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Bucks hang on for season opening win

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The Milwaukee Bucks jumped out to a big lead in the first half, then went cold in the second half but managed to pull out a 113-112 win over the Charlotte Hornets in the regular season opener in Charlotte.

The Bucks led by as many as 20 points, but things got sloppy in the second half.  They turned it over 21 times, eight of them by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who found himself dealing with foul trouble in the opener.

After the Bucks coughed up the lead, Antetokounmpo made a pair of free throws with 24.5 seconds to retake the lead.

The Hornets had a shot at the win, but Kemba Walker missed a contested layup and Nic Batum’s three-point attempt at the buzzer failed, giving the Bucks the win. [Read more…]

Bucks set their 15-man roster

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The Milwaukee Bucks set their 15-man, regular season roster on Monday.  Forward Christian Wood won the battle for the team’s final roster spot, holding off the challenges of Shabazz Muhammad, Tyler Zeller and Tim Frazier..

Wood averaged 13.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in nearly 20 minutes a game during the preseason.  Wood shot 66.7% from the field, including 37.5% from three-point range (3 of 8) during the preseason.

The Bucks will open the regular season on Wednesday night at Charlotte.

 

Bucks release Muhammad

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The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on Shabazz Muhammad on Thursday, reducing their training camp roster to 19 players.

Muhammad signed as a free agent on Sept. 22.  He appeared in two preseason games and averaged 8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1 assist per game.

Muhammad helped the Bucks down the stretch and into the playoffs last season.

Preseason Finale

The Bucks close out the preseason at Fiserv Forum on Friday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves.  The Bucks are 2-1 and will open the regular season next Wednesday against Charlotte.

 

Bucks improve to 2-0 in exhibition play

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The Milwaukee Bucks improved to 2-0 in exhibition play, knocking off the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-107 at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

Giannis scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Bucks.  Christian Wood had 14, Khris Middleton 13 and Malcolm Brogdon, Donte DiVincenzo and Tony Snell added 12 each.

The Bucks hit 13 of 36 three-point attempts, but they also scored 50 points in the paint.  They forced 20 turnovers that turned into 24 points.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 33 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Timberwolves.  23 of his 33 points came in the first half on 9 of 12 shooting.

The Bucks play their third preseason game on Tuesday night at Oklahoma City.

 

Bucks to play 18 games on National TV

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The Milwaukee Bucks will play the first-ever regular season game at the new Fiserv Forum on Friday, Oct. 19 against the Indiana Pacers.  They’ll tip-off the 2018-19 season on Wednesday, Oct. 17th at Charlotte before playing the next three games in Milwaukee.

The 2018-19 schedule also includes a previously announced Christmas Day contest against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.  It is one of 18 nationally televised games for the Bucks this season.

The National Television breakdown includes a single game on ABC (March 17 vs. Philadelphia), nine games on ESPN and eight games on TNT.

The two-time defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors will make their only appearance at the Fiserv Forum on Friday, Dec. 7.  The Bucks will welcome LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to Milwaukee on Tuesday, March 19.

The Bucks will also have a season-long six-game homestand from Nov. 14-24.

Ilyasova is back with the Bucks

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Ersan Ilyasova is returning to the Milwaukee Bucks for a third time, agreeing to a three-year deal worth $21 million.  The third year of the deal is not guaranteed according to a Journal Sentinel report.

Ilyasova was originally drafted by the Bucks in 2005.  Mike Budenholzer will be his seventh different head coach in Milwaukee, although Ilyasova played for the new Bucks coach in Atlanta.

Ilyasova split last season with the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 10.9 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.  He is a career 36.6% three-point shooter.

The Bucks roster currently stands at 14 players.

 

Bucks to show off new arena in August

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The Milwaukee Bucks plan to show off their new home to fans and sponsors in late August.  They’ll hold the grand opening of their $524 million arena with a day long event on Sunday, August 26.

The details are still in the works, but the Bucks say they’ll hold a block party on the plaza outside of the building and hold free public tours throughout the afternoon.

The Bucks say more details will be released in the weeks ahead.

The new Bucks Arena will take the place of the BMO Harris Bradley Center.  Demolition of that facility will take place in the fall.

 

Bucks Select DiVincenzo in NBA Draft

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The Milwaukee Bucks selected Villanova sharpshooter Donte DiVincenzo with the 17th overall pick in the NBA Draft.

DiVincenzo was the star of the NCAA National Championship Game when he had 31 points and five 3-pointers.  He shot 40 percent from three-point range last season.  DiVincenzo was named the top sixth man in the Big East after averaging 13.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
The Bucks shot 35.5 percent from 3-point range last season, tied for 21st in the NBA. They averaged just 8.8 3s a game, 27th in the league.

DiVincenzo is very athletic, with a combine best 42-inch vertical leap.

Bucks Open Summer League Play Against Detroit

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The Milwaukee Bucks will open up NBA Summer League play in Las Vegas on July 6th against the Detroit Pistons.

The complete schedule was released on Tuesday and for the first time ever, all 30 teams will participate in the league.

The Bucks will also play the Mavericks and Nuggets in preliminary round play before being seeded in a tournament.  Each team is guaranteed a minimum of five games.

The Bucks are expected to put last years rookies, D.J. Wilson and Sterling Brown on the Summer League roster, as well as the teams draft pick this year.

 

Bucks Name Assistant Coaching Staff

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The Milwaukee Bucks have named Darvin Ham, Taylor Jenkins, Charles Lee, Ben Sullivan and Patrick St. Andrews as assistant coaches on the staff of Head Coach Mike Budenholzer.  In addition, Sean Sweeney has been retained by the Bucks as an assistant coach.

Ham spent the last five seasons as an assistant coach with Atlanta, including the last two as the lead assistant under Budenholzer.  Ham played eight NBA seasons for six teams, including three years with the Bucks, from 1999-2002.He won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.

In 2014-15, Ham, Jenkins, Lee and Sullivan were all part of Budenholzer’s Eastern Conference All-Star coaching staff, as the Hawks recorded a team-record 60 wins, including a team-best 19-game win streak, en route to the club’s first-ever appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals.

Sweeney returns to the Bucks bench for his fifth season and first under Budenholzer.  Before joining the Bucks, he was an assistant coach in Brooklyn for one season and prior to that spent two seasons as the Nets assistant video coordinator.