LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $186 million, multiple US media reports said on Monday, Oct. 23. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks (AFP) The two-time NBA Most Valuable Player's new deal will see him...
MILWAUKEE (AFP) Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, two of the NBA's top scorers, have united into a dynamic duo that make the Milwaukee Bucks a formidable threat for the 2024 NBA title. Damian Lillard (left) and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks (AFP) The Bucks obtained...
CHICAGO (AFP) -- Terry Stotts, who was the head coach at Portland for the first nine years of Damian Lillard's career, resigned on Thursday, Oct. 19, as an assistant coach of Lillard's new NBA team, the Milwaukee Bucks. Former Portland Trail Blazers head coach and players Terry Stotts (right),...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Damian Lillard made a triumphant NBA pre-season debut for the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, Oct. 15, combining well with Giannis Antetokounmpo in a 108-97 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Damian Lillard (AFP) Lillard, a seven-time All-Star guard traded from...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to focus on film study with new superstar teammate Damian Lillard so they will have chemistry before ever taking the court together for the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard (AFP) Even as Lillard was declaring it was the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Damian Lillard is headed to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he'll team with two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo after a blockbuster trade from Portland. Damian Lillard (AFP) ESPN was among multiple media outlets reporting the three-team trade on Wednesday, Sept....
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo says he needs to see more proof the Milwaukee Bucks will remain an NBA title contender before he signs a contract extension, according to a report on Friday, Aug. 25. Giannis Antetokounmpo. (AFP) The 28-year-old Greek center, who led the Bucks to their...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- The Milwaukee Bucks confirmed the hiring of Adrian Griffin as the team's new head coach on Monday, June 5, following the sacking of Mike Budenholzer last month. *Adrian Griffin named as new head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. (AFP)* The 48-year-old joins the team after spending...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- NBA Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies was the top vote-getter on the NBA All-Defensive Team announced Tuesday, May 9. *(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 07, 2023, Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies reacts in the final minutes...
NEW YORK (AFP) -- Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo declared Tuesday, May 9, he will be "forever grateful" to Mike Budenholzer, who was fired last week as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. *(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 24, 2021 Giannis Antetokounmpo of the...
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Mike Budenholzer was fired on Thursday, May 4, as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, ousted after a first-round playoff exit only two years after guiding them to their first NBA crown in 50 years. *Mike Budenholzer (AFP)* The Bucks went a league-best 58-24 this season but the Eastern...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) --Â Giannis Antetokounmpo insisted Milwaukee's season had not been a failure after the Bucks crashed out of the playoffs at the first hurdle on Wednesday, April 26. *Max Strus and members of the Miami Heat celebrate in front of Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks after...
