I don’t think the draft could have gone any better.

Burries is one of the highest floor players in the draft and should be a mainstay for the next ten years.

Ament is the high ceiling guy that could make people look back on the Giannis deal and say that Milwaukee definitely won that thing.

For a team that has no control over their firsts for the next four years, this is what the Bucks needed.

Fantastic night.

Still no Khris (obviously). Still no Dame either (concussion).

We are 6.5-point favorites.

Let's shut these bitches out get a damn win, just any win, for the love of god!

FMD.

Go Bucks!

1st seed, 60 wins, prime MVP Giannis, COTY Budenholzer, trip to ECF

Yes we lost 4 straight to Toronto to end the season but they ended up being champs so I don’t think it’s that bad

Most people would probably 2021 but let’s be real we would have lost 2nd round if Nets were healthy. Plus in 2019 we beat the superteam Celtics in just 5 games. That’s the best team we ever beat in this Giannis era. They had almost 5 all stars and everyone said it was between them and Warriors that year. So to destroy them that badly was very impressive

Thoughts?

Still no Khris (obviously). No Rollins either.

We are 5.5-point favorites.

Let's shut these bitches out!

FMD.

Go Bucks!

Maybe something to do with The Herd? But that location is quite a way away from Oshkosh and not even the Closest Tom’s to Oshkosh (by quite a large margin).

Still no Khris (obviously). No Dame either (concussion).

They are missing Quickly, Barnes, and Brown.

We are 8.5-point favorites.

Let's shut these bitches out get a damn win, just any win, for the love of god!

FMD.

Go Bucks!

We are 12.5-point favorites.

It's unclear whether Giannis, Khris, and AJ Green will be available, but that betting line suggests they will.

Let's shut these bitches out!

FMD.

Go Bucks!

When was the last time a top 25 (at the very, very least) was traded in his prime? Only ones I can think of are Shaq maybe and Wilt but they were either past their primes or in a very different league.

The amount of picks and young guys should be astounding if he chooses to be traded, especially since he has plenty of years left on his contract. And I haven’t really seen anyone consider this when making a mock trade.

Still no Khris.

We are 6.5-point underdogs.

Let's shut these bitches out!

FMD.

Go Bucks!

Damian Lillard with 37 points and 11 assists to lead the way!

The Heat went on a huge run in the 4th quarter, but the Bucks were able to hold on for the victory.

The reality of the current situation is that the roster just isn’t built to rebuild. The team didn’t trade ownership of each FRP from 2027-2030 for Lillard, then waive & stretch him for a $22.5M dead cap hit for 5 years, then give Myles Turner that $100M contract to rebuild. Everything was done with Giannis in mind. They don’t want to trade him, he wants out and has the leverage to get what he wants. So they kinda have to.

That’s why Milwaukee is operating with the view for what makes them the closest to what they wanted w/ Giannis now. That’s kinda the point. This team is built to be led by a veteran superstar. Jaylen Brown is a veteran superstar. Miami has interesting young pieces & picks (coming from Miami, they’ll be glorified 2nds, especially w/ weaker drafts on the horizon) but it’s about a player. A player that can come in and make this team interesting & competitive for the next few szns. PHX was able to do it after trading KD. I will 100% take that over whatever the Nets are forced to do rn in a similar position of rebuilding w/o full control of ur own picks.

Maybe Portland has interest & flips our picks back to us. Maybe someone out there is willing to offer incredible value for him. Then trading Jaylen Brown makes sense. Other than that, I think Jaylen Brown makes sense given the current situation.

2 less years on the Porzingis contract.

IT

WOW

Khris is still out. MarJon is out too.

We’re 1.5-point underdogs.

FMD.

Go Bucks!

Bucks defeat the Hawks 110-102

Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 32 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.

Damian Lillard finished added 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Don’t forget to cast your daily All-Star votes!

Jae is still out. So are Chris and Khris.

We’re favored by 4.5.

Coming into this game we are:

- 4 games ahead of the Cavaliers and Pacers for the Central Divison.

- 3 games behind the Celtics for the 1 seed in the East.

- 3 games behind the Celtics for the NBA’s best record, 4th overall.

FMD. ___ #Go Bucks!

Just making a stickied thread to consolidate some draft discussion with all the new Giannis threads coming in.

Want to post your big board so you can brag about having Nate Ament 65th in the future? Talk about how cool Dailyn Swain is? Point out a sleeper you hope we land as an UDFA? Here's the place to do it!

Draft starts at 7 central on ESPN, we have pick 10 and 13 as of now.

Consensus big board (not my opinion, it's every major outlet's opinions averaged out):

1. AJ Dybantsa
2. Cam Boozer
3. Darryn Peterson (end of "potential #1" tier)
4. Caleb Wilson (end of "early lotto" tier)
5. Keaton Wagler
6. Darius Acuff Jr
7. Kingston Flemings
8. Mikel Brown Jr
9. Brayden Burries (end of "lotto" tier)
10. Yaxel Lendeborg
11. Aday Mara
12. Nate Ament
13. Morez Johnson Jr
14. Hannes Steinbach
15. Labaron Philon Jr (end of "late lotto" tier)
16. Cameron Carr
17. Bennett Stirtz
18. Ubeka Okorie
19. Karim Lopez
20. Christian Anderson Jr
21. Jayden Quaintance
22. Dailyn Swain
23. Koa Peat
24. Allen Graves
25. Chris Cenac Jr (end of "1st round" tier)
26. Meleek Thomas
27. Henri Veesaar
28. Zuby Ejiofor
29. Isaiah Evans
30. Joshua Jefferson
31. Tarris Reed Jr (end of "late 1st" tier)
32. Sergio De Larra
33. Alex Karaban
34. Richie Saunders
35. Ryan Conwell
36. Baba Miller
37. Braden Smith
38. Emanuel Sharp
39. Trevon Brazile
40. Jack Kayil
41. Jaden Bradley
42. Bruce Thornton
43. Dillion Mitchell
44. Ja'Kobi Gillespie
45. Ugonna Onyenso
46. Maliq Brown
47. Izaiyah Nelson (end of "2nd round" tier)

Winning a title requires at least a top 10 player. I don't see us realistically getting a top 10 back. I'd rather take as many good shots at it in the draft as possible. It's no coincidence Alcindor and Giannis were both drafted and led us to titles. So, between a package with better players (but not top 10 player) and worse picks vs worse players and better picks, I'm taking better picks every time. I'll even go as far as saying having good players costing max or near max money when they can't lead you to a title isn't as optimal as tanking and going for potential in the draft. Yes drafting may get you nowhere and Horst hasn't been great, but I'd take 1% chance at a title over 100% at playoffs but no chance at title.

Bottom line is, it should be about winning titles and doing what you can to maximize that chance. I get realistically they have to put fans in seats etc so it's never that simple.

EDIT 2: A couple posts mention SGA. That's a good point. I shouldn't limit it to just "picks". It should be young players with potential. SGA was 20 when he got traded after his rookie year, functionally for this discussion he's more like a pick than a player like Herro or JJJ.

EDIT:
Yes I understand salary matching. I'll go as far as saying I'd be willing to take on a couple short-term "bad" contracts if it means getting much better picks. The last thing I want is getting 2-3 fringe all-stars plus some picks for an all-timer in Giannis. That's surefire formula to have a second-round exit ceiling for the next decade unless you get real lucky with some picks (maybe we will as Jokic is a second rounder, I just wouldn't count on it as much as having more shots at hitting a home run). Maybe the owners and most fans are fine with being in the playoffs perennially. For me personally, I want shots at championships. Maybe I'm just greedy and spoiled cuz of the Giannis run. I just want to know that we'll have a chance. I don't see how we say we do unless we have a top-10 player, whatever way that gets us him. I'm saying picks are the best way for a team like us cuz no one's coming here in FA (remember when we were so excited cuz a FA prize like Greg Monroe chose us).

And yes players can be flipped for more picks. I'm good with that if that's management's plan from the get-go. My point is our eyes long-term should be on aiming to draft and develop an All-NBA level player. And accumulating as many high-quality picks (and trade up when appropriate) is IMO our best route.