NBA professional basketball team season
| 2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season | |||
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| NBA Cup champions | |||
| Head coach | Doc Rivers | ||
| General manager | Jon Horst | ||
| Owners | |||
| Arena | Fiserv Forum | ||
| Results | |||
| Record | 17–16 (.515) | ||
| Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
| Local media | |||
| Television | FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin WMLW-TV (5 games) WYTU-LD (5 games in Spanish) | ||
| Radio | WTMJ | ||
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The 2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season is the 57th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They will look to bounce back from last season's dysfunctional, disappointing ending following their injury-laden first round exit to the Indiana Pacers. It is the second season with Damian Lillard on the roster. The Bucks would start out with a rather disappointing 2–8 start to their season before winning 8 of 9 games to reach a 10–9 record near the end of November, including a six-game winning streak near the end of that month.
The Bucks held a perfect record in the NBA Cup, winning the Cup on December 17 by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Draft
Main article: 2024 NBA draft| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | Club |
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| 1 | 23 | AJ Johnson | SG |  United States
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| 2 | 33 | Tyler Smith | SF | United States
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The Bucks entered this draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with a late first-round pick and an early second-round pick they had acquired from the Portland Trail Blazers via the Sacramento Kings. Near the end of the first night of the draft, the Bucks would surprise draft pundits by selecting shooting guard AJ Johnson (a player who was projected to either be taken late in the second round or go undrafted by most draft boards) from the Illawarra Hawks of Australia's National Basketball League as the 23rd pick of the draft. On the second day of the draft, the Bucks would select what ultimately became the final player drafted from the now-defunct NBA G League Ignite team of the NBA G League (and their third player drafted in four seasons from that team) by selecting the former Overtime Elite forward Tyler Smith with the 33rd pick of the draft.
Roster
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InjuredDepth chart
Standings
Division
| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 4 | .882 | – | 17–1 | 13–3 | 6–0 | 34 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 17 | 16 | .515 | 12.5 | 11–7 | 6–9 | 6–5 | 33 |
| Indiana Pacers | 18 | 18 | .500 | 13.0 | 9–6 | 9–12 | 2–3 | 36 |
| Detroit Pistons | 17 | 18 | .486 | 13.5 | 8–8 | 9–10 | 1–5 | 35 |
| Chicago Bulls | 16 | 19 | .457 | 14.5 | 6–11 | 10–8 | 3–5 | 35 |
Conference
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers * | 30 | 4 | .882 | – | 34 |
| 2 | Boston Celtics * | 26 | 9 | .743 | 4.5 | 35 |
| 3 | New York Knicks | 24 | 12 | .667 | 7.0 | 36 |
| 4 | Orlando Magic * | 21 | 15 | .583 | 10.0 | 36 |
| 5 | Milwaukee Bucks | 17 | 16 | .515 | 12.5 | 33 |
| 6 | Miami Heat | 17 | 16 | .515 | 12.5 | 33 |
| 7 | Atlanta Hawks | 18 | 18 | .500 | 13.0 | 36 |
| 8 | Indiana Pacers | 18 | 18 | .500 | 13.0 | 36 |
| 9 | Detroit Pistons | 17 | 18 | .486 | 13.5 | 35 |
| 10 | Chicago Bulls | 16 | 19 | .457 | 14.5 | 35 |
| 11 | Philadelphia 76ers | 14 | 19 | .424 | 15.5 | 33 |
| 12 | Brooklyn Nets | 13 | 22 | .371 | 17.5 | 35 |
| 13 | Toronto Raptors | 8 | 27 | .229 | 22.5 | 35 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 7 | 26 | .212 | 22.5 | 33 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 6 | 26 | .188 | 23.0 | 32 |
Game log
Preseason
During the preseason, the Bucks would play their final games under what was previously named the Bally Sports Wisconsin moniker. Bally Sports would rebrand itself as the FanDuel Sports Network before the start of the regular season.
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Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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Regular season
NBA Cup
Main article: 2024 NBA CupThe groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.
East Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 462 | 412 | +50 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 447 | 440 | +7 | |
| 3 | Miami Heat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 459 | 439 | +20 | |
| 4 | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 413 | 430 | −17 | |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 445 | 505 | −60 |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Transactions
Main article: List of 2024–25 NBA season transactionsFree agency
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 7 | Delon Wright | 1-year minimum | Miami Heat | |
| July 9 | Taurean Prince | 1 year minimum | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| July 9 | Stanley Umude | Two-way contract | Detroit Pistons | |
| July 20 | Gary Trent Jr. | 1 year minimum | Toronto Raptors |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
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| July 11 | Malik Beasley | Free agency | Detroit Pistons | |
| July 16 | Patrick Beverley | Free agency |  Hapoel Tel Aviv
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References
- Winslow, George (November 1, 2024). "Weigel's WMLW to Air Milwaukee Bucks Games". TV Tech. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- "2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58". NBA.com. May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- Quinn, Sam (May 13, 2024). "2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- Steinberg, Brian (October 18, 2024). "FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- "Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal". ESPN.com. October 18, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- "NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
- "Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results". NBA.com. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Delon Wright". NBA.com. July 7, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Taurean Prince". NBA.com. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Stanley Umude To A Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Gary Trent Jr". NBA.com. July 20, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- "DETROIT PISTONS SIGN FREE AGENT MALIK BEASLEY". NBA.com. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- "ברוך הבא, פטריק בברלי!". Hapoeluta.org (in Hebrew). July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
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