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Rapid Recap: Bucks 105, Pacers 99

The Milwaukee Bucks capped off their three-game homestand with a win over the Indiana Pacers. They finally got the monkey off their back, winning three games in a row for the first time this year. Kevin Porter Jr. was the game’s leading scorer with 23 points. Andrew Nembhard led a depleted Pacers squad with 22.  […]

Milwaukee Bucks Poll: Giannis stays and fans get what they want

In this week’s Tuesday Tracker, we took one last pre-deadline temperature check on the Giannis rumors as the typical national voices fanned the flames of him wanting out even further. Here are the highlights: Thanks again for voting! Check back on Tuesday for another slate of questions.

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Bucks waive Nigel Hayes-Davis

Jon Horst and the Bucks front office have decided to waive journeyman Nigel Hayes-Davis, who got another shot in the NBA this season with the Phoenix Suns after a long and successful career overseas. Hayes-Davis, a wing-forward combo, actually would have fitted a position of need for the Bucks. But at 31 years old and […]

Here’s the new-look Bucks roster after the 2026 NBA trade deadline

“Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” is the phrase Jon Horst must be saying after all the rage bait from the national media desperately begging the Milwaukee Bucks to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo. But the Bucks have gotten through the trade deadline with their superstar still in Milwaukee and a few new faces. Here’s a […]

Bucks rework Suns trade, land Ousmane Dieng

In a surprise change of events, the Bucks have reworked their trade with the Suns. Big man Nick Richards is heading to Chicago, not Milwaukee, while Ousmane Dieng, formerly of the Thunder, is being rerouted to the Bucks. Nothing changes for Nigel Hayes-Davis, Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey. Dieng has bounced around a couple places […]

Bucks to keep Giannis through the deadline

After gauging offers for several days for Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks have indicated to teams that they are keeping their two-time MVP through today’s trade deadline. ESPN’s Shams Charania first reported the news today, with several others following up to confirm the story. This has been the prevailing sentiment over the past couple of […]

Rapid Recap: Bucks 141, Pelicans 137

It wasn’t easy, but the Milwaukee Bucks picked up their second win of the week, taking down the New Orleans Pelicans in a nail biter. The win indirectly improves the Bucks’ chances of keeping their pick, separating themselves from each other by nine games in the lottery standings. Ryan Rollins led the Bucks offense with […]

The case for a (qualified) Bucks tank

This season has been a miserable one for the Bucks, whose record will only get worse now that Giannis is out for an extended period (again). Simply put, they are a bad team that, for the first time in a long time, sits at the lunch table with the NBA’s bottom-feeders as opposed to its […]

Giannis wants to retire a Buck, also wants to contend

In a pregame interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Jim Owczarski before last night’s 131-115 win over the Chicago Bulls—snapping a five-game losing streak—Giannis spoke candidly about where his head was at as the trade deadline looms. Following some banter, Owczarski posed the two-time MVP a serious question: what do you want? “You know,” he […]

Rapid Recap: Bucks 131, Bulls 115

The Milwaukee Bucks started their three-game homestand with a blowout win over the Chicago Bulls. It stops the bleeding a little bit, after the Bucks had lost five in a row. Kyle Kuzma tied a season high with 31 points on 12/22 shooting, while Ryan Rollins finished with a 21-point, 10-assist double-double. Second-year forward Matas […]

Milwaukee Bucks Poll: What should the Bucks do about Giannis?

There’s a lot of conjecture and rumors about Giannis that we’ve chosen to largely not report on for several reasons, but chief among them is that—if our polls are to be believed—the majority of Bucks fans don’t want to trade him under any circumstances. Our Tuesday polls, as well as ones we’ve conducted on social […]

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago Bulls Preview & Game Thread: This is an NBA basketball game

Recall that, despite all the off-court noise, actual professional basketball is still being played (you can debate the quality, but the fact is they’re still being paid!) by the Milwaukee Bucks, who return home tonight to face the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks are actually up 2-0 in the season series, taking them down pretty convincingly […]

Ranking the Bucks’ assets at the 2026 NBA Trade Deadline

Acknowledging the 6’11” Greek elephant in the room that may or may not be addressed this week, with just over three days remaining until the 2026 NBA trade deadline, Bucks GM Jon Horst has other decisions to make up and down the roster. Before Giannis’ most recent calf injury, we were operating under the assumption […]

Bucks vs. Celtics Player Grades: Rollins, Kuzma can’t score enough

The Milwaukee Bucks evened the season series to the Boston Celtics by losing this one, 107-79. Ryan Rollins was the main bright spot for the Bucks; his 25 points were a larger share of the Bucks’ total than anyone would have liked. Kyle Kuzma chipped in with 16 and some defense. Meanwhile, 30 points for […]

Rapid Recap: Celtics 107, Bucks 79

Milwaukee Bucks lost handily to the Boston Celtics due to a non-existent offense, 107-79. Ryan Rollins led the visitors with 25 points, six rebounds, and seven assists, while Jaylen Brown heated up to the tune of 30 points and 13 boards. NBA.com Box Score Game Recap The Bucks started hot, scoring the first 12 points […]

NBA Rumors: Milwaukee Bucks targeting Cam Thomas, D’Angelo Russell

In trade rumors that don’t involve a certain someone, the Milwaukee Bucks have the Brooklyn Nets’ Cam Thomas and the Dallas Mavericks’ D’Angelo Russell on their radar, per Michael Scotto. Are these folks good at basketball? Your mileage may vary on that question. Thomas can at least score, which doesn’t hurt. But when the baseline […]

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Bucks Trade Candidate: De’Andre Hunter

Welcome back to our trade candidate series! After analyzing a couple of guards the Bucks could pursue in Ja Morant and Malik Monk, we turn our attention back to a wing. Milwaukee won’t have to look far, as Cleveland has a wing who would fit: De’Andre Hunter.  The Player De’Andre Hunter, 6’7”, 221 lbs. wing […]

Bucks Trade Candidate: De’Andre Hunter

Welcome back to our trade candidate series! After analyzing a couple of guards the Bucks could pursue in Ja Morant and Malik Monk, we turn our attention back to a wing. Milwaukee won’t have to look far, as Cleveland has a wing who would fit: De’Andre Hunter.  The Player De’Andre Hunter, 6’7”, 221 lbs. wing […]

Milwaukee Bucks Poll: Fans embrace the tank, still want to keep Giannis

In this week’s Tuesday Tracker, we pick up the pieces from last Friday’s Giannis injury amid more reporting from the usual national sources that Giannis’ time in Milwaukee may be ending by the deadline. Here are the highlights: Thanks again for voting! Check back on Tuesday for another slate of questions.