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Antetokounmpo, Middleton Lead New Era of Milwaukee Basketball

Milwaukee, WI -- After a successful 2014-2015 campaign, which saw the young Milwaukee Bucks win 41 games, a 26-win improvement from the previous season, and push the Bulls to six games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, it stood to reason that players, coaches, and fans would have high expectations for the 2015-2016 season. But after a disappointing 5-25 start to the season, Milwaukee GM John Hammond decided his young squad needed a change. With a lot of redundant pieces, all of whom being young, talented players with a lot of potential, Hammond knew he had a very difficult choice to make: Giannis Antetokounmpo or Jabari Parker? Hammond spent several weeks putting out feelers to potential trade partners and, after heavy consideration, decided the Greek Freak was his future franchise player. Hammond was able to to get a 2016 1st round draft pick and Robert Covington from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Parker.

Next up was Michael Carter-Williams. A long, rangy guard with good defensive potential but only magnified the Bucks lack of floor spacing and glut of big, long versatile perimeter players. Looking to mostly dump salary and get back nothing, Hammond decided to ship Carter-Williams to the Jazz for Trevor Booker’s expiring contract.

Finally, it was trying to decide what to do with Greg Monroe. On just a two-year deal, and with the Bucks abysmal record and Monroe’s up-and-down, inconsistent play, Hammond decided to see what the market was for Monroe who was still just 25 years old and a talented big man. In hopes of continuing to find floor-spacers, Hammond received a too-good-to-pass-up offer from the Portland Trail Blazers: C.J. McCollum and Chris Kaman’s expiring contract for Greg Monroe and John Henson. Done.


“That was it. Giannis and Khris instantly became our entire future. Now all we had to do was hope we could somehow make a splash in free agency and parlay one of our 1st round draft picks into a third franchise cornerstone. I had to make some very difficult, unpopular decisions but I wasn’t liking the direction the team was headed in, and I wanted to try and right the ship while I still had some young valuable assets,” said Hammond after the 2015-2016 season.


The Bucks limped home to the finish after the bevvy of trades and finished with the Eastern Conference’s second worst record and the third worst record in the NBA at 24-58. After the draft lottery played out, the Bucks front office would head into July’s draft with the 3rd and 5th picks in what most scouts considered a top-heavy, semi-deep draft. With their first pick, and Brandon Ingram and Skal Labissiere off the board (word had it that Labissiere was Milwaukee’s primary target if he fell to the third pick), the Bucks selected Brandon Ingram out of Duke. Physically, Ingram fit right in with the Bucks previous roster trend of freakishly long, versatile perimeter players; he differed, however, in his ability to stretch the floor. And with Michael Carter-Williams gone, Milwaukee use the fifth pick to nab point guard Jamal Murray out of Kentucky.

“We were very pleased with our draft. We got two players who we felt could contribute right away and two players who fit in with the new age NBA of floor spacing and three-point shooting.”

In free-agency, Milwaukee was able to convince center Hassan Whiteside and power forward Donatas Motiejunas to be a part of their evolving future. Milwaukee also added young center Alex Len to fill out their frontcourt depth.

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Milwaukee Bucks History



2015-2016

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NBA Champions


2015-2016 Season Summary

AWARD WINNERS


LEAGUE LEADERS

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2016 NBA Draft

2016 NBA Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Sacramento Kings	Ben Simmons | LSU	SF	6'10"	225
2	Washington Wizards	Jaylen Brown | California	SF	6'7"	225
3	Milwaukee Bucks	Brandon Ingram | Duke	SF	6'9"	191
4	Boston Celtics	Cheick Diallo | Kansas	PF	6'9"	218
5	Milwaukee Bucks	Jamal Murray | Kentucky	PG	6'5"	207
6	Portland Trail Blazers	Skal Labissiere | Kentucky	PF	6'11"	225
7	Toronto Raptors	Kris Dunn | Providence	PG	6'4"	220
8	Minnesota Timberwolves	Furkan Korkmaz | Turkey	SG	6'7"	185
9	Boston Celtics	Isaiah Briscoe | Kentucky	PG	6'3"	202
10	Orlando Magic	Timothe Luwawu | France	SG	6'7"	205
11	Philadelphia 76ers	Melo Trimble | Maryland	PG	6'3"	185
12	Detroit Pistons	Dragan Bender | Croatia	PF	71"	216
13	Philadelphia 76ers	Caris LeVert | Michigan	SG	6'7"	205
14	New Orleans Pelicans	Jakob Poeltl | Utah	C	7'0"	235
15	Charlotte Hornets	Henry Ellenson | Marquette	PF	6'10"	245
16	Denver Nuggets	Buddy Hield | Oklahoma	SG	6'4"	214
17	Toronto Raptors	Diamond Stone | Maryland	C/PF	6'11"	255
18	Boston Celtics	Troy Williams | Indiana	SF	6'7"	215
19	Phoenix Suns	Zhou Qi | China	C	7'2"	209
20	Utah Jazz	Malik Pope | San Diego State	SF	6'10"	205
21	Denver Nuggets	Demetrius Jackson | Notre Dame	PG	6'1"	198
22	Atlanta Hawks	Denzel Valentine | Michigan State	SG	6'5"	220
23	Chicago Bulls	Kennedy Meeks | North Carolina	C	6'9"	265
24	Los Angeles Clippers	Taurean Waller-Prince | Baylor	SF	6'7"	220
25	Memphis Grizzlies	Nigel Hayes | Wisconsin	PF	6'8"	235
26	Cleveland Cavaliers	Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk | Kansas	SG	6'8"	195
27	Indiana Pacers	Domantas Sabonis | Gonzaga	PF	6'10"	231
28	San Antonio Spurs	Damian Jones | Vanderbilt	C	7'1"	245
29	Golden State Warriors	Chinanu Onuaku | Louisville	C	6'10"	230
30	Oklahoma City Thunder	DeAndre Bembry | St. Joe's	SG	6'6"	210

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2016-2017 Season Preview



2016-2017 Roster

Milwaukee Bucks 2016-2017 Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
3	C.J. McCollum	SG/PG	25	6'4"	200	$3.22M
5	Rashad Vaughn	SG	20	6'5"	202	$1.81M
7	Jermaine O'Neal	C/PF	38	6'11"	255	$1.59M
11	Alex Len	C	23	7'1"	255	$6.51M
12	Jameer Nelson	PG	34	6'0"	190	$1.42M
13	Malik Newman	PG/SG	20	6'3"	198	$1.00M
15	Jamal Murray	PG/SG	20	6'5"	207	$4.46M
20	Donatas Motiejunas	PF/C	26	7'0"	222	$6.37M
21	Hassan Whiteside	C	27	7'0"	265	$15.47M
22	Khris Middleton	SG/SF	25	6'7"	234	$15.20M
24	Brandon Ingram	SF	20	6'9"	200	$6.15M
34	Giannis Antetokounmpo	SF/PF	21	6'11"	222	$3.00M
50	Tyler Hansbrough	PF/C	30	6'9"	250	$5.06M

2016-2017 Depth Chart

Milwaukee Bucks Depth Chart - 2016-17
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Jamal Murray	Jameer Nelson	C.J. McCollum	Malik Newman
SG	Khris Middleton	C.J. McCollum	Malik Newman	Rashad Vaughn
SF	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Brandon Ingram	Khris Middleton
PF	Donatas Motiejunas	Tyler Hansbrough	Giannis Antetokounmpo
C	Hassan Whiteside	Alex Len	Tyler Hansbrough

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Paul Pierce Leads Boston to 126-117 Win in Milwaukee


Paul Pierce scored 12 points and made four three pointers in his return to a Celtics uniform.

Boston Celtics (1-0) at Milwakee Bucks (0-1)
Oct 26, 2016 1 2 3 4 Final Boston 34 26 32 34 126 Milwakee 31 25 28 33 117 Top Performers Boston Celtics P. Pierce - 23 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast I. Thomas - 23 pts, 7 ast, 2 reb, 1 stl Milwakee Bucks K. Middleton - 21 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast, 2 stl G. Antetokounmpo - 21 pts, 12 reb, 7 ast, 2 stl, 2 blk	Team Stats Comparison BOS MIL FG Made-Att 40/83 41/89 3PT Made-Att 13/29 12/23 FT Made-Att 33/41 23/32 Rebounds 48 55 Assists 25 30 Turnovers 7 13 Steals 5 5 Blocks 3 7
Boston Celtics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS I. Thomas 37 7/13 4/6 5/6 2 7 1 0 0 23 P. Pierce 34 8/13 4/6 3/4 4 3 0 0 0 23 J. Sullinger 32 1/7 0/4 5/6 10 5 1 1 0 7 A. Hammons 30 6/9 0/0 7/8 8 0 0 1 2 19 M. Smart 28 2/4 1/1 1/2 5 6 0 0 1 6 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Crowder 23 2/8 1/4 0/0 3 1 2 0 0 5 A. Bradley 20 6/14 1/4 6/7 1 2 0 0 1 19 C. Diallo 18 2/4 0/0 4/6 8 0 1 1 1 8 J. Meeks 12 2/3 1/1 2/2 1 0 0 0 0 7 I. Briscoe 8 4/8 1/3 0/0 1 3 0 0 2 9
Milwakee Bucks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G. Antetokounmpo 38 10/23 1/3 0/1 12 7 2 2 1 21 K. Middleton 35 8/15 3/3 2/2 5 5 2 1 0 21 H. Whiteside 33 6/11 0/0 2/4 15 0 0 3 1 14 J. Murray 28 3/8 1/3 5/6 1 12 0 0 7 12 D. Motiejunas 21 1/2 0/1 0/0 4 1 0 0 0 2 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS B. Ingram 26 5/10 3/5 2/4 8 3 0 0 1 15 C. McCollum 19 5/10 4/7 2/2 3 0 0 0 1 16 A. Len 16 1/4 0/0 8/10 10 0 0 1 1 10 J. Nelson 14 0/3 0/1 0/0 0 2 0 0 1 0 T. Hansbrough 8 2/3 0/0 2/3 3 0 1 0 0 6

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Bucks Notch First Win of Season over Hornets


Khris Middleton scored 27 points and grabbed 7 reounds in Milwuakee's 116-105 win

Charlotte Hornets (0-2) at Milwakee Bucks (1-1)
Oct 28, 2016 1 2 3 4 Final Charlotte 27 30 23 25 105 Milwakee 21 30 36 29 116 Top Performers Charlotte Hornets K. Walker - 17 pts, 6 ast, 4 reb, 1 stl M. Kidd-Gilchrist - 13 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl Milwakee Bucks K. Middleton - 27 pts, 7 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 1 blk J. Murray - 18 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 1 stl	Team Stats Comparison CHA MIL FG Made-Att 43/88 42/84 3PT Made-Att 9/22 7/19 FT Made-Att 10/16 25/32 Rebounds 46 48 Assists 30 23 Turnovers 11 10 Steals 3 4 Blocks 5 7
Charlotte Hornets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Kidd-Gilchrist 37 5/10 0/0 3/4 13 10 3 1 0 13 K. Walker 35 7/13 3/3 0/0 4 6 1 0 3 17 O.J. Mayo 33 4/13 2/6 1/2 3 2 0 0 0 11 T. Mozgov 30 6/11 0/1 0/0 6 1 0 1 0 12 T. Booker 27 4/10 1/3 0/2 5 1 1 1 3 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS N. Batum 29 3/5 0/2 5/6 6 5 0 1 1 11 F. Kaminsky 20 5/9 1/3 1/2 5 2 0 1 1 12 D.J. Augustin 17 5/12 2/4 0/0 1 8 0 0 0 12 A. Ajinca 16 4/5 0/0 0/0 6 2 0 1 2 8
Milwakee Bucks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS G. Antetokounmpo 35 4/9 1/3 6/9 9 5 0 1 2 15 K Middleton 34 7/11 3/4 1/2 5 6 1 1 1 18 H. Whiteside 31 6/9 0/0 2/3 9 0 0 2 1 14 J. Murray 29 7/11 3/4 1/2 5 6 1 1 1 18 D. Motiejunas 26 7/12 1/1 1/2 3 4 1 0 1 16 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS B. Ingram 22 2/5 0/1 5/5 2 0 0 0 0 9 C. McCollum 19 2/8 0/4 3/3 2 0 1 0 2 7 A. Len 16 3/6 0/0 2/2 8 0 0 1 0 8 J. Nelson 12 1/4 0/1 0/0 0 5 0 0 0 2 T. Hansbrough 10 0/1 0//0 0/0 3 0 0 1 1 0

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Bucks Hand Raptors Third Straight Loss to Start the Season


The Greek Freak had 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists in Milwaukee's 113-103 Win.

Milwakee Bucks (2-1) at Toronto Raptors (0-3)
Oct 30, 2016 1 2 3 4 Final Milwakee 25 22 30 36 113 Toronto 23 23 32 26 103 Top Performers Milwakee Bucks G. Antetokounmpo - 24 pts, 10 reb, 7 ast J. Murray - 18 pts, 9 ast, 4 stl, 3 reb Toronto Raptors T. Gibson - 32 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl J. Valanciunas - 16 pts, 9 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl	Team Stats Comparison MIL TOR FG Made-Att 45/93 42/73 3PT Made-Att 5/21 9/16 FT Made-Att 8/14 20/27 Rebounds 42 39 Assists 33 35 Turnovers 10 13 Steals 12 8 Blocks 1 7
Milwakee Bucks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Giannis Antetokounmpo 38 9/16 1/2 5/6 10 7 0 0 3 24 Hassan Whiteside 35 4/8 0/0 2/6 10 3 0 3 1 10 Khris Middleton 34 7/11 1/3 5/6 5 3 1 1 1 20 Jamal Murray 30 5/9 2/3 6/7 3 9 4 1 3 18 Donatas Motiejunas 27 4/7 0/2 0/0 1 0 0 0 1 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Brandon Ingram 23 5/6 2/2 1/1 3 2 0 2 1 13 C.J. McCollum 19 5/9 2/2 0/0 1 5 1 0 1 12 Alex Len 15 0/1 0/0 0/0 3 1 2 0 0 0 Tyler Hansbrough 12 1/2 0/0 1/1 3 1 0 0 0 3 Jameer Nelson 8 2/2 1/1 0/0 0 1 0 0 1 5 Malik Newman 5 0/2 0/1 0/0 0 3 0 0 1 0
Toronto Raptors STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kyle Lowry 38 1/11 1/7 0/0 1 7 1 0 2 3 Taj Gibson 36 14/16 0/0 4/8 9 3 3 1 1 32 Jonas Valanciunas 35 8/17 0/0 0/0 9 3 2 0 0 16 DeMarre Carroll 31 5/10 1/2 2/2 5 5 3 0 3 13 Courtney Lee 29 3/9 1/3 0/0 2 2 0 0 3 7 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Corey Joseph 19 1/7 0/2 1/2 4 7 1 0 0 3 Josh Smith 18 5/9 1/4 1/2 7 1 1 0 1 12 Kris Dunn 16 3/7 0/0 0/0 3 4 1 0 0 6 Jeremy Lamb 15 5/7 1/3 0/0 1 1 0 0 0 11 Delon Wright 3 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0