2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season explained

Team:	Milwaukee Bucks
End Year:	2025
Misc:	0
Wins:	0
Losses:	0
Division:	Central
Coach:	Doc Rivers
Gm:	Jon Horst
Owners:	Wesley Edens Jimmy Haslam
Arena:	Fiserv Forum
Bbr Team:	MIL
Television:	Bally Sports Wisconsin
Radio:	WTMJ

The 2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season will be 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 surprise first round exit to the Indiana Pacers.

Draft

See main article: 2024 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / club
1	23	AJ Johnson	SG	United States
2	33	Tyler Smith	SF	United States	G League Ignite

The Bucks will enter this draft (which will last for two straight days instead of one whole day like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to just 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.^{[1] [2]}

Game log

Preseason

|-| 1| October 6| @ Detroit| | | | | Little Caesars Arena| |-| 2| October 10| L.A Lakers| | | | | Fiserv Forum| |-| 3| October 14| Chicago| | | | | Fiserv Forum| |-| 4| October 17| @ Dallas| | | | | American Airlines Center|

NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^{[3] [4]}

East Group B

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Free agency

Additions

Date	Player	Contract terms	Former team	Ref.
July 7	Delon Wright	1-year minimum	Miami Heat	^[5]
July 9	Taurean Prince	1 year minimum	Los Angeles Lakers	^[6]
July 9	Stanley Umude	Two-way contract	Detroit Pistons	^[7]
July 20	Gary Trent Jr.	1 year minimum	Toronto Raptors	^[8]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason left	New team	Ref.
July 11	Malik Beasley	Free agency	Detroit Pistons	^[9]
July 16	Patrick Beverley	Free agency	Hapoel Tel Aviv	^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
2. Web site: Quinn. Sam. 2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery. CBS Sports. May 13, 2024. June 5, 2024.
3. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
4. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
5. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Sign Delon Wright. NBA.com. July 7, 2024. July 11, 2024.
6. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Sign Taurean Prince. NBA.com. July 9, 2024. July 11, 2024.
7. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Sign Stanley Umude To A Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. July 9, 2024. July 11, 2024.
8. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Sign Gary Trent Jr.. NBA.com. July 20, 2024. July 22, 2024.
9. Web site: DETROIT PISTONS SIGN FREE AGENT MALIK BEASLEY. NBA.com. July 11, 2024. July 11, 2024.
10. Web site: ברוך הבא, פטריק בברלי!. Hapoeluta.org. July 16, 2024. July 20, 2024. Hebrew.