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Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 15, Morez Johnson Jr.

Morez Johnson Jr. has become something of a cult favorite amongst online scouts. He probably won’t be drafted as high as his Michigan teammates Yaxel Lendeborg and Aday Mara, but he has the potential to end up as the best of the trio when it’s all said and done. Fans of Johnson are enamored with […]

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Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 14, Labaron Philon Jr.

Labaron Philon Jr. is one of the smoothest, most interesting prospects in this year’s draft class. After an incredible sophomore leap at Alabama—where he averaged 21.6 PPG, 5.0 APG, 3.4 RPG, and 1.2 SPG—Philon earned third-team All-American honors and was named to the All-SEC First Team. A crafty, suave guard with real three-level scoring, playmaking […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 12, Nate Ament

Nate Ament is one of the most polarizing prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft class and a player who has crossed the Bucks’ radar. An exciting jumbo wing with tough shot-making abilities, Ament was ranked as high as fourth on way-too-early mock drafts before plummeting with a rough start to the season at Tennessee. He’s […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 11, Aday Mara

Aday Mara has risen up boards as one of the biggest unicorns in the 2026 class. The 7’4”, 260-pound center from Michigan is far and away the best pure center in this year’s draft, and he has the potential to become one of the NBA’s most impactful players at his position in the future. Raw […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 10, Yaxel Lendeborg

You can envision it now: “With the 10th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks select… Yaxel Lendeborg.” And unlike 10 years ago, you don’t have to squint to see it working out.  After three years with Arizona Western in the NJCAA, Lendeborg transferred to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for two […]

Could the Bucks trade for Kyrie Irving and convince Giannis to stay?

The Bucks are expected to be at the center of the trade universe with Giannis Antetokounmpo possibly looking to move on from Milwaukee. While speculation about his future is rampant, the Bucks do—believe it or not—have the option to keep The Greek Freak if he wants to give it another go and try to win […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 9, Brayden Burries

Talent or fit? It’s the age-old question, at least as far as the NBA Draft is concerned. And with Brayden Burries, a 6’4”, 215-pound combo guard out of Arizona, it raises itself again. Burries is talented, no doubt, but is he talented enough in a draft as deep as this for the Bucks to take […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 8, Mikel Brown Jr.

Mikel Brown Jr. could well be the second-best three-level scorer in this draft as a rookie (behind Darryn Peterson), and he has been rising up draft boards following a strong showing at the combine. A point guard who can slide to the two, Brown carries extreme gravity as soon as he crosses half-court, which sets […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 7, Kingston Flemings

Kingston Flemings, a 6’2” (barefoot) point guard out of the University of Houston, is yet another player to emerge into this draft’s top 10 who was relatively unknown coming into the year. Like Keaton Wagler, Flemings did not even make the McDonald’s All-American game, but pretty early on in the college season, you began to […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 6, Darius Acuff Jr.

Darius Acuff Jr. started the year as a fringe-lottery type guy, and ended it as a consensus top-eight selection on most mocks. He was the best pure scorer in college basketball, averaging 23.5 PPG and 6.4 APG on 44.0% from three. Acuff’s offensive excellence stems from his elite shooting ability. He was deadly at pull-up […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 5, Keaton Wagler

Keaton Wagler (pronounced wog-ler), a tall point guard at 6’5”, is another in this class who has come out of obscurity to cement his place as a consensus top-10 pick. Throughout Wagler’s freshman season at Illinois, his production got better and better until it was impossible to ignore, averaging 17.9 PPG, 4.2 APG, and 5.1 […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 4, Caleb Wilson

Caleb Wilson, a 6’10” forward out of UNC, did not enter the year projected to go this high (and possibly even higher on draft night), but his unique intersection of athleticism, dexterity, and skill jumped off the page this season, cementing his place among the other top guys by the end of it. Put simply, […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 3, Cameron Boozer

Born from a basketball pedigree, Cameron Boozer is a natural-born winner. Boozer has made a case as possibly the most accomplished high school player of all time, claiming four Florida state championships, three Nike EYBL (Elite Youth Basketball League) rings, two gold medals, and countless individual awards. This isn’t a coincidence; Boozer has one of […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 2, Darryn Peterson

Unsurprisingly, Darryn Peterson has slotted in at second on our community draft board. The Kansas guard is one of three players widely considered to be worthy of the top spot in the draft. Whichever team lands him in June will surely be ecstatic. What makes Peterson such a great prospect? It all starts with his […]

Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: No. 1, AJ Dybantsa

AJ Dybantsa has been hyped as a generational prospect for years, and it’s not hard to see why. At 6’9” with a seven-foot wingspan, Dybantsa fits the modern wing prototype to a tee. In his lone year at BYU, he averaged 25.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 3.7 APG, and 1.4 stocks per game on 51.0% from […]

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Milwaukee Bucks 2026 Mock Draft: Introduction

Well, it’s been several years since we did this—since 2022—but now that the Bucks will be making their highest draft pick in a decade, it’s time to bring back an old favorite: our community draft board. Back when we last undertook this project, Milwaukee was picking 24th overall and chose MarJon Beauchamp (we skipped 2024, […]

2026 Brew Hoop Community Draft Board – Introduction

Well, it’s been several years since we did this—since 2022—but now that the Bucks will be making their highest draft pick in a decade, it’s time to bring back an old favorite: our community draft board. Back when we last undertook this project, Milwaukee was picking 24th overall and chose MarJon Beauchamp (we skipped 2024, […]

10 for 10: A brief history of the 10th overall draft pick

On Sunday afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks found out they’d received the 10th overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft, a pick that they absolutely cannot afford to mess up. Analysts have had their say on who they think should be taken, and you soon will too (more on that to come). Until then, franchise saviour, […]

Bucks Draft Combine Scouting Notebook

I had the incredible experience of being Brew Hoop’s eyes and ears at the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago this past week. As much as I didn’t want to leave, I’m home now, but I left with plenty of thoughts on prospects the Bucks may be targeting with their 10th overall pick. There was a […]

Bucks mock draft roundup has four options for no. 10 pick

The Bucks have the no. 10 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, where they can go in a number of different directions. Analysts around the internet have made a case for who they believe the 10th pick should be. Here’s a look at three potential outcomes for the selection: Nate Ament, Tennessee Kevin O’Connor […]

NBA clears Bucks of any wrongdoing by shutting down Giannis

On a day of terrible news around the NBA (our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke AND trailblazing center Jason Collins), there is a small bit of good news for Bucks fans. You may recall that, towards the end of the regular season, Giannis Antetokounmpo infamously called on the […]

Bucks “open for business” with Giannis Antetokounmpo trade

The ball is beginning to roll on the Milwaukee Bucks’ offseason, which could include moving on from Giannis Antetokounmpo. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Bucks are listening to offers on a potential Antetokounmpo trade over the next several weeks: “The Milwaukee Bucks are open for business on trade calls and offers for two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo entering the […]