The Bucks have the No. 10 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Can they find a star?

Jim Owczarski Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jun 19, 2026
Jun 19, 2026 Updated Jun 21, 2026

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Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pushes past Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis during their game Jan. 21. Gilgeous-Alexander, a time-time MVP, was the No. 11 pick in the 2018 NBA draft. The Bucks are looking to land a star with the No. 10 pick o...

Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pushes past Milwaukee forward Bobby Portis during a game on Jan. 21. Gilgeous-Alexander, a two-time MVP, was the No. 11 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. The Bucks are looking to land a star with the No. 10 pick on Tuesday.

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Bango, the mascot of the Milwaukee Bucks tries to fire up fans at the beginning of the second half of their team’s game Friday, January 23, 2026 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Denver Nuggets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-100.

Bango, the mascot of the Milwaukee Bucks tries to fire up fans at the beginning of the second half Jan. 23 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

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Jim Owczarski Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The silver lining on the worst season of basketball in a decade for the Milwaukee Bucks is a lottery pick, the No. 10 selection in the first round of the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday. Milwaukee landed the pick after its original selection — No. 8 — was sent to Atlanta, by way of New Orleans, as remnant of the 2020 trade for Jrue Holiday.

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