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Bucks start trimming their roster

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With only one preseason game left on Thursday night against Minnesota and the regular season opener a week from Thursday against Houston, the Milwaukee Bucks started trimming their roster today.

The Bucks requested waivers on guard Jaylen Adams and forward Luke Maye.

Signed as a free agent on Aug. 20, Adams appeared in two games for the Bucks this preseason and averaged 4.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per game.

Undrafted out of the University of North Carolina, Maye appeared in three games for the Bucks this preseason and averaged 2.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 5.8 minutes per game.

 

Bucks cruise past Utah in exhibition home opener

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Giannis Antetokounmpo – File Photo

After not playing many of their regulars on Monday night in Chicago, the Milwaukee Bucks used their starters on Wednesday night and cruised to a 133-99 win over the Utah Jazz at Fiserv Forum.

Giannis Antetokounmpo took the ball to the rim time after time, getting multiple dunks to finish with 22 points 11 rebounds and four assists in 20+ minutes of playing time.

Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez added 14 points each.  Wes Matthews joined the starters on Wednesday night and finished with eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes.

Donte DiVincenzo bounced back from a poor shooting night in Chicago on Monday by scoring 10 points on 4 of 7 shooting.  He added four rebounds, two assists and two steals.

Kyle Korver played his first game for the Bucks and took three shots, making all three of his three-pointers for nine points.  Thanasis Antetokounmpo also finished with 9 points and five rebounds.

Bucks starting point guard Eric Bledsoe did leave the game in the second quarter with an oblique strain.  The Bucks are hoping that’s an injury that won’t keep him out long.

The Bucks are 2-0 in exhibition play and will travel to Dallas to face the Mavericks on Friday night.

Bucks open preseason with victory over Bulls in Chicago

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Brook & Robin Lopez – Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images).

Playing without a number of their regulars, the Milwaukee Bucks opened the exhibition season with a 122-112 win over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Eric Bledsoe, George Hill, Ersan Ilyasova and Kyle Korver all skipped Monday night’s game, as did D.J. Wilson who missed the game with a strained left hamstring.

Both Brook and Robin Lopez did suit up and play for the Bucks.  Robin Lopez led the Bucks with 14 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks in 19 minutes.  Brook Lopez had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 18 1/2 minutes.

The Bucks also got 12 points and 9 rebounds from Sterling Brown.  Point guard Frank Mason III started at point guard and scored 14 points with six assists and four steals in 27 minutes.

Thanasis Antetokounmpo had nine points and 10 rebounds.

The Bucks return home to host the Utah Jazz at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night.

 

Bucks fined 50K for discussion Giannis’ future contract

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Bucks G.M. Jon Horst

The Milwaukee Bucks were fined $50,000 for violating league rules prohibiting teams from discussing future player contracts.  The fine is a result of comments that Bucks general manager Jon Horst made about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s contract at a televised town hall on Sept. 12, when he said the Bucks plan to offer Antetokounmpo a supermax contract worth $253.8 million, the largest in NBA history, next summer.

The collective bargaining agreement stipulates that team officials can’t commit to offer a player a supermax contract until he has played seven seasons.  Giannis has played six seasons and will be eligible to sign a supermax contract in July 2020.

Horst had originally said he could not talk about Antetokounmpo’s contract situation at the town hall.

“Giannis, a year from now, will be eligible for a supermax extension,” Horst said.  “At that time of course he will be offered the supermax extenison.”

Horst added, “We all fully believe that if we put the right things in place and give Giannis the right opportunities…he loves Milwaukee, he loves the state of Wisconsin and I think he will be a Buck a long time.”

Moncrief, Sikma ready to enter basketball Hall

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Former Bucks greats Sidney Moncrief and Jack Sikma will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night.

They’re joined by Paul Westphal, Al Attles, Bobby Jones, Vlade Divacs, Carl Braun, Chuck Cooper, Bill Fitch and the WNBA’s Teresa Weatherspoon.    Also entering the Hall are a pair of college teams: the Tennessee A & I men from 1957-59, the first to win three straight titles; and the Wayland Baptist women’s teams that won 131 straight games from 1953-58.

Moncrief ranks third on the Bucks all-time list in points (11,594), second in games played (695), first in free throws made (3,505), second in assists (2,689) and third in steals (874).

Sikma was originally drafted by Seattle out of Illinois Wesleyan in 1977.  He averaged 15.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 14 NBA seasons with the Super Sonics and the Bucks.  Sikma is also the only center to lead the NBA in free throw percentage for a season, shooting 92% from the line in 1987-88.

Bucks announce 2019-20 regular season schedule

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George Hill – Copyright 2019 NBAE (File Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks will open the 2019-20 season on October 24 against the Houston Rockets in Houston.  They’ll play their home opener two nights later (Oct. 26) at Fiserv Forum against the Miami Heat.

The Bucks will play a total of 24 games on national television (ABC, ESPN and TNT) this season.  That’s up 18 from 2018-19.  The list of national games includes Christmas Day at Philadelphia.

The previously announced NBA Paris Game 2020 between the Bucks and Charlotte Hornets, the NBA’s first-ever regular season game in Paris, will tip-off at 2 p.m. CT on Friday, Jan. 24, from AccorHotels Arena.

The Los Angeles Lakers lead the way in national TV appearances with 31.  Golden State has the second-most with 30.  The Rockets are third with 26, the Celtics are fourth with 25 while the Bucks and Sixers are next with 24.

The All-Star break will begin Feb. 14 with the 2020 All-Star game on Feb. 16 in Chicago.  The league will be on a break with no games from Feb. 14-19.  Every team will have at least seven days off.

Bucks set to play on Christmas Day

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After squaring off against the New York Knicks on Christmas Day last season in the Big Apple, the Milwaukee Bucks will take another turn on Christmas this year.

According to ESPN, the Bucks will travel to Philadelphia to take on the 76ers, featuring a matchup of MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and 76ers big man Joel Embiid.  The Bucks and Sixers are expected to battle for the top spot in the Eastern Conference this season.

The Bucks and Sixers are one of five games to be played on Christmas Day.  The others feature a matchup between the Lakers and Clippers, the New Orleans Pelicans and Denver Nuggets, the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors and the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors.

The Bucks beat the Knicks 109-95 on Christmas Day last season.  They’re 3-2 all-time on December 25.

 

Gasol headed to Portland

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Veteran center Pau Gasol, who spent a short time in Milwaukee with the Bucks, is headed to Portland to play for the Trail Blazers.

According to an ESPN report, the 39-year-old center has agreed to a one-year contract with the Trail Blazers.

Gasol played sparingly for both the San Antonio Spurs and the Milwaukee Bucks last season.  He’s a six-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion.

 

Bucks to tip-off 2019 preseason at Chicago

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The Milwaukee Bucks will open their 2019 preseason schedule against the Chicago Bulls on Monday, Oct. 7 at the United Center.

The Bucks will host two preseason games at Fiserv Forum, Wednesday, Oct. 9 against Utah and Thursday, Oct. 17 against Minnesota.  Both games will start at 7 p.m. CT.  The rest of the preseason schedule includes games at Dallas on Friday, Oct. 11 and at Washington on Sunday, Oct. 13.

Bucks re-sign George Hill

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George Hill – Copyright 2019 NBAE (File Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Milwaukee Bucks announced on Tuesday they re-signed free agent guard George Hill.

Hill was acquired by the Bucks from the Cavaliers in a three-team trade in December and went on to average 6.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists over 47 games with the Bucks.  He also played in all 15 of Milwaukee’s playoff games, averaging 11.5 points on 53.4% shooting while knocking down 41.7% of his 3-point attempts in addition to 3.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 26.3 minutes per game.

The 33-year-old Hill played in 726 games (447 starts) over 11 seasons with San Antonio, Indiana, Utah, Sacramento, Cleveland and Milwaukee after being selected with the 26th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of IUPUI.  The Indianapolis native holds career averages of 11.2 points, 3.2 assists and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 45.3% from the field and 37.8% from three.  He’s also appeared in 117 playoff games in his career and is averaging 12.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists in the postseason.