Milwaukee Bucks

The franchise was initially awarded to Wesley Pavalon and Marvin Fishman.⁠[1]

Received an NBA franchise on January 22.⁠[2]

The Bucks name was adopted on May 22 following a fan contest.⁠[3]

Lew Alcindor, later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, joined the team in its second season.⁠[1]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson led Milwaukee to its first NBA title with a four-game sweep of the Baltimore BulletsWashington WizardsThe Washington Wizards are an NBA basketball team based in Washington, D.C., with Capital One Arena as their home venue.Open the full entry.⁠[4]

Milwaukee won Game 6 in double overtime in Boston but lost Game 7 to the Celtics in Milwaukee.⁠[4]

Jim Fitzgerald became the team’s chairman and president.⁠[3]

Sidney Moncrief won the inaugural NBA Defensive Player of the Year award and repeated the next year. He was a key Bucks player of this period.⁠[5]

Herb Kohl bought the team from Fitzgerald on March 1, keeping it in Milwaukee.⁠[3]

The Bucks played their first Bradley Center game on November 5.⁠[3]

Milwaukee lost 4–3 to Philadelphia.⁠[3]

Drafted Giannis AntetokounmpoGiannis AntetokounmpoGiannis Antetokounmpo is a professional basketball player, entrepreneur and investor. A two-time NBA regular-season MVP, he led the Milwaukee Bucks to the 2021 championship and won Finals MVP. He is co-founder and chairman of Ante, Inc. and founder and general partner of Build Your Legacy Ventures, with business interests in sports clubs, consumer brands, media production and prediction markets. He joined the Miami Heat in July 2026.Open the full entry 15th overall.⁠[6]

The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale to Wes Edens and Marc Lasry. The league said the transaction was expected to close shortly.⁠[7]

The Bucks’ new home, Fiserv Forum, opened to the public on August 26. It forms part of the Deer District development.⁠[8]

Giannis Antetokounmpo won the NBA’s regular-season MVP award in consecutive seasons.⁠[4]

Milwaukee defeated Phoenix 4–2 to win its second NBA championship and first since 1971. Giannis Antetokounmpo earned Finals MVP honors and produced 50 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks in the deciding sixth game.⁠[9]

The Haslam family closed its purchase of Marc Lasry’s stake on April 14. The agreement had been reached in February and approved by NBA owners in April.⁠[10]

Beat the Thunder to win the NBA Cup.⁠[11]

Giannis Antetokounmpo was traded to Miami HeatMiami HeatThe Miami Heat are an NBA basketball team based in Miami, Florida, with Kaseya Center as their home arena.Open the full entry.⁠[12]

Fiserv Forum stands at 1111 Vel R. Phillips Avenue in Milwaukee and hosts concerts and other events as well as basketball.⁠[8]

Milwaukee Bucks: Official website: https://www.nba.com/bucks/ (opens in a new window).⁠[13]

Milwaukee Bucks: X: https://x.com/Bucks (opens in a new window).⁠[14]

Milwaukee Bucks: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bucks/ (opens in a new window).⁠[15]

Milwaukee Bucks: YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry: https://www.youtube.com/bucks (opens in a new window).⁠[16]

Milwaukee Bucks: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bucks (opens in a new window).⁠[17]