Back after a somewhat extended hiatus: our Questions & Antlers series! Stepping into the answerer antlerer chair this time is Zac Day, one of our newest contributors.
When Damian Lillard tore his Achilles in Game 4 of the Bucks’ first-round series against the Indiana Pacers, not only did it signal a likely series loss, it also felt like a fatal blow for the Milwaukee Bucks as playoff threats (okay, participants)—and a harbinger of a full-blown rebuild.
Bereft of assets and cap space, the looming free
agency period didn’t seem to offer much in the way of meaningful change, let alone hope for the immediate future. Enter Trader Signer Jon. Gunslinger. And we all know how things panned out:
- Bang! Myles Turner, Cole Anthony, and Gary Harris are now Bucks!
- Bobby Portis, Gary Trent Jr., Kevin Porter Jr., Ryan Rollins, Taurean Prince, Jericho Sims, and Chris Livingston are all re-signed and reloaded.
- Gone (but never forgotten) are Lillard and Bucks stalwarts Brook Lopez and Pat Connaughton.
Yes, Horst worked his magic and suddenly the Bucks have gone from old and slow to youthful and athletic—a shift that bodes much better in today’s quick-and-the-dead NBA.
So, with the 2025–26 roster all but set (unless Horst somehow has another round in the chamber) and Summer League in the books, it’s over to you, our readers. What’s been ticking away in your minds? What itch has yet to be scratched? More precisely: what questions do you want answered about your Milwaukee Bucks?
Fire away in the comment section and stay tuned for the “antlers.”
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