Milwaukee Bucks Thread

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Suprise return by Larry Sanders tonight. Hauled three consecutive rebounds.

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Good win for the Bucks tonight against the slumping Los Angeles Lakers. Larry Sanders made a huge impact defensively, Brandon Knight with a career high 37 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo showcased his versatility while Ersan Ilyasova is returning to form after injuries. Lost in the shuffle was OJ Mayo, but they will take the win.

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Brandon Knight from last night!

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Looks painful but no way as awful compared to that club brawl. Disappointing season for Sanders and his Bucks but they are tanking.

[Milos.Djuric]

Yeah, I completely agree with what you said. I would really like it if teams that are tanking would get their top 4-10 lottery picks and then it turns out that the top 4 talents are not good enough for NBA, but draft picks #13, #23 and #27 are beasts. That would be fun to see...

[Khalid80]

Yeah, I completely agree with what you said. I would really like it if teams that are tanking would get their top 4-10 lottery picks and then it turns out that the top 4 talents are not good enough for NBA, but draft picks #13, #23 and #27 are beasts. That would be fun to see...

Yeah just like this year the best picks were drafted in 11th and 15th... MCW and Antetokounmpo

Next year's draft is really talented though so there's going to be a lot of players who will have great NBA careers from next year's draft... Maybe not as good as the 2003 draft but I think they will be the best draft since then.

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Bucks are finalizing a buyout with Caron Butler.

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Nate Wolters is definitely a keeper for this team. Out of the second round, they found a gem here. His composure, basketball IQ and point forward skills are emerging and with Caron Butler being waived recently, it was to give way. Wolters and Antetokounmpo are versatile indeed.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar interested in returning to Bucks

That would be awesome. Abdul-Jabbar was the driving force that teamed up with an aging Oscar Robertson to bring Milwaukee an NBA championship back in 1971. I believe they would have beaten the Celtics in 1974 had not Lucius Allen been injured.

Anyways, shades of this image flashed across my senses when reading this news.

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Bucks looked horrible tonight. Brandon Jennings and Khris Middleton taking a lot of shots. Ilyasova's shots were apt but some were forced. Had he not taken those shots, Jennings and Middleton would have shot more.

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Herb Kohl sold the team to hedge fund billionaires Marc Lasry and Wes Edens for $550 million as reported initially. The deal was struck on the primary condition that the team must stay in Milwaukee in which Lasry and Edens stated that it is within their best interest to do so. Kohl pledged $100 Million for a new arena. Marc Lasry and Wes Edens also promised $100 Million in turn.

Congratulations Milwaukee Bucks fans.

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NBA Board of Governors have unanimously approved of the sale of the Bucks franchise to WESLEY EDENS and MARC LASRY. A new era is dawning for the Bucks.

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NBA Board of Governors have unanimously approved of the sale of the Bucks franchise to WESLEY EDENS and MARC LASRY. A new era is dawning for the Bucks.

I always wondered why do the Bucks need a new arena?
It might be a bit old the current one, but it looks very nice and big.

I really hope that if Bucks creates a competitive team for the next season, then Giannis Antetokoumbo will still be able to find a place in team's roster.
He played so many games as a rookie because Bucks was the second worse team in NBA this season. If Antetokoumbo was Spurs's pick I doubt he had make it play in NBA this season. He probably end up playing in NBDL.

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I always wondered why do the Bucks need a new arena?
It might be a bit old the current one, but it looks very nice and big.

I hope that if Bucks create a competitive team, Giannis Antetokoumbo will still be able to find a place in team's roster.
He played so many games as a rookie because Bucks was the second worse team in NBA this season. If Antetokoumbo was Spurs's pick I doubt he had make it play in NBA this season. He probably had play in NBDL.

The pressure on which the Bucks needs a new arena is based on their membership that requires operating on NBA standards. The Bradley center is old and the NBA deem that it is obsolete and they are putting the pressure on the ownership to build one or the NBA board will recommend that the franchise relocate and be sold to a new ownership. What the Bucks are experiencing is similar to the pressure that the NBA board had applied to the former owners of the Kings, the Maloofs.

For so many seasons, NBA pressured the city of Sacramento and the Kings org to finance a new arena. While the Maloofs are broke, the NBA listened to offers from Anaheim and Seattle. Thankfully, Ranadieve and Mayor Kevin Johnson pulled things together. This experience taught me that this is all business and the NBA does not really care about basketball history or the die hard fans.

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For so many seasons, NBA pressured the city of Sacramento and the Kings org to finance a new arena. While the Maloofs are broke, the NBA listened to offers from Anaheim and Seattle. Thankfully, Ranadieve and Mayor Kevin Johnson pulled things together. This experience taught me that this is all business and the NBA does not really care about basketball history or the die hard fans.

Exactly! I think that they are inventing things in order to claim the teams and sell them in other owners.
I mean that the current Buck's arena looks very nice and I'm sure that they can just improve the arena in order to meet the NBA's standards. You can't build a new arena every 20 years for example in order to keep the team alive and kicking in your state. They should let them just to improve it.

They are just trying to take the Bucks away from Milwaukee. That's how I see it.
The same thing happened with Clippers owner. That guy might be a racist but he told his opinion over the phone to his wife. He didn't do it in a public space.
The phone call recording was a clear set up to me, in order to force him sell the team away.

So the ''old'' Bucks arena is just an excuse in order to force the current owners to sell them.. I'm very happy that Bucks will remain in Milwaukee. And I'm very happy that found new owners as well willing to keep the team in Milwaukee and make it competitive again.
NBA is killing teams history by changing team's location and name.

Can you imagine Bulls playing in NY ? NO WAY !!! But if a crazy filthy rich person wants to claim Bulls and relocate them in NY then who can stop him from doing it, if he has the money and the power? The fans? I don't think so ...
If NBA agrees with the relocation then no one can do anything about.