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The Bucks are a professional basketball team based out of Milwaukee. The franchise is part of the Eastern Conference Central Division, and they play their matches at Fiserv Forum.
Milwaukee Bucks Brief History
This team was founded back in 1968 as an NBA expansion franchise.
The Bucks have one single championship, back in 1971, when they managed to sweep the Baltimore Bullets in four games, in what it was just their third season in the league.
The franchise managed to qualify for the postseason in each of the following three seasons, including a 1974 NBA Finals appearance.
Oscar Robertson retired after this season, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar went on to play for the Lakers.
These departures, however, didn’t seem to have weakened the team, and they acquired Junior Bridgeman, Marques Johnson, and Sidney Moncrief.
And with the help of these players, the Bucks began a 12-season streak of continuous playoff appearances.
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Milwaukee Bucks Interesting Facts
The owners of the franchise held a contest to name the team, and more than 40,000 people participated. The chosen name for the majority was the Robins, the state bird, but the owners preferred the name Bucks, alluding to the white-tailed deer that abounds in the state.
Milwaukee Bucks Awards and Accomplishments:
- Championships: 1 (1971)
- Conference titles: 2 (1971, 1974)
- Division titles: 14 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2019)
Milwaukee Bucks Hall of Famers and Famous Players
Here’s a list of the top 3 Hall of Famers for the Milwaukee Bucks:
Sidney Moncrief: Nicknamed Sid the Squid, he spent 10 out of his 11 seasons in the NBA with the Bucks, and managed to win the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award two times, one in 1983, and then in 1984.
- 10 seasons with the Bucks, 5 times All-Star, averaged 16 points per game
- Basketball Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2019
- College Basketball Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2018
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: He started his successful career with the Bucks, helping this franchise to acquire their only NBA title back in 1971.
- 6 seasons with the Bucks, 3 times MVP, xxx times All-Star, averaged 30 points per game
- Basketball Hall of Fame: Inducted in 1995
- College Basketball Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2006
Giannis Antetokounmpo: Nicknamed “the Greek Freak,”he became the first NBA player to finish a season in the top 20 in total points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.
- 7 seasons with the Bucks, 1-time MVP, 3 times All-Star
Milwaukee Bucks Rivalries
The top rival for the Bucks is the Chicago Bulls.
And, the actual premise for this rivalry is the fact that Bulls are the top team in their division.
Chicago has always been one of the most relevant teams from the Eastern Conference, and so all the teams from this conference are always trying to measuring themselves against the glorious Michael-Jordan-era Bulls.
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