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The Milwaukee Bucks secured an opening-night win over the Washington Wizards, 133-120, but now they face their first road test of the season, traveling north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors. Milwaukee took the season series against Toronto last year, 3-0. The last time these two teams met was January 17, when […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The good injury luck the Bucks had going into the regular season didn’t last long at all. Just 10 minutes into the season opener against the Washington Wizards, the new starting point guard, Kevin Porter Jr., suffered a left ankle sprain. It happened after he accidentally stepped on Bobby Portis’s foot while defending Cam Whitemore […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
It was an emotional day at Fiserv Forum last night. For the first time since the trade last season, Khris Middleton returned to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks on opening night. Unfortunately for Middleton, his former running mate Giannis Antetokounmpo put on a world-class performance, leading the Bucks to a 133-120 win over the […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks were able to take care of business and deny Khris Middleton a “revenge game” (I use revenge loosely), as they dispatched the Washington Wizards 133-120. Giannis had a spectacular performance with 37 points, 14 rebounds, and five assists, while Middleton led the Wizards with 23 points on 9/14 shooting. NBA.com Box Score […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Welcome back to yet another year of the Brew Hoop Round Table, where we ask that everybody use coasters and please don’t feed the aging pugs from the table, thanks. At long last, it’s time for Milwaukee Bucks basketball! As is custom around these parts, we gather for our yearly Opening Night roundtable and put […]
3 months ago | 11 reads
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Bucks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. My friends, we’ve made it. Another long offseason is over, and while *ahem* certain narratives around […]
3 months ago | 1 read
There won’t be a dry eye in sight as the Milwaukee Bucks welcome franchise legend Khris Middleton and the Washington Wizards to Fiserv Forum tonight for both teams’ season opener. It will be Middleton’s first game back in Milwaukee since being traded for Kyle Kuzma last season. Where We’re At Finishing the preseason with a […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
For the first time in what feels like forever, the Milwaukee Bucks enter the regular season with a clean sheet on the injury report, heading into their season opener tomorrow night against the Washington Wizards. Meanwhile, the Wizards will be without their French swingman, Bilal Coulibaly, who is recovering from right-hand surgery, while rookie Will […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
On Saturday, Jackson wrote about how Tyler Smith was reported to be the final cut from Milwaukee’s 15-man roster, which needs to be finalized in just under a half hour. Earlier today, Michael Scotto of HoopsHype mentioned that this weekend, the Bucks “gauged the trade market on Smith” but have yet to find any interested […]
3 months ago | 1 read
You can’t put your finger on it, don’t know when the sounds last left your lips, but you know it to be true: you do not speak your best friend’s name. Not really. Broaden this to anyone you met through sport? Fuhgedabowdit—chances are you don’t even know some of their real names. It may be paradoxical, but the truth […]
3 months ago | 1 read
After the Milwaukee Bucks had opted to cut former second-round pick Chris Livingston, they were down to 16 players on the roster who had fully or partially guaranteed deals. That left Andre Jackson Jr., Tyler Smith, and Amir Coffey to duke it out for the final two available slots. It appears that a decision has […]
3 months ago | 1 read
First, there was the sound. The metallic, bone-vibrating ring of the backboard, and only then the picture: the ball falling through the net while Toyota Center turns into an aquarium of school fish, all eyes wide, all asking if this is possible. Rockets disarmed at the buzzer. Milwaukee wins 110–107. And Monta Ellis, the one […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
After four tune-up games, we sit just five days away from opening night for the Milwaukee Bucks, when they host the Washington Wizards. Despite the preseason games’ results not meaning much (3-1 record), there’s still plenty to dissect as we set our expectations of this new look Bucks team. Whether it’s Doc Rivers talking about […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
Fa la la la la, la la La Crosse. Tis the season for Exhibit 10 deals, and La Cross native and Wisconsin Badgers standout Johnny Davis is the next one to come across the wire. You can tell because, while writing this piece, Jeremiah Tilmon was signed to the same deal. I remember Davis’ rights […]
3 months ago | 1 read
After making a few moves earlier today, including waiving third-year forward Chris Livingston, the Bucks wrapped up a storyline that lurked in the background for over three months by signing fourth-year guard AJ Green to a fully guaranteed four-year, $45m extension, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. He became eligible for an extension this past July […]
3 months ago | 1 read
NBA preseason always involves a flurry of Exhibit 10 signings across the league. The Bucks got in on the action today, inking non-guaranteed deals with John Butler Jr. and Stephen “Stevie” Thompson Jr., who both spent the 2024–25 season with the Wisconsin Herd. Typically, signings like this end with the players getting waived within the […]
3 months ago | 1 read
With just under a week until the Bucks tip off their 2025–26 campaign in Milwaukee and their preseason concluded, the front office has begun the process of paring down their standard roster to 15 players (note that two-way players, like the recently-signed Alex Antetokounmpo, aren’t included in this). As Jack discussed earlier this morning, there […]
3 months ago | 1 read
With the imminent waiving of two Bucks players to get the roster down to 15 regular contracts and three two-way players, I wanted to take stock of where each of Andre Jackson Jr., Amir Coffey, Tyler Smith, and Chris Livingston stands. With Thanasis all but assured to make the team for obvious reasons, these other […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
The Oklahoma City Thunder edged out the Milwaukee Bucks 116-112 in an exciting preseason contest tonight, crushing Milwaukee’s chance at finishing undefeated in the tune-up games. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led OKC with 23 points in 19 minutes, while Branden Carlson added 17 points and some crucial second-half play. Cole Anthony dropped 21 for the Bucks, and […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
The Milwaukee Bucks look to complete an undefeated preseason with a win against reigning NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at Fiserv. After beating the Chicago Bulls 127–121 on Sunday, the Bucks sit at 3–0, while the Thunder are currently 2–2 with a game to come against the Denver Nuggets. Where We’re At Giannis trade […]
3 months ago | 3 reads