The m Bucks will play three games in the four-team California Classic Summer League, the NBA announced last Wednesday. The Bucks will face the Golden State Warriors on July 4, the Brooklyn Nets on July 5, and the Sacramento Kings on July 6 in the Golden 1 Center. This is Milwaukee’s first year participating in the California Classic. Broadcast information and specific team rosters will be released closer to July.
The other version of the expanded Classic will feature the Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers,
Miami Heat, and San Antonio Spurs, hosted at San Francisco’s Chase Center.
Their two games in Sacramento will be followed by at least five games of NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Last year, the Bucks, led by Pete Nance and 2025 second-rounder Bogoljub Markovic, went 1-4.
The additional two games will allow more of Milwaukee’s developing prospects to get crucial minutes before the NBA Summer League. Markovic, who has been one of the top players in Serbia’s ABA League, figures to join the team. So could Milwaukee’s two-way players in 27-year-old Cormac Ryan and Alex Antetokounmpo, or Wisconsin Herd standouts Mark Sears and Johnny Davis. The Bucks’ 2026 lottery pick will also see heavy game time.
Jason Love and Spencer Rivers, son of Doc, coached the Bucks’ 2025 Summer League squad. However, it’s unclear if the two will keep their assistant coaching spots with the arrival of new head coach Taylor Jenkins.
Bucks’ California Classic Schedule
Friday, July 4, Bucks vs. Warriors, 2 p.m.
Saturday, July 5, Bucks vs. Nets, 2 p.m.
Sunday, July 6, Bucks vs. Kings, 2 p.m.
