by Bill Scott | Jun 25, 2019
Milwaukee Bucks General Manager Jon Horst has been named NBA Executive of the Year, becoming the second GM in Bucks history to win the award. In his second season as the Bucks’ General Manager, Horst hired Mike Budenholzer, who was named the NBA’s...
by Bill Scott | May 25, 2017
According to an ESPN report, the Milwaukee Bucks are planning to conduct a search for their next general manager. John Hammond’s contract was up after the upcoming season and he received permission to interview in Orlando, where he signed a five year contract to...
by Bill Scott | May 24, 2017
Milwaukee Bucks general manager John Hammond is leaving his job in Milwaukee to take the GM post with the Orlando Magic. Hammond gets a five-year deal with the Magic and joins former co-worker Jeff Weltman in Orlando. The two worked together in Detroit for a year...
by Bill Scott | Feb 9, 2017
Khris Middleton’s return to the court was supposed to be the start of good things to come for the Milwaukee Bucks. But forward Jabari Parker went down with what the team is calling a sprained left knee, putting a damper on the night. The Bucks (22-29) went out...
by Bill Scott | Feb 2, 2017
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Miles Plumlee to a four-year, $50 million contract last summer, but things didn’t work out the way either side had hoped. Bucks general manager John Hammond sent Plumlee to the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday, getting big men Roy Hibbert...
by Bill Scott | Sep 21, 2016
The Milwaukee Bucks say guard Khris Middleton suffered a left hamstring injury in preseason workouts that will require surgery. General Manager John Hammond said Middleton is expected to be sidelined for approximately six months, with surgery planned for next week....
by Bill Scott | Jul 1, 2016
The Milwaukee Bucks have given general manager John Hammond a one-year contract extension that keeps him in Milwaukee through the 2017-18 season. According to reports, assistant general manager Justin Zanik would assume the general manager duties when Hammond’s...
by Bill Scott | Jun 9, 2016
The Milwaukee Bucks have a new assistant general manager. Thursday the team officially announced the hiring of Justin Zanik, who comes to Milwaukee after fulfilling the same role with the Utah Jazz for the past three season. The 41-year-old Zanik will be directly...
by Bill Scott | May 17, 2016
The NBA Draft Lottery takes place tonight (Tuesday) in New York City. The lottery gives the Bucks a slim chance of improving their draft position in the upcoming June 23rd NBA Draft. After missing the playoffs, the Bucks currently own the number-ten pick in the first...
by Bill Scott | Apr 15, 2016
Three-point shooting has become a must for NBA teams and the Milwaukee Bucks fell well short in that department this season. General Manager John Hammond and coach Jason Kidd both say job-one will be to bring in shooters during the draft and free agency. Kidd said he...
by Bill Scott | Oct 27, 2015
The Milwaukee Bucks have exercised contract options on four young players on Monday. Forward Jabari Parker and guard Tyler Ennis now have third-year rookie deals with the Bucks. General manager John Hammond also picked up fourth-year contract options on forward...
by Bill Scott | Oct 2, 2015
As the Milwaukee Bucks get ready to leave Madison and take their training camp back to Milwaukee, the team announced the signing of center/forward John Henson to a four-year contract extension worth $44 million. The deal could climb as high as $48 million over the...
by Bill Scott | Sep 15, 2015
Milwaukee Bucks’ general manager John Hammond has been given a one-year contract extension. There has been speculation for some time that the 61-year-old would be on the way out after the new ownership came in a year ago and that new coach Jason Kidd could be in...
by Bill Scott | Jul 7, 2015
Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd and general manager John Hammond are denying a published report that said Kidd would take over as the club’s head of basketball operations this week and Hammond would either be reassigned or let go. “I think sometimes...
by Bill Scott | Jul 3, 2014
Milwaukee Bucks owners Marc Lasry and Wes Edens admitted Wednesday that they messed up the hiring process of new coach Jason Kidd. Kidd was introduced to the media at a Wednesday morning news conference at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Kidd left the Brooklyn Nets...
by Bill Scott | Jul 2, 2014
The Milwaukee Bucks officially named Jason Kidd as the team’s new head coach on Tuesday. They’ll introduce him to Milwaukee at a 11:30am news conferenced at the BMO Harris Bradley Center this morning. The Bucks signed Kidd after the Brooklyn Nets agreed...
by Bill Scott | Jul 1, 2014
When Herb Kohl sold the Milwaukee Bucks to co-owners MarcLasry and Wed Edens, basketball fans in the state rejoiced. Finally, an ownership group that will hopefully turn the Bucks into a winning franchise again. The Bucks selected Duke’s Jabari Parker with the...
by Bill Scott | Jun 27, 2014
The Milwaukee Bucks wanted Duke’s Jabari Parker and Parker made it perfectly clear that he wanted to play for the Bucks. The match made in heaven became reality when Cleveland used the top overall pick in the draft on Kansas Jayhawk Andrew Wiggins. The Bucks...
by Bill Scott | May 21, 2014
The Milwaukee Bucks went into Tuesday night’s Draft Lottery with the best odds (25%) of obtaining the top pick in the June 26th draft. But it was the Cleveland Cavaliers (1.7%) that came from the 9th position to grab the top pick. They’ll draft number-1...
by Bill Scott | Dec 9, 2013
Milwaukee Bucks GM John Hammond announced today that Bucks big man Zaza Pachulia suffered a right foot fracture on Dec. 4 and will have his foot immobilized in a walking boot and re-examined in four weeks. Pachulia hasn’t played in the last two games. The...
