Milwaukee Bucks News and Analysis Since 2007
You might have passed the tests on Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ryan Rollins, and Kevin Porter Jr., but how will you fare with Myles Turner? A surprise addition to Milwaukee’s roster last offseason, Turner was supposed to catapult the Bucks back into contention. Instead, he arguably had his worst season as a professional. Season in a snippet […]
The Bucks will hire ex-Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins to take over their coaching vacancy, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Milwaukee’s ownership group, including GM Jon Horst and owners Wes Edens and Jimmy Haslam, flew down to Memphis last week to discuss the team’s potential future under Jenkins. This follows Doc Rivers’ resignation as Bucks […]
Pop quiz one focused on Giannis Antetokounmpo, while pop quiz two featured Ryan Rollins. Up next is the most divisive Buck, Kevin “Sakuta” Porter Jr. Season in a snippet 38 GP, 33.2 MPG, 17.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 7.4 APG, 2.2 SPG, 0.5 BPG, .465/.322/.878 Kyle’s end of season grade: B- Porter ended last season on […]
Last week, NBA media submitted their ballots for regular-season awards, with the late-breaking stipulation that Cade Cunningham and Luka Doncic were indeed eligible despite playing fewer than 65 games. What a stupid rule. As we hope that one goes the way of the dodo bird in short order, and as hardware starts to come out […]
While the 2025–26 NBA regular season standings were finalized after last weekend, as I mentioned a week ago, that didn’t mean the lottery odds were completely set. Since multiple teams in the lottery finished with identical records, the NBA needed to conduct random tiebreakers between those teams to determine who got an extra ball in […]
Bucks GM Jon Horst, along with team owners Wes Edens and Jimmy Haslam, met with former Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins in Memphis early last week to discuss Milwaukee’s head coach opening, registering “serious interest,” per Eric Nehm and Sam Amick of The Athletic. This follows former coach Doc Rivers’ resignation from the Bucks post […]
In our first pop quiz, you were tested on the most iconic player in franchise history, Giannis Antetokounmpo. And while his season might have been his most disappointing yet, Ryan Rollins just had his best. By far. Season in a snippet 74 GP, 32.1 MPG, 17.3 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 5.6 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.4 BPG, .472/.406/.796 Kyle’s […]
The season might be over (at last), but that doesn’t mean your interest wanes—or the coverage stops. With this in mind, we present to you our end-of-season player pop quizzes. Each quiz focuses on a single Buck, posing three “totals” based questions, two “advanced stats” based questions, and one “obscure” question about their 2025-26 campaign. […]
The season might be over (at last), but that doesn’t mean your interest wanes—or the coverage stops. With this in mind, we present to you our end-of-season player pop quizzes. Each quiz focuses on a single Buck, posing three “totals” based questions, two “advanced stats” based questions, and one “obscure” question about their 2025-26 campaign. […]
After each game, Brew Hoop evaluates each Buck’s individual performance with a letter grade. At this season’s 25% mark, we decided to check the Bucks’ grades as a progress report. We also had a midseason report and a 75% point. Now it is time to see the final grades. Given I’m the tenured professor who is on […]
Well, we made it. It wasn’t always pretty—and there was often more pain than pleasure—but the 2025–26 season has finally come to a close. Along the way, every major moment, every momentum-shifting play has been captured—here, in prose and picture. 10 volumes, 82 games’ worth. So, for one last time, enjoy reliving the moments that […]
During the last couple weeks of the regular season, Doc Rivers kept dropping hints that his time as Bucks head coach would be concluding after the season, much to the fanbase’s relief. As we wait to find out if Rivers will have a future role with the team as a consultant/advisor, which had also been […]
The Bucks’ 2025–26 regular season is mercifully over, and while we still have more questions than answers—including a now-official question as to who will be coaching them come October—we do have more clarity on where Milwaukee could be drafting in June. As you’ll read, while the standings are set in stone, the lottery odds for […]
As Kyle wrote in the preview, this game had legitimate stakes—a win for the Philadelphia 76ers (and other results) could have them move up to sixth place and avoid the play-in game(s), but a loss could have them in the 9-10 game against the Miami Heat. For the first half, the Bucks handled this well, […]
Not long after the Bucks’ first 50-loss season since the Obama administration concluded in Philadelphia, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that Doc Rivers is departing as head coach. Charania also reported that the Bucks will pay out the final year of Rivers’ contract in the 2026-27 season. Eric Nehm and Sam Amick of The Athletic […]
The Bucks fell flat in their season finale, suffering a double-digit blowout against the Philadelphia 76ers. Seeking to play spoiler against a Sixers team fighting for the six seed, the Bucks started strong in the first half. However, their high-volume shooting betrayed them in the second half as Tyrese Maxey (21 points) caught fire from […]
The Milwaukee Bucks have their final game of the 2025-26 regular season, traveling to Philadelphia to take on the 76ers. Philly has won all three games and will look to complete a season sweep. Where We’re At What a season; I don’t think anybody expected this. To be honest, a lot went wrong. The Bucks […]
Cormac Ryan electrified the crowd in the opening minutes of his first ever start, and AJ Green later brought the house down with an all-time display of marksmanship, leading to an emphatic 125-108 win by the Milwaukee Bucks over the Brooklyn Nets. Read our full summary of the game here and catch a six-minute audio […]
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Brooklyn Nets to give fans a cathartic finale in what has been a forgettable season. In the final home game at Fiserv Forum, the Bucks played with purpose and poise, displaying admirable ball movement on offense and great discipline on D. AJ Green paced the Bucks with 35 points, with […]
In this week’s Tuesday Tracker and SB Nation Reacts poll, we asked you about Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. the Bucks, in the wake of their disagreement about his health and whether or not he should play. Whose side are you on? Are you done with him and want him traded? Here are the highlights: Thanks again […]
The Milwaukee Bucks will play the Brooklyn Nets in the final game at Fiserv Forum for the season. These two teams just faced each other earlier this week, and the Nets beat the Bucks 96-90. Where We’re At Not much has really changed. The Bucks are just trying to get through the end of the […]
The Milwaukee Bucks lost bigly, 137-111, to the Detroit Pistons as this depressing season draws to a close. But you know what’s not depressing? Jericho Sims! The big man recorded the first trip-dub of his career. But yeah, it was a rough one as the Pistons ran all over the Bucks, winning the season series […]
The Detroit Pistons knew that they would need reinforcements for this one, so a bunch of folks returned from injury to ensure victory agains the undermanned Milwaukee Bucks, 137-111. Jericho Sims notched his first career triple-double while Ryan Rollins scored a team-high 23. Detroit spread the wealth, with Jalen Duren atop their scorers with 21. […]
Relax, you need some information first: what’s left of the Milwaukee Bucks takes on the Detroit Pistons tonight in the Motor City. It’s game 80 of the season and the Pistons have wrapped up the first-seed in the East, while the Bucks are locked into the 11th or 12th spot. And you know what that […]
In what can only be described as a tank-off (though I’d argue one team tried a lot more shenanigans than the other), the Milwaukee Bucks fall to the Brooklyn Nets 96-90. The loss brings the Bucks just one game behind the Bulls for the ninth-best draft odds. This win for the Nets means they lead […]