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Bucks request waivers on Payton

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The Milwaukee Bucks have requested waivers on guard Gary Payton II and have signed guard Sean Kilpatrick to a two-way contract.

The 6’4 Kilpatrick played in 16 games with the Brooklyn Nets this season before being waived on Dec. 7.  With the Nets, Kilpatrick averaged 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds in 11.4 minutes per game.  Last season with Brooklyn, Kilpatrick set career highs in games played (70) and starts (24), and in points (13.1), rebounds (4.0) and assists (2.2) per game.  The 27-year-old guard has appeared in 121 career games (24 starts) over four seasons with Denver, Minnesota and Brooklyn.

Payton II appeared in 12 games (six starts) with the Bucks this season and averaged 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds in 8.8 minutes per game.  On a two-way contract, Payton II also played in three games (all starts) with the Wisconsin Herd where he averaged 18.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.3 assists in 33.0 minutes per game.

Herd to play home opener at Bradley Center

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The Wisconsin Herd won’t be able to play their first three games at home because the Menominee Nation Arena, the teams new $21  million venue in Oshkosh won’t be finished on time.

The Milwaukee Bucks G-League affiliate was scheduled to open in Oshkosh on November 17.  That opener will now take place at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.  So will the teams next two home games.  As of now, the Herd plan to play their first game in Oshkosh on December 1.

For the 1,100 season ticket holders that are planning to attend the game, the Herd plans to run buses to Milwaukee for the game against the Windy City Bulls and will make other concessions to season ticket holders as well.

The two additional games to be played in Milwaukee, Saturday, Nov. 18 and Tuesday, Nov. 28, will be closed to the public because of the costs involved with opening the building for fans.

Herd acquire 11 players in expansion draft

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The Wisconsin Herd, the NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, obtained the rights to 11 players in the 2017 NBA G League Expansion Draft.  The Herd will hold the rights to the players for two seasons.

The Expansion Draft provides new NBA G League teams, including the Herd, the Agua Caliente Clippers of Ontario, the Erie BayHawks and the Memphis Hustle, with a Returning Player list for the 2017-18 season.  Each 2016-17 NBA G League team was able to protect the rights of up to nine players and could not lose more  than two of their unprotected players.  The Herd was able to select up to 11 unprotected players.

Following are the complete results of Wisconsin’s 2017 NBA G League Expansion Draft.

Vince Hunter – F – UTEP
Gracin Bakumanya – C – Montverde Academy (HS)
Perry Ellis – F – Kansas
Corey Walden – G – Eastern Kentucky
Josh Davis – F – San Diego State
Michael Dunigan – C – University of Oregon
Jarvis Summers – G – Ole Miss
James Siakam – F – Vanderbilt
Kyle Casey – F – Harvard
Cady Lalanne – C – Massachusetts
Tyler Harvey – G – Eastern Washington

Wisconsin Herd hire head coach

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The Wisconsin Herd, the NBA G League affiliate of the Milwaukee Bucks, named Jordan Brady as the team’s first head coach.  Brady brings substantial NBA minor league experience as a former player and assistant coach with multiple organizations.

“The Wisconsin Herd is an important component in building a championship-caliber team in Milwaukee, and Jordan brings the grit, leadership and vision necessary to spark that process in Oshkosh,” said Wisconsin Herd General Manager Dave Dean.  “Jordan has the right experience and tools to develop young talent and build the foundation for a successful NBA G League team.  We are excited to have him at the helm for the Herd in our inaugural season.”

The 34-year-old Brady, spent the 2016-17 season as an assistant coach for the Salt Lake City Stars, the NBA G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz.  He was previously an assistant coach with the Idaho Stampede (2015-16), where he was retained by the organization to assist with relocating the team to Salt Lake City in 2016.

Wisconsin Herd selected as team name for Bucks D-League franchise

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The Milwaukee Bucks’ new NBA Developmental League franchise set to begin play in Oshkosh for the 2017-18 season has been named the Wisconsin Herd.  The Herd will begin their inaugural season in the NBA D-League in November.

The Herd will debut the team’s official logo at a special event in Oshkosh on June 22.  Following the event there will be an NBA Draft watch party.

“We are proud to call our D-League team the Wisconsin Herd, which we believe will resonate with fans across the state,” said Bucks President Peter Feigin.  “The Herd will become an important brand extension of the Bucks and we’re excited to watch the emerging talent in the upcoming season.”