2025-26 Milwaukee Bucks / NBA Thread

[nate82]

2 hours ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

Turner has value. He could not have been utilized worse this season. He is a system player 100% and we don't have any system, let alone a bad one. His use was completely puzzling at times.

From what I have read other NBA GM’s believe the Bucks overpaid for Turner.  His contract is over inflated and if he were a FA today he wouldn’t get close to what he is getting now.  

[Jopal78]

8 hours ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

He's gone. They sat him to prevent further injury and anyone using it to negotiate a weaker return this summer. They didn't move him at the deadline because they correctly, for once, assumed that there would be a larger pool of suitors this summer. There will be teams not truly contending at the moment that think he can get them there, versus the handful or so of teams that would have added him during the year. He's gone though.

I am as happy about it as you can be. He's too good to watch waste away here. We don't have the assets or flexibility to make it work, I'd rather see him play the twilight of his career as a winner. And it's our only path forward. They need draft capital/infusion of youth to ever be worth watching again.

Maybe, but it’s impossible to consistently win without a superstar, and equally hard to find a superstar. 
 

On top of thatThe GM probably loses his job in the next year or two, unless he threads the needle perfectly. Finally brand value, marketing etc are all significantly diminished with a trade.

I’m not so sure the bucks don’t try to go for broke one more time trade the three first round picks they have, and try to clear salary in order to bring in some players like they’ve done each time. Giannis has been eligible for an extension previously. 

[patrickgpe]

The bucks will owe Doc 10 million and Griffin 4.5 million next year. I don't see a top candidate like Jenkins wanting to come here with so much uncertainty and I don't see the bucks paying top dollar for a coach. Now if Giannis does indicate that he will sign the supermax in October that would change things. I think he is gone and the roster will be young. I like the idea of hiring a guy like Sean Sweeney, Sam Cassel, Chris Quinn, etc

[jay87shot]

Coaching plan... Hire Sam Cassell. This team isn't going to be good for a while and it will take 2-3 years to have the resources to even start fully rebuilding. Give Sam a couple years and hopefully in 3 years we have enough young talent to hire a top candidate like Hurley or something.

[jay87shot]

22 hours ago, OldSchoolSnapper said:

Turner has value. He could not have been utilized worse this season. He is a system player 100% and we don't have any system, let alone a bad one. His use was completely puzzling at times.

Agree, he is still an athletic big who can shoot and block shoots. We might have to take an iffy contract back but we should get a 1st. My proposal was Turner for Jonathan Isaac, Goga Bitzade/Anthony Black, and the Magic 2026 1st. We get young rotational piece in Goga/Black and a mid round 1st for Turner and taking the bad Isaac deal. The Magic get a perfect big to make an impressive lineup of Suggs, Bane, Wagner, Paolo, Turner and go for it 1 more year before possibly blowing it up,

[patrickgpe]

2 hours ago, jay87shot said:

Coaching plan... Hire Sam Cassell. This team isn't going to be good for a while and it will take 2-3 years to have the resources to even start fully rebuilding. Give Sam a couple years and hopefully in 3 years we have enough young talent to hire a top candidate like Hurley or something.

I just hope it isn't Ham and its not in the Rivers /Bud coaching trees. Bucks need a complete makeover. 

[Samurai Bucky]

2 hours ago, jay87shot said:

Give Sam a couple years and hopefully in 3 years we have enough young talent to hire a top candidate like Hurley or something.

I want nothing to do with Hurley.  I understand being demonstrative, but Hurley goes well over the top.  

[jay87shot]

I really just mean whom ever is the hot ticket big name 2-3ish years down the road. I agree, Hurley as a coach is fine but he is a jerk or so it seems.

[patrickgpe]

I also think there is a 0% chance that Hurley would want to come here when he can stay and win chips at UCONN or get a high profile NBA job. 

[Joseph Zarr]

Tho I personally wouldn't hire from within Doc's staff - for obvious reasons - orgs do tend to like familiarity and the Bucks are absolutely slaves to their status quo. I say this to say: the best game played all season long by the Buck, imho, was the sole game Hambone coached. Does this mean Ham deserves the HC job and his 2nd opportunity in the League? I have absolutely zero idea. But his team performed and had a nice night.

#Insight

#DeepThoughts

[patrickgpe]

If the bucks want a defensive coach, Sweeney, if they want offensive coach, Nori. I really don't want a vet coach unless Giannis stays. 

[nate82]

I think Ham or whoever as HC for the Bucks will be fine if no Giannis.  Looking for a HC right now shouldn’t be the main focus.  Whoever is picked will just be a temporary HC until one is actually needed.

If Giannis is returning then the Bucks are going to be the same as they are now.  I am not sure there is a HC out there that will improve the team.

[CheezWizHed]

14 minutes ago, nate82 said:

If Giannis is returning then the Bucks are going to be the same as they are now.  I am not sure there is a HC out there that will improve the team.

Phil Jackson is only 80...

[LouisEly]

Nuggets bounced as #3 seed by #6 seed Minnesota.

Celtics bounced as #2 seed by #7 Philly.

Nuggets have won one title with 3x MVP Jokic, Celtics have won one title with Tatum and their annually deep roster.

Winning a championship is hard.

[sveumrules]

12 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Winning a championship is hard.

Yeah, for as much of a head start as Tatum, Giannis, and Jokic had on their playoff careers it's looking like SGA might be the first superstar of the post-LBJ/Curry Era to end up with two rings.

[CheezWizHed]

16 hours ago, LouisEly said:

Nuggets bounced as #3 seed by #6 seed Minnesota.

My company was giving out tickets to the clinching game (box seats, free food, etc..).  I unfortunately didn't win... 

[adambr2]

On 5/3/2026 at 8:28 PM, LouisEly said:

Nuggets bounced as #3 seed by #6 seed Minnesota.

Celtics bounced as #2 seed by #7 Philly.

Nuggets have won one title with 3x MVP Jokic, Celtics have won one title with Tatum and their annually deep roster.

Winning a championship is hard.

Unless you’re Oklahoma City.

I think they’re going to roll to another title.

[Brian]

Michael Wilbon expressed strong support for a hypothetical blockbuster trade idea that would send Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Giannis Antetokounmpo. 

https://basketnews.com/news-246806-jaylen-brown-for-giannis-espn-voice-sparks-celtics-trade-idea.html

 

[nate82]

The Bucks returning to the half in half out strategy from the Kohl years.  

[OldSchoolSnapper]

2 hours ago, Brian said:

Michael Wilbon expressed strong support for a hypothetical blockbuster trade idea that would send Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Giannis Antetokounmpo. 

https://basketnews.com/news-246806-jaylen-brown-for-giannis-espn-voice-sparks-celtics-trade-idea.html

 

I support a blockbuster that sends Michael Wilbon to the Arctic Circle without wifi.

[patrickgpe]

Its seems clear to me that Giannis will not commit to the team prior to opening night, which will force the Bucks to move him. He can sit back and wait and say, I never asked for a trade, I just want to see how the roster is constructed. This is knowing that the bucks CANNOT let him get to free agency. I'm glad that Haslam stated that this will be resolved by the draft, but I am fairly certain in saying that he is gone.

Waiting until after October when he cansign the supermax, will only dimmish his trade value as teams know he NEEDS to be moved. 

Giannis doesn't want to be here for a rebuild, but doesn't want the fans to hate him, so he is playing this game. I will never Boo him. His jersey will be on the rafters, He will be the greatest Buck of all time. We can all be happy that we were around to see him play and win a championship that people like me that were born in the 80's would have never thought would have happened. 

Finally the fact that Edens and Giannis was not there yesterday, tells me what I need to know. 

[Brian]

1 hour ago, patrickgpe said:

Its seems clear to me that Giannis will not commit to the team prior to opening night, which will force the Bucks to move him. He can sit back and wait and say, I never asked for a trade, I just want to see how the roster is constructed. This is knowing that the bucks CANNOT let him get to free agency. I'm glad that Haslam stated that this will be resolved by the draft, but I am fairly certain in saying that he is gone.

Waiting until after October when he cansign the supermax, will only dimmish his trade value as teams know he NEEDS to be moved. 

Giannis doesn't want to be here for a rebuild, but doesn't want the fans to hate him, so he is playing this game. I will never Boo him. His jersey will be on the rafters, He will be the greatest Buck of all time. We can all be happy that we were around to see him play and win a championship that people like me that were born in the 80's would have never thought would have happened. 

Finally the fact that Edens and Giannis was not there yesterday, tells me what I need to know. 

Giannis turned into a Diva just like Aaron Rodgers did in Green Bay. 

[adambr2]

4 hours ago, Brian said:

Giannis turned into a Diva just like Aaron Rodgers did in Green Bay. 

Gotta be hitting the bottle tonight or being sarcastic. I’ve never heard anyone describe Giannis like this.

Did he use his position to influence team moves to an unfortunate end? Possibly, but my presumption is that he had the best of intentions and probably has some regret about it.

But I don’t think I’ve ever seen an NBA superstar more humble and less diva-like.

[Brian]

7 hours ago, adambr2 said:

Gotta be hitting the bottle tonight or being sarcastic. I’ve never heard anyone describe Giannis like this.

Did he use his position to influence team moves to an unfortunate end? Possibly, but my presumption is that he had the best of intentions and probably has some regret about it.

But I don’t think I’ve ever seen an NBA superstar more humble and less diva-like.

Oh please, the more kids Giannis had, the less Giannis wanted to play NBA basketball plain and simple.  I guess that isn't like Rodgers, since Rodgers doesn't have any kids that I know of.

Not that there is anything wrong with having kids because it is his 100% complete right as an American worth around 100 million. I just don't care for Giannis' philosophical talk, but he is Greek. 

[patrickgpe]

6 hours ago, adambr2 said:

Gotta be hitting the bottle tonight or being sarcastic. I’ve never heard anyone describe Giannis like this.

Did he use his position to influence team moves to an unfortunate end? Possibly, but my presumption is that he had the best of intentions and probably has some regret about it.

But I don’t think I’ve ever seen an NBA superstar more humble and less diva-like.

Giannis loves Milwaukee and yes he is very humble. I think its clear that he doesn't think Milwaukee is close to being a championship contender and wants to win now. At the same point he doesn't want to say the words "I want to be traded" I assume that is what @Brian was referring to. But yes, he is no Aaron Rodgers.