From the sound of it, the Milwaukee Bucks will be staying put at number 12 come Thursday’s NBA Draft. It’s difficult to ever rule out a John Hammond trade – the Bucks general manager has made deals around the NBA draft in each season of his reign – but only once has he swapped a [...]
I have no idea how Miami Heat fans feel right now, but I sure have a very clear idea right now about what’s so fun about this whole thing. Sometimes I get pretty discouraged with sports. I wonder why I’ve been so invested in them my whole life. So much of my identity is based [...]
Wednesday was a big day at the Cousins Center, as the workouts began to heat up with three potential first-round picks in attendance. The list was headlined by power forwards Perry Jones III (Baylor), Terrence Jones (Kentucky), and Arnett Moultrie (Mississippi State). Jones III and Jones are very strong candidates to be taken by the [...]
The Bucks held their fifth pre-draft workout on Monday. I’m not saying that the workout was held specifically for him, and I can neither confirm nor deny that there was a beam of light following him all over the court, but this workout was all about North Carolina power forward John Henson. The junior stands [...]
The Bucks brought in a small group of guards for their third team-organized workout Saturday. Though the group size was small, the guards themselves were not, and that was something that the Bucks are actively looking for. Their starting backcourt is undersized to say the least, with Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis standing 6-1 and [...]
The Bucks’ second pre-draft workout consisted of big time considerations for first-round picks, and a much taller crop of players in general. Illinois C Meyers Leonard and North Carolina center Tyler Zeller have been rumored to be in the mix of players that the Bucks’ could wind up selecting with the 12th pick in the [...]
Yesterday I used “Could Meyers Leonard be part of the solution for the Bucks at center?” as a headline. Also I spelled Meyers without the first “e” because I didn’t do a very good job proof reading and I generally didn’t know a ton about this dude. With that in mind: Today, I say no to [...]
To hear the Milwaukee Bucks tell it, or to watch them react to it, they weren’t all that concerned about the center position last season. Or the season before for that matter. Hopes were pinned to Andrew Bogut before each season began, despite his injury history and rehabilitation from his infamous elbow injury. Two seasons [...]
(Welcome Eric Buenning to Bucksketball. He loves the Bucks. I pressed him on why and he sounded sufficiently depressed enough for me to believe his love was pure. He’s going to be helping out and doing some writing now. – Jeremy) The NBA combine took place Thursday and Friday in Chicago on the UIC campus. [...]
2012 Player Capsules: Brandon Jennings
I’m not sure we’ll ever know what happened with Brandon Jennings in early February last season. Milwaukee’s premiere guard was cruising along through the first third of the lockout shortened 2011-12 season. Despite a road heavy early season schedule, Jennings was producing at a level far better than he had in his first two seasons. [...]
2012 Player Capsules: Monta Ellis
There was a trade in the NBA this weekend. You may have heard. The Oklahoma City Thunder made an expectation defying deal that will undoubtedly either end up a brilliant reminder of how smart you have to be to succeed in a small market or a sobering lesson on why small market teams can’t thrive in today’s [...]
2012 Player Capsules: Samuel Dalembert
“I want the team to be one of the top defensive teams. I’ve been to so many training camps and seen coaches focusing on offense, offense, offense. We came here and I’m like, ‘Wow.’ I wanted to hug coach (Scott Skiles). For the first time in seven years, the Milwaukee Bucks starting center isn’t Andrew [...]
2012 Player Capsules: John Henson
From every indication, John Henson is ready to play defense in the NBA. For his sake, I hope that’s true. Because his capability to play defense this year could have quite an impact on his career. Henson is probably going to land on his feet no matter what. He was a very highly regarded high [...]
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