A resurgence under Giannis Antetokounmpo has brought the Bucks back to prominence. With a playoff secure, here is a look at some of the best Bucks teams in franchise history.
As the regular season nears its conclusion, the Milwaukee Bucks are in prime position atop the Eastern Conference.
With the league’s best record, the Bucks recently became the first team in the NBA to clinch a playoff berth. Anchored by MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo and All-Star Jrue Holiday, the Bucks have won 21 of their last 23 games prior to March 16.
Oscar Robertson, left, poses next to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after winning the lifetime achievement award at the NBA Awards on June 25, 2018 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
RICHARD SHOTWELL, ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVESThe dynamic duo of center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor) and guard Oscar Robertson guided the Bucks to the franchise’s first NBA title in the team’s third season.
Larry Costello coached the Bucks to a franchise-record 66 victories as Abdul-Jabbar won the MVP in his second season. Abdul-Jabbar averaged 31.7 points and 16.0 rebounds. While blocks weren’t an official stat yet, Abdul-Jabbar was adept at patrolling the paint as the focal point of the defense.
Capped off by a historic 50-point performance by Antetokounmpo, the Bucks won the franchise’s first NBA title in 50 years.
Antetokounmpo amassed 50 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in Game 6 as the Bucks completed a comeback from down two games in the NBA Finals to defeat the Phoenix Suns. Antetokounmpo averaged 35.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.8 blocks to secure Finals MVP.
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Milwaukee Bucks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, right, lays up a winning basket over Boston Celtics Hank Finkel (29) to defeat the Boston Celtics 102-101 and tie the series at 3-3 in their NBA Championship game, Friday, May 11, 1974, Boston, Mass. Watching is Bucks Jon McGlocklin (14), and Oscar Robertson (1). (AP Photo)
APThis was Abdul-Jabbar’s penultimate season with the Bucks and the franchise’s last NBA Finals appearance before a 47-year drought. Despite a memorable game-winning hook shot by Abdul-Jabbar in Game 6, the Bucks lost to the Boston Celtics in seven games.
Abdul-Jabbar’s go-to move, the skyhook, took center stage for one of the most exciting Finals games ever. Abdul-Jabbar drained his classic shot with 3 seconds remaining in double overtime to propel the Bucks to a 102-101 road victory.
When the Bucks transitioned into the Eastern Conference beginning in 1980-81, it signaled a new era for the franchise.
It didn’t result in a championship but the 2018-19 campaign set the foundation for the return to annual contention for the Bucks during Budenholzer’s first season at the helm.
Milwaukee got younger in the backcourt by selecting a 19-year-old with the 23rd choice in Wednesday night's NBA draft.
Gary Trent Jr. averaged 13.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 71 games with the Raptors last season. He shot 42.6% from the floor and 39.3% from 3-point range.
Junior Bridgeman retired as one of the best players in Bucks history. He's returning to the franchise as minority owner.
The Milwaukee Bucks are hoping better chemistry and more stability can help them reassert themselves as title contenders.
Milwaukee was at the center of much second-guessing while dealing with all sorts of upheaval last season. They’re hoping a little more stability leads to a lot more success.
The Milwaukee Bucks got the 2024-25 season started on the right foot with a win over the Embiid- and George-less 76ers.
Since winning their season opener at Philadelphia, the Bucks have lost five straight and are four games below .500 for the first time since March 2017.
“The worry is outside the building, I guarantee you that,” Coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday. “There’s none inside the building.”
“We’ve got Boston in two days," Antetokounmpo said after the Knicks routed the Bucks on Friday. "If we don’t compete, we’re gonna lose by 30.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo offers a hand to Jaylen Brown only to jokingly pull it back. The Celtics All-Star responds by calling the two-time MVP a "child."
Giannis Antetokounmpo did most of the heavy lifting for Milwaukee, posting a double-double during Sunday's victory over the Nets in New York.
Bucks star Giannis Antetkounmpo had a slow start in the first half after his return from an illness. But he fueled a second-half comeback for a divisional win.
The two-time MVP instead was focused on figuring how the Bucks could stop their recent pattern of making things tough on themselves early in games.
Amir Coffey, 28, averaged career highs last season in scoring (9.7), minutes (24.3) and games played (72).
Guards Grayson Allen and Pat Connaughton also practiced on a limited basis as the Bucks await the winner of Friday's Heat-Bulls play-in game.
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