How the Milwaukee Bucks scrapped a contender, refused to rebuild ... then somehow turned out great

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• DJ

  @DJ-DB-Music · 3 months ago

  And now, we officially await the sequel.

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• JO

  @johnwright9383 · 4 years ago

  Has George Karl ever gotten along with any team he's coached? Like for a guy who spent all his time around basketball players he didn't seem to like them very much.

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• TA

  @tariqpittman · 4 years ago (edited)

  Watching this collapse truly puts in perspective how Giannis’ arrival to the Bucks was straight out of a film script

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• MD

  @mdkutzler8495 · 4 years ago

  When the Bucks won the championship last year (20-21) as the celebrations were starting I said to myself, "thank you John Hammond."  It was Hammond who drafted Giannis and traded for Middleton and Hammond having come over from Detroit was a breath of fresh air in a dormant and dismal team.  Thanks also to Herb Kohl for keeping the team here,  otherwise the Las Vegas Bucks would be NBA world champs.

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• SC

  @ScumdogLuke · 4 years ago

  Had 2021 not happened, this would be another log into Milwaukee's sad history in sports after Kareem left. As a Wisconsinite, I'm glad that we've had championships in this century.

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• SU

  @superblüdwülfmoon · 4 years ago

  The good ole days of David Stern's NBA where he used officiating to keep small market teams out of the Finals. Portland, Sacramento, and Milwaukee were the prime examples.

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• AP

  @apprenticetomasterswithgeo1840 · 4 years ago

  From Allen to Giannis. I’m here for it. I remember the Bucks in the early 00s but like them more now for obvious reasons.

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• ME

  @melenzoferrer4786 · 4 years ago

  And... Who got chills at the end when Seth mentioned future AS Khris Middleton, and future multi-MVP, FMVP, and sure thing HOFer in Giannis? I did

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• AM

  @am234523 · 4 years ago (edited)

  As a lifelong Bucks fan, this perfectly puts in perspective what a once in a lifetime gift from the basketball gods Giannis is. Not to mention the absolute SQUAD this front office has surrounded him with in the form of the GREAT Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton and all the rest. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/fearthedeer">#fearthedeer</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/greekfreak">#greekfreak</a>

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• FL

  @FlashxDuel · 4 years ago

  Rock bottom just to back to the top! Giannis really worked hard for his franchise

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• DN

  @dneuens · 4 years ago

  You could have also included the fact that Darvin Ham was a Buck on that 2001 team, who would later become the head assistant coach on the 2021 team that won it all.

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• TO

  @TopTierHater · 4 years ago (edited)

  I’ll always say that the Bucks clearly got screwed in the eastern conference finals in 2001. The league definitely wanted LA vs Philly instead of LA vs lil ol Milwaukee.

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