Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks: Two-time NBA champions (1971, 2021) and the only team to win titles in both conferences.

The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that plays in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Central Division. Founded as an expansion team in 1968, they now play their home games at Fiserv Forum. For many years, the team was owned by former U.S. senator Herb Kohl. In April 2014, a group led by billionaire hedge fund managers Wes Edens and Marc Lasry agreed to buy a majority stake from Kohl, and the NBA’s Board of Governors approved the sale the following month. The Bucks are currently managed by Jon Horst, who previously served as the team’s director of basketball operations and succeeded John Hammond.

Quick Facts

Conference: NBA Eastern Conference

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Background

The Bucks have won two league championships (1971, 2021), three conference titles (Western: 1971, 1974, Eastern: 2021), 18 division titles (1971–1974, 1976, 1980–1986, 2001, 2019–2023), and the 2023 NBA Cup. They have featured such notable players as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Bob Dandridge, Sidney Moncrief, Bob Lanier, Terry Cummings, Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen, Michael Redd, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, and Damian Lillard among others. Abdul-Jabbar and Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA's Most Valuable Player while playing for the Bucks, for a total of five MVP awards. They both are also the only players to win Finals MVP for the franchise. The Bucks are the only NBA team to have won a championship in both the Eastern and Western Conference.

Did You Know?

The Bucks' first victory came in their sixth game, beating the Detroit Pistons 134–118.
In 1983, the Bucks became the first team to sweep the Boston Celtics in a best-of-seven playoff series.