a> per game on an efficient 36.5 percent clip, helping stretch the floor to open things up for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>.</p><p>For his tremendous showing, the Bucks signed Lopez to a new deal in the summer of 2019. This came to the tune of $52 million for four years, which represents quite a payday hike for the former Stanford standout. While his shooting has dipped since signing a new contract, Lopez’s rim protection has played a key role in making the Bucks one of the best defensive teams in the NBA.</p><h2><strong>Mo Williams</strong></h2><p>The tenure of 6-foot-1 guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/mo-williams/3347" target="_blank">Mo Williams</a> in Milwaukee may have been relatively short-lived, but there’s no denying that he deserves a spot on this list. After a forgettable rookie campaign with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/utah-jazz" target="_blank">Utah Jazz</a>, the Bucks saw the potential of the Alabama alum and decided to offer Williams a $5.5 million deal for the next three seasons. He was a restricted free agent at that time, but the Jazz decided not to match Milwaukee’s offer, allowing a then-22-year-old Williams to sign with the Milwaukee.</p><p>Williams quickly established himself as an important player on the team. During his final two seasons in Milwaukee (he spent a total of four years with the team), he averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/willima01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">17.2 points</a> (on 46.2 percent shooting), 4.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 1.2 steals, and 1.3 triples per game. He had become one of the top point guards in the league, which is why the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers" target="_blank">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> traded for him in 2008.</p><p>Williams ended up becoming an All-Star in his first year with the Cavs playing alongside <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lebron-james/b1a9094f" target="_blank">LeBron James</a>, and it’s hard not to imagine what he could have done in Milwaukee if he weren’t traded.</p><h2><strong>Khris Middleton</strong></h2><p>The Bucks signed All-Star swingman <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/khris-middleton/af6e0952" target="_blank">Khris Middleton</a> in the summer of 2019 to a huge $177.5 million deal. One of the things that makes this such an important signing is because this wasn’t just a simple extension. Middleton hit free agency and had an opportunity to sign with any other team of his choosing. However, the Bucks dug deep into their pockets and gave the 6-foot-7 swingman the money he was due.</p><p><img alt="Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Bucks" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-683358" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Khris_Middleton_always_jokes_with_Giannis_Antetokounmpo_that_he_can_t_leave_him_in_free_agency.jpg" width="1200"></p><p>It’s important to note that in terms of the return on Milwaukee’s investment, Middleton hasn’t shown enough to prove that he’s truly worth all that money.</p><p>The re-signing of Middleton was a pivotal move for the franchise in terms of their future. Giannis Antetokounmpo is arguably the best player in the league, and the Bucks needed to surround him with players like Khris Middleton who could help him lift the team to glory. This deal could wind up helping convince The Greek Freak to stay in Milwaukee <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-khris-middleton-always-jokes-with-giannis-antetokounmpo-that-he-cant-leave-him-free-agency/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">because the two stars are close.</a></p><h2><strong>Michael Redd</strong></h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/michael-redd/3231" target="_blank">Michael Redd</a> is one of the greatest players in Bucks franchise history, so it is only right that he makes it on our list.</p><p>The Bucks drafted Redd in 2000 with the 43rd overall pick. He didn’t exactly make waves in his first two years with the team, but by Year 3, he was already averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/reddmi01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">15.1 points</a> per game along with 2.2 triples on a 43.8 percent clip. It was clear that the future was bright for this young man.</p><p>By the time Redd’s contract came to an end in 2005, he was already an All-Star. According to reports, he considered signing with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers" target="_blank">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> — his hometown team — in order to play with a young LeBron James. At the end of the day, Redd opted to re-sign with the Bucks on a huge six-year deal that came close to $100 million.</p><p>Redd ended up spending all but one of his 12 seasons in the NBA with the Bucks. Currently, Redd ranks fourth all-time in points scored for the franchise and second overall in 3-point field goals made.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/5-best-free-agent-signings-in-milwaukee-bucks-history/" rel="nofollow">5 best free agent signings in Milwaukee Bucks history</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

5 best free agent signings in Milwaukee Bucks history

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Bucks, Larry Costello, Don Nelson, George Karl, Del Harris, Mike Budenholzer" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Best-Milwaukee-Bucks-coaches-of-all-time-ranked.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>Since becoming an NBA team in 1968, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> have made the playoffs 32 times and captured one NBA title. That came back in 1971 when Hall of Famers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/oscar-robertson/3479" target="_blank">Oscar Robertson</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kareem-abdul-jabbar/2643" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> led the team to the championship over the Baltimore Bullets in four games.</p><p>There have been plenty of superstars who have graced several years’ worth of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news" target="_blank">Bucks news</a>, but the franchise has also had quite a few legendary coaches stroll the sidelines.</p><p>For this piece, we ranked the five best Bucks coaches in franchise history, starting off with a guy who has only been with the team for two and a half seasons, and yet he’s already seventh in franchise history in wins.</p><p><strong>5. Mike Budenholzer</strong></p><p>The Bucks hired Budenholzer in the summer of 2018 and watched him turn the team into a championship contender in his first year at the helm.</p><p>In 2018-19, the Bucks not only had the best record in the NBA, but they had the MVP in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> and the Coach of the Year in Budenholzer. The former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/atlanta-hawks" target="_blank">Atlanta Hawks</a> coach won 60 games in his first season with the team, who went all the way to the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals.</p><p>In the 2019-20 season, Budenholzer and the Bucks once again had the top record in the league. Bud figures to further climb up the list of Bucks coaching wins.</p><p><strong>4. Del Harris</strong></p><p>Harris was an assistant coach with the Bucks in 1986-87 before becoming the head coach for the 1987-88 season. Milwaukee went 42-20 in Harris’ first season.</p><p>Harris, an Indiana native, finished his Bucks career with 191 wins, good for fourth in franchise history. Harris coached in 21 playoff games with Milwaukee and went 6-15 in that stretch.</p><p>In December of 1991, Harris resigned from his post. He went on to win Coach of the Year with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in 1995.</p><p><strong>3. George Karl</strong></p><p>Karl, who led the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1996 NBA Finals, coached the Bucks from 1999-2003. He won 205 games in the regular season.</p><p>Karl has the third-most wins in Milwaukee franchise history. The Bucks made the playoffs four times under his tutelage, going 14-18 for the third-most postseason wins in franchise history.</p><p><strong>2. Don Nelson</strong></p><p>Nelson won 540 games with the Bucks in his 11 years with the organization. That’s the most in franchise history.</p><p>The team made the playoffs nine times under Nelson and had a mark of 42-46. Along with having the <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/NBA_stats.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">most wins in regular-season history</a>, Nelson has the most postseason wins, too.</p><p>The Bucks were unfortunately never able to win a title with Nelson in charge, but they were a perennial playoff club while Nelli was coaching up the squad.</p><p>Nelson won the 1983 Coach of the Year Award after leading the Bucks to 51 wins.</p><p><strong>1. Larry Costello</strong></p><p>Costello was the man in charge of the only Bucks team which has won it all. The 1970-71 Bucks won 66 games during the regular season and led the NBA in scoring at 118.4 points per game.</p><p>From 1969-1977 with Costello, the Bucks won 410 games. Costello has the second-most wins in Milwaukee franchise history. He also has the second-best winning percentage in postseason history.</p><p>The 1971 NBA Finals between the Bucks and Bullets was never really a fair fight. Milwaukee swept Baltimore to capture its first and lone championship in franchise history. Kareem was named Finals MVP after averaging 27.0 points and 18.5 rebounds.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-milwaukee-bucks-coaches-of-all-time-ranked/" rel="nofollow">Best Milwaukee Bucks coaches of all-time, ranked</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

Best Milwaukee Bucks coaches of all-time, ranked

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Bucks" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Bucks-5.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> were founded in 1968 as an expansion franchise. Since then, several of the NBA’s greatest centers have suited up for the team, shoring its all-time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/depth-chart" target="_blank">depth chart</a> at the five. In this piece, we’ll take a look at who we believe to be the five best.</p><p><strong>5. Frank Brickowski</strong></p><p>The Bucks acquired <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/frank-brickowski/1579" target="_blank">Frank Brickowski</a> from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/san-antonio-spurs" target="_blank">San Antonio Spurs</a> during the 1990 offseason. His best production as a pro came with Milwaukee during the 92-93′ season when he turned in averages of <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brickfr01.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">16.9 points</a> on 54.5 percent shooting from the field, 6.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.</p><p>Though he played well for the Bucks, Brickowski got into a bit of legal trouble during the 91-92′ campaign. According to several reports, the former Penn State Nittany Lion was found with an ounce of marijuana at his Montana ranch. After pleading guilty, he was forced to pay a $2,000 fine and undergo drug counseling.</p><p><strong>4. Jack Sikma</strong></p><p>After earning seven All-Star nods and an NBA championship with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jack-sikma/2045" target="_blank">Jack Sikma</a> was traded to the Bucks in exchange for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/alton-lister/118" target="_blank">Alton Lister</a>, who is also one of Milwaukee’s all-time great big men.</p><p>Sikma was a center, but he wasn’t a traditional one — especially for his era. He had one of the smoothest free-throw strokes in the league. In fact, the former 8th overall pick once set a record of 51 games without missing a shot from the stripe. For a bit more perspective, he finished the 1987-88 campaign with a career-high 92.2 percent mark from the line.</p><p>In his five seasons with Milwaukee (392 games), Sikma averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/sikmaja01.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">13.4 points</a> on 45.0 percent shooting from the field (88.0 percent from the free-throw line), 7.9 rebounds, and 2.9 assists.</p><p>Sikma, who also led the NBA in defensive rebounds in both 1981–82 and 1983–84, is <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/leaders_career.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ranked second</a> on the Bucks’ all-time list for free-throw percentage.</p><p><strong>3. Andrew Bogut</strong></p><p>Younger NBA fans may only remember <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/andrew-bogut/152" target="_blank">Andrew Bogut</a> in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors" target="_blank">Golden State Warriors</a> uniform, but the Australian-born big man actually played some of his best basketball while giving a horde of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news" target="_blank">Bucks news</a>, at the time, more buzz.</p><p>Bogut’s impact on the Bucks franchise was immediate. As a rookie, he played in all 82 regular-season games, averaging 9.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. As a result, he earned All-Rookie First Team honors and finished third in votes for the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.</p><p>At 7-0 and 260 pounds, Bogut was a force to be reckoned with on the low block. His best performance as a pro came during the 2009-10 campaign when he turned in averages of <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bogutan01.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">15.9 points</a> on 52.0 percent shooting, 10.2 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game. Unfortunately, his breakout season was cut short after suffering a series of injuries (broken hand, dislocated elbow, and sprained wrist) in a fall during an April game against the Phoenix Suns. He returned to the line-up in 2010–11, playing in 65 games and leading the league in blocks (2.6 per game).</p><p>Bogut suffered another injury in January of 2012, fracturing his ankle. The ailment forced him to the sidelines for the remainder of the season. He was later traded to the Warriors, where he would eventually become an NBA champion (2015).</p><p>Bogut ranks near the top in several all-time categories for Milwaukee. He’s fourth in blocks (<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/leaders_career.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">642</a>), fourth in offensive rebounds (1,148), and second in defensive rebounds (2,662).</p><p><strong>2. Bob Lanier</strong></p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/detroit-pistons" target="_blank">Detroit Pistons</a> traded <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/bob-lanier/454" target="_blank">Bob Lanier</a> to the Bucks in February of 1980 for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kent-benson/2730" target="_blank">Kent Benson</a> and a 1st-round draft pick that would later turn into <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/larry-drew/2849" target="_blank">Larry Drew</a>.</p><p>Most of Lanier’s glory days came with the Pistons. In fact, he is still Detroit’s all-time leader in points per game (22.7). However, the former No. 1 overall pick was a solid player for the Bucks as well. Playing alongside <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/marques-johnson/3118" target="_blank">Marques Johnson</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sidney-moncrief/4083" target="_blank">Sidney Moncrief</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/quinn-buckner/3624" target="_blank">Quinn Buckner</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/junior-bridgeman/2620" target="_blank">Junior Bridgeman</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/dave-cowens/1071" target="_blank">Dave Cowens</a>, the Bucks won the Midwest Division championship five times.</p><p>In his 278 games played with the Bucks, Lanier averaged 13.5 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.0 steals in 26.0 minutes per outing. He was also named an All-Star in 1982, which marked his eighth invitation to the event. He had a smooth hook shot from the lane, a great outside shot, and superb rebounding skills.</p><p>One of the game’s greatest big men, Lanier was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992.</p><p><strong>1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</strong></p><p>Rightfully so, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kareem-abdul-jabbar/2643" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> is viewed as one of the greatest players in NBA history. Born as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. in 1947, the New York native would go on to become one of the most decorated athletes of all-time.</p><p>Kareem’s list of accolades is longer than a country mile. The former UCLA standout is a six-time NBA champion (one coming with Milwaukee in 1971), a six-time league MVP, 19-time All-Star, and 10-time All-NBA First Team selection. He also led the league in scoring twice and became the rebounding champion in 1976. And, as a testament to his defensive prowess, he led the NBA in blocks four times.</p><p>In what was their second year of existence, the Bucks selected Abdul-Jabbar with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1969 NBA Draft. Notably, he had a $1 million dollar offer from the Harlem Globetrotters, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-kareem-abdul-jabbar-reacts-to-michael-jordan-being-named-college-basketball-goat/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">but he ultimately declined.</a></p><p>Kareem made an immediate impact on the Bucks. In the 1969–70 season, he led Milwaukee to a second-place finish in the Eastern Division with a 56–26 record. For perspective, the team went 27–55 in the previous year. He ranked second in the league in scoring (28.8 points per game) and third in rebounds (14.5) during his rookie campaign. As a result, he was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year.</p><p></p><p>Alongside <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/oscar-robertson/3479" target="_blank">Oscar Robertson</a>, the Bucks went on to register the best record in the league the following season (66 wins). In the playoffs that year (1970-71), Milwaukee went 12–2 to claim its first (and only) championship, which included a four-game sweep of the Baltimore Bullets in the NBA Finals. Kareem would go on to help the Bucks repeat as division leaders for the next four years before being traded to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Lakers</a>.</p><p>To this day, Kareem is still the all-time leader in a host of categories for the Bucks, including total rebounds (<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/leaders_career.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">7,161</a>), points (14,211), field goal percentage (54.7), minutes per game (42.7), and player efficiency rating (26.7).</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-centers-in-milwaukee-bucks-history-ranked/" rel="nofollow">Best centers in Milwaukee Bucks history, ranked</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

Best centers in Milwaukee Bucks history, ranked

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Bucks, best power forward history" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/bucks2.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>It just feels like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> are on the brink of a dynasty. Their recent surge has been mainly due to the emergence of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> as one of the best players in the league. Behind the Greek Freak is a staggering <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/depth-chart" target="_blank">depth chart</a> led by All-Stars <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/khris-middleton/af6e0952" target="_blank">Khris Middleton</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jrue-holiday/a04e0912" target="_blank">Jrue Holiday</a>.</p><p>During its entire history, this franchise has won just one NBA title. This was in 1971 when a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kareem-abdul-jabbar/2643" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>-led squad bannered <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news" target="_blank">Bucks news</a> everywhere with a championship victory. Between then and now, a lot has transpired. Milwaukee has had some pretty good teams, and some awful ones as well. Nonetheless, there has been no shortage of outstanding players gracing this team’s roster. Today, what we have for you are three of the best power forwards in franchise history.</p><h3>3. Vin Baker</h3><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/vin-baker/4480" target="_blank">Vin Baker</a> arrived in Milwaukee as a 22-year-old rookie. The Bucks selected him eighth overall following a highly-impressive college career for the University of Hartford. He would make the All-Rookie team in his debut season and would be called up to the All-Star squad as early as his sophomore year. This would be succeeded by two more All-Star appearances for the 6-foot-11 power forward, making it three straight.</p><p>Unfortunately, Baker was part of a Bucks side that struggled to make its mark in the league. Throughout Baker’s four years with the team, they never eclipsed <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/" target="_blank">34 wins</a> in a single season, making them miss out on the playoffs throughout his tenure. Nonetheless, Baker was still able to establish himself as one of the best power forwards in the league, averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bakervi01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">21.0 points</a> (on 50.5 percent shooting), 10.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game in his final year with the Bucks.</p><p>In 1997, Milwaukee decided to move on from Baker, including him in a blockbuster three-team deal, which also involved All-Star forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/shawn-kemp/4061" target="_blank">Shawn Kemp</a> making the move from the Seattle Supersonics to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers" target="_blank">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>. Baker would go on to have a relatively successful career with the Sonics, before bouncing from team to team in the final three years of his career. There is no denying that the best spell of his career was with the Bucks.</p><h3>2. Terry Cummings</h3><p>There is little doubt that 6-foot-9 forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/terry-cummings/4235" target="_blank">Terry Cummings</a> is up there as one of the all-time great Bucks, and he actually takes the second spot in our all-time power forwards list.</p><p>Cummings was the second overall pick in the 1982 NBA Draft, being selected by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-clippers" target="_blank">San Diego Clippers</a>. He won Rookie of the Year honors in his debut season, and after two successful campaigns with the Clippers, the Bucks got their hands on the highly-touted youngster via a trade deal in 1984.</p><p>In his first season in Milwaukee, Cummings averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cummite01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">23.6 points</a> (on 49.5 percent shooting), 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game, en route to his first out of two All-Star appearances while with the Bucks. Playing alongside the great <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sidney-moncrief/4083" target="_blank">Sidney Moncrief</a>, Cummings would help lead the team to five straight playoff appearances, including a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 1986.</p><p>After five seasons with the Bucks, Cummings would make his way to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/san-antonio-spurs" target="_blank">San Antonio Spurs</a> via trade. He went on to have a long career ahead of him, but he had his best years in Milwaukee. Cummings retired at 38 years of age in 2000, after 18 years in the business.</p><h3>1. Giannis Antetokounmpo</h3><p><a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html" target="_blank">Basketball-Reference</a> lists Giannis as a power forward, point guard, small forward, and shooting guard. Safe to say, he can pretty much play any position on the basketball court, but for the purposes of our discussion here, we’re pegging him as a four — the greatest power forward in Bucks history, that is.</p><p>What’s amazing about Antetokounmpo is that he’s just 26 years old, and is currently just on his eighth season as a Buck. He’s already achieved a lot during this time — five-time All-Star, two-time All-NBA first team, two-time All-Defensive first team, Most Improved Player, Defensive Player of the Year, and of course, two Most Valuable Player trophies.</p><p>No other power forward in franchise history has a more impressive resume than Giannis, which makes him the very best. The only thing missing from his trophy cabinet is the NBA championship, but if everything goes according to plan, then Antetokounmpo is looking like the man who will lead the team to their first title since 1971.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-power-forwards-in-milwaukee-bucks-history-ranked/" rel="nofollow">Best power forwards in Milwaukee Bucks history, ranked</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

Best power forwards in Milwaukee Bucks history, ranked

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Bucks" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Best-point-guards-in-Milwaukee-Bucks-history-ranked.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>Thanks mainly to one <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> have reemerged as a powerhouse team in the NBA. So much so, that they have been pegged as a title contender over the past few seasons thanks to a standout <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/depth-chart" target="_blank">depth chart</a> led by the Greek Freak.</p><p>It appears that this current Bucks side has a legitimate shot at bringing the team back to its glory days — at a time when the great <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kareem-abdul-jabbar/2643" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> was at the helm and led the team to its one and only championship in franchise history back in 1971.</p><p>Between then and now, Milwaukee has had its fair share of some very good teams and some very good players. Today we pay homage to the playmakers that have left their mark in the franchise, as we present our Top 3 greatest point guards in Milwaukee Bucks history</p><h3>3. Sidney Moncrief</h3><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sidney-moncrief/4083" target="_blank">Sidney Moncrief</a>, who played for the Bucks between 1979 to 1989, is a 6-foot-3 combo guard. While he mostly spent his time as the team’s starting two-guard, there were more than a few times that the Hall of Famer took the helm as the Bucks’ primary playmaker, thus making him qualified for our list here.</p><p>Milwaukee selected Moncrief fifth overall in 1979 following a highly-impressive college career with Arkansas. In just his third season with the Bucks, he got his first call-up to the All-Star squad, which was succeeded by four more appearances for the next four consecutive seasons.</p><p>Moncrief was a defensive stalwart. He was a five-time All-Defensive team member and was dubbed as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year on two separate occasions. As a matter of fact, Moncrief was the first-ever winner of the DPOY award, and he even defended his title the following year. To date, he is one of only four guards to have ever won this award (<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/alvin-robertson/122" target="_blank">Alvin Robertson</a>, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/michael-jordan/3226" target="_blank">Michael Jordan</a>, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/gary-payton/1665" target="_blank">Gary Payton</a> are the other three).</p><p>In 10 years with the Bucks, Moncrief holds career averages of <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/moncrsi01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">16.7 points</a> (on 50.3 percent shooting), 5.o rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.</p><h3>2. Sam Cassell</h3><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sam-cassell/3968" target="_blank">Sam Cassell</a> was on a lot of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news" target="_blank">Bucks news</a> in 1999 when he joined the team, he had already established himself as a top point guard in the league. The 6-foot-3 point guard arrived in Milwaukee as part of a complex three-team deal between the Bucks, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets" target="_blank">New Jersey Nets</a>, and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/minnesota-timberwolves" target="_blank">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, which centered around a then-up-and-coming <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/stephon-marbury/4146" target="_blank">Stephon Marbury</a>.</p><p>The Bucks arguably got Cassell in his prime, with the three-time NBA champ averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/cassesa01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">19.0 points</a> (on 46.8 percent shooting), 4.0 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 1.2 steals per game in five seasons with the team.</p><p>Playing alongside the likes of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/ray-allen/3684" target="_blank">Ray Allen</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/glenn-robinson/1782" target="_blank">Glenn Robinson</a>, Cassell was the starting point guard for a Bucks side that came to relevance in the late 1990s/early 2000s. Milwaukee went to the playoffs in four out of the five seasons Cassell was with the team, including a memorable trip to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2001 — their first time in 15 years.</p><p>Cassell’s tenure with the Bucks ended when the team traded him to the Timberwolves in 2003. Ironically, it was in his first year with the Wolves that the highly-likable point guard made his one and only All-Star Game appearance.</p><h3>1. Oscar Robertson</h3><p>Could there be anybody else at the top of this list? There’s no denying that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/oscar-robertson/3479" target="_blank">Oscar Robertson</a>, more fondly known as the “Big O,” was already at the tail end of his career when he was traded by the Cincinnati Royals to the Bucks in 1970. He was already 32 when he signed with the team, and while he was already in his twilight years, Robertson still managed two All-Star appearances while with the Bucks.</p><p>In his first season with Milwaukee, Robertson averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roberos01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">19.4 points</a> (on 49.6 percent shooting), 5.7 rebounds, and 8.2 assists (a far cry from his triple-double average days). More importantly, he helped the Bucks to the team’s one and only championship in that very same year. Robertson was no longer the star player of that team, however, with a young Kareem Abdul-Jabbar already dominating the league, but there’s no denying that he was a huge part of that title-winning season. As a matter of fact, some might even argue that Milwaukee might not have won that chip if Robertson was not with the team.</p><p>In his Hall of Fame career, the 6-foot-5 point guard won the Rookie of the Year, made 12 All-Star Game appearances, won the All-Star Game MVP thrice, was named to the All-NBA squad 11 times, and was the winner of the 1963-94 regular season Most Valuable Player award. In 1980, Robertson received the penultimate honor in the sport when he was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/best-point-guards-in-milwaukee-bucks-history-ranked/" rel="nofollow">Best point guards in Milwaukee Bucks history, ranked</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

Best point guards in Milwaukee Bucks history, ranked

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Bucks" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Bucks-3.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> made history by signing two-time MVP <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> to the largest NBA contract ever. The Bucks front office was more than willing to break the bank to retain the services of their cornerstone superstar — and rightfully so.</p><p>In the past, however, a number of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks/news" target="_blank">Bucks news</a> indicate that the team had been on the wrong side of history when it comes to signing players. Today, we take a look back at the worst Bucks <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/free-agents" target="_blank">free-agent</a> signings in the history of their franchise.</p><h3>5. Michael Redd</h3><p>Make no mistake about it — <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/michael-redd/3231" target="_blank">Michael Redd</a> was a tremendous player for the Bucks in the early 2000s. He was an All-Star and an All-NBA Team member during the 2003-04 season, which made him an absolute steal for Milwaukee when they drafted him 43rd overall in 2000.</p><p>Come 2005, Redd was due for an extension. The Bucks knew that they had struck gold with the 6-foot-6 swingman, which is why they did not hesitate to sign him on a huge $91 million deal for the next six years. Redd would instantly pay dividends for the team, averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/reddmi01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">25.9 points</a> (on 45.6 percent shooting), 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.2 steals, and 2.1 triples per game over the next two seasons.</p><p>Unfortunately, injuries would show its ugly head in what was an otherwise stellar career for Redd in Milwaukee. In the final two years of his deal — during which he earned a total of $35 million, the Ohio State alum would play in no more than 28 games for the Bucks, averaging 9.3 points and 2.2 rebounds.</p><h3>4. Dan Gadzuric</h3><p>The Bucks selected 6-foot-11 big man <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/dan-gadzuric/989" target="_blank">Dan Gadzuric</a> 34th overall in the 2002 draft, and he would prove to be a serviceable backup center during his first three seasons with the team. When he was up for an extension, Milwaukee decided to offer him a deal worth $36 million that would see him with the team for the next six years. Gadzuric obviously did not hesitate in signing the deal, which at that time, seemed just too good to be true.</p><p>True enough, the Dutch national would average just <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gadzuda01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">4.2 points</a>, 3.5 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per game over the next five seasons, which is well below his perceived valuation. The Bucks decided to trade Gadzuric and his expiring deal in 2011 to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/golden-state-warriors" target="_blank">Golden State Warriors</a> in exchange for a 31-year-old <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/corey-maggette/909" target="_blank">Corey Maggette</a>.</p><h3>3. Miles Plumlee</h3><p>The 6-foot-11 center arrived in Milwaukee in 2015 as part of a three-team deal with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/phoenix-suns" target="_blank">Phoenix Suns</a> and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers" target="_blank">Philadelphia 76ers</a>. The following season, in his first full campaign with the Bucks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/miles-plumlee/9d4608d1" target="_blank">Miles Plumlee</a> averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/plumlmi01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">5.1 points</a>, 3.8 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks, playing 14.3 minutes per game off the bench.</p><p>Who would have thought that this level of production would bring about a four-year, $50 million deal for Plumlee the moment he hit free agency in the summer of 2016. Well, someone in Milwaukee’s front office thought obviously so.</p><p>After putting pen to paper on that big-money deal, Plumlee put up 2.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game the following season, prior to being traded to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/charlotte-hornets" target="_blank">Charlotte Hornets</a>. The Bucks got <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/spencer-hawes/4112" target="_blank">Spencer Hawes</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/roy-hibbert/3919" target="_blank">Roy Hibbert</a> in exchange but even had to include cash considerations in the deal just to make it work — further adding to their total expenditure on Plumlee.</p><h3>2. Bobby Simmons</h3><p>6-foot-7 forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/bobby-simmons/513" target="_blank">Bobby Simmons</a> is one of those guys that absolutely balled out during a contract year. The former DePaul standout had a tremendous year with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-clippers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Clippers</a> in the 2004-05 season, earning him the honor of that season’s Most Improved Player award.</p><p>Simmons was understandably a highly sought-after name in the summer of 2005, and the Bucks lured him to Milwaukee to the tune of $47 million for four years. He was okay in his debut season with the Bucks, averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/simmobo01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">13.4 points</a>, 4.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.4 triples, but unfortunately, that was as good as it got.</p><p>Simmons sat out the entirety of the 2006-07 season due to an ugly ankle injury, and while he was able to return the following season, he just wasn’t the same. In 2008, the Bucks called time on Simmons’ stint with the team, trading him away to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets" target="_blank">New Jersey Nets</a> along with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/yi-jianlian/4651" target="_blank">Yi Jinlian</a>. Milwaukee did get <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/richard-jefferson/3761" target="_blank">Richard Jefferson</a> in return, though, which probably ended up as Simmons’ best contribution to the Bucks.</p><h3>1. Tim Thomas</h3><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/tim-thomas/4284" target="_blank">Tim Thomas</a> arrived in Milwaukee in 1999 following a trade deal with the Sixers. He proved to be a serviceable player for the team’s second unit for the next couple of seasons, but it was during the 2000 Playoffs that Thomas earned his keep. While the Bucks exited in the first round against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/indiana-pacers" target="_blank">Indiana Pacers</a>, Thomas was a big winner after proving how important he was for the team during that thrilling five-game series.</p><p>The Bucks rewarded him with a $67 million deal that same summer, banking on the promise Thomas showed during the previous postseason. Over the next three years, he averaged <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/thomati01.html#all_per_game" target="_blank">12.6 points</a>, 4.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.5 blocks, and 1.3 threes per game. That’s obviously not terrible, but certainly not worth the $29 million he earned during that span.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/the-bucks-5-worst-free-agent-signings-of-all-time-ranked/" rel="nofollow">The Bucks’ 5 worst free agent signings of all time, ranked</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

The Bucks’ 5 worst free agent signings of all time, ranked

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}.webfeedsFeaturedVisual {	display: None !important;}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <div><img alt="Sidney Moncrief, Giannis Antetokounmpo" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" height="673" src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Picking-the-all-time-Milwaukee-Bucks-team.jpg" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear: both;" width="1200"><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Milwaukee Bucks</a> have not won an NBA championship since <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/kareem-abdul-jabbar/2643" target="_blank">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> still went by the name of Lew Alcindor. But things are looking up in Milwaukee.</p><p>With reigning NBA Most Valuable Player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975" target="_blank">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> leading the way, a multitude of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" target="_blank">Bucks news</a> is once again considering Milwaukee as one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>Antetokounmpo has already solidified himself as one of the most transformative players in league history. His unprecedented size, length, and athleticism make him an unstoppable force in the modern NBA.</p><p>But does the “Greek Freak” stack up with the best players in franchise history?</p><p>Here we break down the best Milwaukee Bucks players at each position:</p><h2>Point guard: Oscar Robertson</h2><p>The Big O might have played just four seasons in Milwaukee, but his impact on the franchise is immense.</p><p>Despite being at the tail end of his career, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/oscar-robertson/3479" target="_blank">Oscar Robertson</a>‘s arrival immediately led the Bucks to the 1971 NBA title, and he made consecutive All-Star teams in each of his first two seasons in Milwaukee.</p><p>Perhaps the best descriptor for Robertson is that he was utterly selfish. He clearly could have scored if he chose–he averaged over 25 points per game for the Cincinnati Royals during the 1969-70 season–but he understood that Alcindor was the focal point of those Bucks teams.</p><p>Robertson averaged 16.3 points, 7.5 assists, and 4.9 rebounds in his four seasons with the Bucks, but he will most be remembered for bringing a title to Milwaukee.</p><h2>Shooting guard: Sidney Moncrief</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/sidney-moncrief/4083" target="_blank">Sidney Moncrief</a> was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019, and he was the most identifiable Bucks superstar in the 1980s after Alcindor was traded to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers" target="_blank">Los Angeles Lakers</a>.</p><p>Drafted with the fifth overall pick in 1979, Moncrief developed into an All-Star by his third season in the league. He was a combo guard that could slash and finish at the rim, and he made a habit of getting to the free-throw line in a more physical era with fewer rules to limit defenders.</p><p>Moncrief could certainly score. He averaged more than 20 points per game in four consecutive seasons between 1983 and 1986. But he is probably better known for his smothering defense.</p><p>“The Squid” won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1983 and 1984, and he was named to an All-Defensive team five times.</p><p>Moncrief spent 10 of his 11 seasons in the league with the Bucks, averaging 16.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.3 steals during his time in Milwaukee. He was a tremendous competitor, and he ranks second all-time in win shares in Bucks history.</p><h2>Small forward: Bob Dandridge</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/bob-dandridge/425" target="_blank">Bob Dandridge</a> is easily the most overlooked player on that 1971 championship team, but he averaged 18.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game that year.</p><p>He was a true playmaker at the small forward position and an exceptional ballhandler at the time. Dandridge was also a unique scorer in that he had a hybrid post-game.</p><p>Dandridge used an assortment of spins and midrange jumpers to score the ball, but he could also use his length and nifty footwork to create space for open looks.</p><p>“The Greyhound” averaged 18.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.5 steals in nine seasons with the Bucks while making three All-Star teams.</p><p>Dandridge would later go on to make an All-Defensive team and win a second NBA title with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/washington-wizards" target="_blank">Washington Bullets</a>, which speaks to his pedigree as a winner.</p><h2>Power forward: Giannis Antetokounmpo</h2><p>Yes, Giannis does make this team. And because he has so much positional versatility, we will put him at the four and feel absolutely no remorse whatsoever!</p><p>Antetokounmpo already ranks fourth in Bucks history in win shares in little more than seven seasons, and he could be the all-time leader in that category when all is said and done.</p><p>He is just the second Buck to win the MVP award (more on this in a second), and he has had an undeniable impact on turning this franchise into a winner.</p><h2>Center: Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)</h2><p>The man formerly known as Alcindor spent just six years with the Bucks, yet he is the franchise leader in win shares. He led the NBA in scoring in consecutive seasons and even led the league in blocks per game in his final season in Milwaukee.</p><p>“Cap” won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award to go along with three MVPs and an NBA Finals MVP. He made the All-Star team in each of his six seasons in Milwaukee.</p><p>We could go on about the accolades, but Abdul-Jabbar’s greatness speaks for itself.</p><p>The post <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/picking-the-all-time-milwaukee-bucks-team/" rel="nofollow">Picking the all-time Milwaukee Bucks team</a> appeared first on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com" rel="nofollow">ClutchPoints</a>.</p></div>    </body></html>

Picking the all-time Milwaukee Bucks team

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Giannis-Antetokounmpo-freezes-Nikola-Jokic-with-3-straight-dunks.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo freezes Nikola Jokic with 3-straight dunks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-02T19:18:30-08:00">March 2nd, 7:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-02T19:19:22-08:00">March 2nd, 7:19pm</time><address><a>Joseph Nocco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is a reason that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks" rel="noopener">Milwaukee Bucks</a> superstar forward <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> is nicknamed the “Greek Freak.” The two-time reigning NBA MVP simply does things that other players cannot, which apparently includes repeatedly dunking on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/denver-nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> center Nikola Jokic.</p><p>On Tuesday evening in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1366938736605372418" rel="noopener">managed to blow past</a> Joki en route to a powerful slam not once, not twice but three consecutive times. Although Jokic is known for his offensive prowess and ability to get up and down the floor at his own pace, he is no slouch on the defensive end.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Giannis went by Jokic and dunked three straight times 😳 <a href="https://t.co/2DaAr7fi1t" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/2DaAr7fi1t</a></p><p>— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA/status/1366938736605372418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 3, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>While the contest was still in its early stages when Giannis Antetokounmpo made the said dunks, it is still noteworthy given that Nikola Jokic is an All-Star as well.</p><p>Entering play on Tuesday evening in Milwaukee, Antetokounmpo and Co. were sporting a 21-13 record, good for third place in the Eastern Conference. While both the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/philadelphia-76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/brooklyn-nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> sit ahead of the always dangerous Bucks, Milwaukee still holds a commanding 3.5-game lead over the upstart <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/new-york-knicks">New York Knicks</a>, who sit in fourth place in the East standings.</p><p>Because the majority of the East remains way behind the trio of the 76ers, Nets and Bucks, it will be interesting to see how the entire playoff field ultimately plays out for this group.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo freezes Nikola Jokic with 3-straight dunks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bucks-Jrue-Holiday-Giannis-Antetokounmpo.jpg"></figure><h1>Nuggets-Bucks: Game Time, Odds, Schedule, TV Channel, Betting Odds, and Live Stream (Tuesday, March 2nd)</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-02T12:00:11-08:00">March 2nd, 12:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-02T12:00:11-08:00">March 2nd, 12:00pm</time><address><a>ClutchPoints</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Game Time</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/denver-nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> (19-15) take on the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/milwaukee-bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> (21-13) at Fiserv Forum.</p><p><b>Game Time:</b> 9:00PM EST/6:00PM PST on Tuesday, March 2nd</p><p><b>TV:</b> FS-WI</p><p><b>Betting Odds:</b> <a href="https://www.bovada.lv/sports/basketball/nba" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA Odds</a></p><p><b>Live Stream:</b> Watch the game <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/nba/?irad=356361&amp;irmp=492408&amp;bgvideo=NBATV.mp4" rel="noopener noreferrer">online with fuboTV (free trial)</a>. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. Local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="https://www.foxsportsgo.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fox Sports Go</a>. Non-local viewers watch the live stream on <a href="http://www.nba.com/leaguepass" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBA League Pass</a>. You can also follow the game live on the <a href="http://bit.ly/CPAppNow" rel="noopener noreferrer">ClutchPoints app</a>. <br> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/adamsilver4live/comments/ezi3xz/games_will_be_posted_here/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Reddit Thread.</a></p><p><b>Nuggets Active Roster:</b> JaMychal Green, R.J. Hampton, Isaiah Hartenstein, Michael Porter Jr., Monte Morris, Facundo Campazzo, Paul Millsap, Zeke Nnaji, Bol Bol, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/jamal-murray/bb960a46">Jamal Murray</a>, Gary Harris, Markus Howard, Will Barton, Vlatko Cancar, Greg Whittington, PJ Dozier, Nikola Jokic</p><p><b>Nuggets Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>JaMychal Green (Out – Shoulder): The Nuggets have listed Green as OUT for Tuesday’s game (Mar. 2) against the Bucks.</li><li>R.J. Hampton (Out – Health and Safety Protocols): The Nuggets have listed Hampton as OUT for Tuesday’s game (Mar. 2) against the Bucks.</li><li>Facundo Campazzo (Out – Health and Safety Protocols): The Nuggets have listed Campazzo as OUT for Tuesday’s game (Mar. 2) against the Bucks.</li><li>Paul Millsap (Out – Knee): The Nuggets have listed Millsap as OUT for Tuesday’s game (Mar. 2) against the Bucks.</li><li>Gary Harris (Out – Adductor): The Nuggets have listed Harris as OUT for Tuesday’s game (Mar. 2) against the Bucks.</li><li>Markus Howard (Out – Health and Safety Protocols): The Nuggets have listed Howard as OUT for Tuesday’s game (Mar. 2) against the Bucks.</li></ul><p><b>Bucks Active Roster:</b> Jaylen Adams, Pat Connaughton, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/khris-middleton/af6e0952">Khris Middleton</a>, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, Bobby Portis Jr., Sam Merrill, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/giannis-antetokounmpo/ac1b0975">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>, D.J. Wilson, Donte DiVincenzo, D.J. Augustin, Torrey Craig, Brook Lopez, Jordan Nwora, Bryn Forbes</p><p><b>Bucks Injured Players:</b></p><ul><li>Jaylen Adams (Out – Health and Safety Protocols): The Bucks have listed Adams as OUT for Tuesday’s game (Mar. 2) against the Nuggets.</li><li>Jordan Nwora (Out – Ankle): The Bucks have listed Nwora as OUT for Tuesday’s game (Mar. 2) against the Nuggets.</li></ul><p><b>Follow us on Twitter</b> at <a href="https://twitter.com/NuggetsNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@NuggetsNationCP</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/BucksNationCP" rel="noopener noreferrer">@BucksNationCP</a>.</p><p><b>Follow us on Facebook</b> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DenverNuggetsNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Denver Nuggets</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBucksNation" rel="noopener noreferrer">Milwaukee Bucks</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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