Milwaukee Bucks
Founded as an expansion team in 1968, the Milwaukee Bucks got off to a strong start after their first season, led by the team’s first draft pick, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. After adding Oscar Robertson to the roster the next season, the Bucks celebrated a 20-game winning streak en route to a 66–16 record and NBA championship win. The team’s incredible performance in its third season made Milwaukee the fastest expansion team to win a championship in American sports history.
The ’70s and ’80s marked a time of varying success for the Bucks who experienced a slump in the ’90s before creating its big three: Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, and Greek forward led the Bucks for several years, culminating in a 2021 NBA Finals win.
- Founded: 1968
- Championships: two championships (1971 and 2021)
- Additional achievements: three conference titles (1971, 1974, and 2021) and 16 division titles (1971-74, 1976, 1980-86, 2001, 2019-20, and 2021)
- Arena: Fiserv Forum
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Wednesday night’s contest between the New Orleans Pelicans and Milwaukee Bucks has been postponed due to the snow storm in New Orleans. Jake Madison of Locked On Pelicans was first to report. Several roads are closed because of the icy conditions. A date for when the game will be rescheduled has not been provided yet. […]
Three-time All-Star Khris Middleton is set to come off the bench for the foreseeable future, NBA insider Chris Haynes reports. Middleton has struggled in his recovery from double ankle surgery, and Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers reportedly wants to maintain continuity in the starting lineup as the veteran works his way back to form. […]
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ESPN’s Shams Charania shut down any possibility of the Milwaukee Bucks trading Giannis Antetokounmpo this season, prior to Milwaukee’s 97-81 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA Cup Championship on Tuesday night. “There will be no Giannis Antetokounmpo trade this season,” Charania said. “Between the Cup and moving forward… his priority is […]
The Milwaukee Bucks demand your attention. Milwaukee made its biggest statement yet that a miserable 2-8 start is firmly in the past, defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 97-81, in the final of the NBA Cup. A lot of the conversation entering this game was about the Thunder’s top-ranked defense. Instead, it was the Bucks that […]
All eyes shift to Las Vegas Tuesday night as the NBA Cup Final will be the showcase event. After some enthralling quarterfinal and semifinal action, it’s the Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks squaring up as the last two teams standing, just like commissioner Adam Silver drew it up. The Thunder are the rising tide […]
And then, there were two. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks will face off on in Tuesday’s Emirates NBA Cup Final. The winner takes home the money and the bragging rights, and puts the league on notice — or, in Oklahoma City’s case, the NBA decision-makers on notice to give it more national TV […]
