Milwaukee Bucks Biography: Players, Net Worth, History, Stats

The Milwaukee Bucks are a team that has carved the history of the NBA with its players. They might not have won five or six NBA Championships. However, they were the home to players who then emerged to be the legends of the game. Whether it be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ray Allen, or Giannis Antetokounmpo, all of them are stars on an individual level. However, the team spirit that drives the franchises to the championships always kept the Bucks short of deserved achievements. Today we will explore such aspects of Bucks’ time in the NBA and the prominent people associated with it, along with everything else.

Milwaukee Bucks Profile

The Milwaukee Bucks can be regarded as a historic team that always had an anchor player with the skills to win matches. However, they didn’t have supporting players who could follow in the footsteps of that lead player. That’s why whenever the mentioned combination was achieved, the franchise lifted the NBA Championship. But before discussing what the Bucks went through in the league, let’s take a look at the team overview.

Milwaukee Bucks History

Birth of the Bucks(1968-75)

The Milwaukee Bucks entered the league in 1968 as an expansion team. The championship ambitions of the franchise spoon turned into reality just three years after the franchise’s debut. Bucks won their first championship in 1971 with the help of their star players Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem was just a young force in the league at that time, and Oscar’s career was experiencing a fall. The team made it to the 1974 NBA Finals but could not hold their ground against the Boston Celtics. Soon, in 1975, on Kareem’s request, the Bucks transferred him to the Los Angeles Lakers, and this era came to an end.

The Sidney Moncrief Era(1976-1990)

From 1976 to 1979, the Bucks went through a transition phase. However, after 1979, the franchise earned six division titles in the upcoming eleven years. Sidney Moncrief and Junior Bridgeman were the pillars who carried the franchise through that phase.

The Transition Phase and Bright Sparks(1990-2013)

From 1990 to 1998, the Bucks were wholly immersed under the status of a mediocre team. In 2001 then, the team reached its first division title after fifteen years with the help of Ray Allen and Sam Cassell. After 2003, Michael Redd became the face of the franchise and was known for his perimeter shooting. However, it was not good enough to lead to franchise to the Finals.

The Greek Freek Era(2013-Present)

The Bucks team got Giannis Antetokounmpo as their anchor in the 2013 NBA Draft as the 15th overall pick. However, they had to build a championship-level roster, and that took time for the front office. By the end of 2018, the team was almost prepared to run deep in the playoffs under the supervision of one of the best coaches in the league, Mike Budenholzer. He led the team to continuous playoff appearances and ultimately won them the NBA Championship in 2021. Since then, the Bucks have been trying to chase another title.

Milwaukee Bucks Stats

The Bucks are running this season with a record of 28 wins and 24 losses with a 53.8% winning percentage. Currently, the Milwaukee Bucks are holding the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference rankings. Apart from the current status, let’s take a look at the deep runs of the Bucks since its inception in the NBA:

Milwaukee Bucks Famous Players

The players that have blessed the Milwaukee Bucks with their presence include the generational names who have become legends of the NBA league and basketball. Today, we will shed light on such players who took on the responsibility of leading the Bucks.

4. Sidney Moncrief

Sidney Moncrief was the face of the 1980s Bucks uniform and led the team on many deep playoff runs. Between 1982 and 1986, he made five consecutive NBA All-Star teams, while he was also named to the All-NBA First Team once and the All-NBA Second Team four times during that time period. During his stint with the franchise at that time, he also made the All-NBA First Defensive Team four times and the Second Team once and was named the Defensive Player of the Year two times.

3. Oscar Robertson

Oscar was a menace for the NBA teams before his Bucks era when he used to play for the Cincinnati Royals. With about 30 30-point average and above 9 rebounds, the assist average was a nightmare for the teams at that time. He was a shadow of the player he once was by that stage(1970-71) and his numbers declined each year he was with the team, but it’s testament to just how good he was that he was still such a great player despite being well past his best. Milwaukee won the championship in his first year with them, with his influence on that team surpassed only by the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is not best remembered for his time in a Bucks uniform, but that does not mean he did not do great things for the franchise. Kareem played the first six seasons of his illustrious career in Milwaukee, leading them to their inaugural championship and averaging 30.4 points, 15.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists. He was Finals MVP that season, league MVP that season, and two others with Milwaukee, an All-Star every season, and four times named to the All-NBA First Team in his six seasons with the Bucks.

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis has not been well for the last two seasons. In the 2023-24 season, his right knee injury was a hit to the hopes of the Bucks in the playoffs. Even recently, three days ago, the Bucks front office announced that Greek Freak would stay out of the league for two or three weeks due to his calf strain. But he led the Bucks to their first championship in 2021, for the first time after 50 years, and even won the Finals MVP that year. He is not that well of a shooter from the perimeter. Otherwise, he is an exceptional player who can do it all.

Milwaukee Bucks Roster

The current roster of the Milwaukee Bucks looks much different from the one that the team had in the 2023-24 season. Before the NBA traded deadline this year, the Bucks inducted Kyle Kuzma, Jericho Sims, a 2025 second-round pick (from Wizards), and Utah’s 2026 second-round pick with top-55 protections (from San Antonio Spurs) through a four-team trade. In exchange for this player lottery, the Milwaukee Bucks gave away their championship-winning player from 2021, Khris Middleton, to the Washington Wizards, along with the 2028 first-round pick. So the current roster of the Milwaukee Bucks looks in the following way as per ESPN data:

Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach

Mike Budenholzer and Adrian Griffin were holding the reins of the Milwaukee Bucks, respectively, in 2023 and early 2024. However, on January 26, 2024, the Bucks front office hired Doc Rivers as their head coach. Rivers is the 18th head coach in franchise history and holds 24 years of coaching experience. According to the Bucks’ official date, Rivers has coached Orlando Magic (1999-03), Boston Celtics (2004-13), Los Angeles Clippers (2013-20) and Philadelphia 76ers (2020-23).

The current Bucks coach racked up 1,097 wins, good for ninth-most in NBA history, and owns an overall record of 1,097-763 (.590). He led his teams to the playoffs in 19 of his 24 seasons as a head coach, with two trips to the NBA Finals and an NBA Championship with the Celtics in 2008. His 111 playoff wins are the fourth-most in league history. As a player, after being selected in the Second Round of the 1983 NBA Draft, Rivers went on to play 13 seasons in the NBA between 1983-96 with the Hawks, Clippers, Knicks and Spurs. He appeared in 864 games in his career, including 81 playoff games, and was an NBA All-Star in 1988.

Milwaukee Bucks Owner

The ownership of the Milwaukee Bucks is distributed among a variety of owners like Aaron Rodgers of the NFL’s New York Jets, Austin Ramirez, and John Hammes. However, the major stakeholders of the team are Jamie Dinan, the head of York Capital Management, Wes Edens, Michael D. Fascitelli, and Jimmy and Dee Haslam(owners of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns).

Recently, the Bucks legend Junior Bridgeman became a significant minority owner of the team acquiring the 10% of the NBA Franchise. He was a classic player for the Milwaukee Bucks, and his number 2 jersey was retired in 1988.

Milwaukee Bucks Net Worth

According to the Forbes data, the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team is valued at $4 billion. This is a 25% increase from their previous year’s net worth. Notably, the mentioned value is based on their current arena deal and doesn’t include debt. The most prominent cause that has spiked the net worth of the franchise is the latest TV broadcasting deal that the NBA signed for $76 billion over the next 11 years.

The current net worth of the Bucks includes the revenue of the NBA Franchise, which is $333 million. Along with such massive revenue generation, the franchise also earns from the gate receipts, which are worth $74 million for the Bucks. Before 2024, the net worth of the Milwaukee Bucks in the year 2023 was about $3.2 billion.

Milwaukee Bucks Stadium

The Milwaukee Bucks play their home games at the Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was inaugurated on August 26, 2018, in downtown Milwaukee and has a seating capacity of 17,341 for basketball games. It is a multi-purpose arena where concerts and ice hockey games are organized. It was made with the help of $524 million. The arena also holds a concert capacity of 18,000.

Since its grand opening on Aug. 26, 2018, the arena has hosted an impressive 32 concerts. For some context, the Bradley Center, the Bucks’ home court for the past 30 years, never had more than 18 concerts in a single calendar year.

Milwaukee Bucks Championships

The Milwaukee Bucks have won two NBA Championship. The first won, they won in 1971, soon after their expansion debut in the NBA. The prime forces who drove the Bucks through that era were Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. and Oscar Robertson. The scoring prowess of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the assisting dominance of Oscar Robertson was the reason that the Bucks seized the NBA Finals series against the Baltimore Bullets. The Bucks had won the 1971 NBA Finals series by 4-0 over the Bullets, showing absolute dominance on the court.

Another championship for the Bucks knocked on their door much later. It was fifty years after their first championship that the Milwaukee Bucks restored their lost glory within the NBA. By this time, the Milwaukee Bucks had become part of the Eastern Conference and competed against the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals. It was not a great start for the franchise since the Suns had the advantage, initially leading the series by 2-0. Apart from Devin Booker and Chris Paul, the Suns did not have any volume scorer.

However, Giannis Antetokounmpo was on a roll at that time, averaging 35.2 points per game and 13.2 rebounds per game during that Finals series. In game 6 of that series, Giannis scored a playoff career-high 50 points and added 14 rebounds. Along with the Greek freak, Jrue Holliday, Khris Middleton, and P.J. Tucker were the anchors that the Bucks needed to sail past the Suns. Ultimately, the franchise won the series by 4-2.

Milwaukee Bucks Records

The Bucks have set following records since their foundation in 1968. During their kickoff years, they got a star player like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who brought name and fame to the franchise. He was a league and fan favorite, earning three MVPs in his early four years with the Bucks. But the Milwaukee Bucks experienced a dormant phase in their stint within the league and got their old glory only once the generational player Giannis Antetokounmpo held the hand of the franchise to reinstate its legacy. Here is a breakdown of the records that the Bucks got during their 56-year-long history with the NBA: