2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks season

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2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Head coach Mike Budenholzer
General manager Jon Horst
Owner(s)
Arena Fiserv Forum
Results
Record 46–26 (.639)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Champions
(Defeated Suns 4–2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Bally Sports Wisconsin[upper-alpha 1]
Radio WTMJ
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

The 2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 53rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 30, 2021, the Bucks clinched the Central Division for a record 10th time with a win over the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks finished the season with a 46–26 record (equal to 52 wins in an 82-game season), good enough for the third seed. The Bucks began their playoff run by sweeping the sixth-seeded Miami Heat in the opening round, in a rematch of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals the previous year. The Bucks then defeated the second-seeded Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals in seven games. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Bucks defeated the Atlanta Hawks in six games, reaching the NBA Finals for the first time in 47 years, and winning the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in franchise history.[1] The Bucks are the first NBA team to have won both a Western Conference and Eastern Conference championship in their history, as they were in the Western Conference when they reached the NBA Finals in 1971 and 1974. The Bucks would face the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals. Despite losing the first two games, the Bucks won four straight, winning 4–2 and clinching their second NBA title, the first since 1971.[2]

Draft picks

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Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality School
1 24 R. J. Hampton PG/SG  United States New Zealand Breakers
2 45 Jordan Nwora SF  Nigeria Louisville

Roster

2020–21 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 34 Antetokounmpo, Giannis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1994-12-06 Greece
F 43 Antetokounmpo, Thanasis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1992-07-18 Greece
G 3 Bryant, Elijah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-04-19 Brigham Young
G 24 Connaughton, Pat 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1993-01-06 Notre Dame
F/C 25 Diakite, Mamadi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1997-01-21 Virginia
G 0 DiVincenzo, Donte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997-01-31 Villanova
G 7 Forbes, Bryn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993-07-23 Michigan State
G 21 Holiday, Jrue 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1990-06-12 UCLA
F 44 Jackson, Justin (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-03-28 North Carolina
C 11 Lopez, Brook 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 282 lb (128 kg) 1988-04-01 Stanford
G 15 Merrill, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-15 Utah State
F 22 Middleton, Khris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1991-08-12 Texas A&M
F 13 Nwora, Jordan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1998-09-09 Louisville
F/C 9 Portis, Bobby 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1995-02-10 Arkansas
G 5 Teague, Jeff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1988-06-10 Wake Forest
G/F 66 Toupane, Axel (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1992-07-23 France
F 17 Tucker, P. J. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1985-05-05 Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: May 13, 2021

Standings

Division

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Milwaukee Bucks 46 26 .639 3.0 26–10 20–16 11–1 72
Indiana Pacers 34 38 .472 15.0 13–23 21–15 7–5 72
Chicago Bulls 31 41 .431 18.0 15–21 16–20 7–5 72
Cleveland Cavaliers 22 50 .306 27.0 13–23 9–27 4–8 72
Detroit Pistons 20 52 .278 29.0 13–23 7–29 1–11 72


Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c − Philadelphia 76ers * 49 23 .681 – 72
2 x – Brooklyn Nets 48 24 .667 1.0 72
3 y – Milwaukee Bucks * 46 26 .639 3.0 72
4 x – New York Knicks 41 31 .569 8.0 72
5 y – Atlanta Hawks * 41 31 .569 8.0 72
6 x – Miami Heat 40 32 .556 9.0 72
7 x – Boston Celtics 36 36 .500 13.0 72
8 x – Washington Wizards 34 38 .472 15.0 72
9 Indiana Pacers 34 38 .472 15.0 72
10 Charlotte Hornets 33 39 .458 16.0 72
11 Chicago Bulls 31 41 .431 18.0 72
12 Toronto Raptors 27 45 .375 22.0 72
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 22 50 .306 27.0 72
14 Orlando Magic 21 51 .292 28.0 72
15 Detroit Pistons 20 52 .278 29.0 72

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot

Game log

Preseason

2020–21 game log
2020–21 season schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log
2020–21 season schedule

Playoffs

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See also: 2021 NBA playoffs
2021 playoff game log
2021 playoff schedule

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades

November 18, 2020[3] To Milwaukee Bucks
2020 ORL second-round pick (#45)		 To Orlando Magic
2022 IND protected second-round pick
2026 MIL second-round pick
November 18, 2020[4] To Milwaukee Bucks
rights to İlkan Karaman (2012 #57)		 To Cleveland Cavaliers
2022 MIL first-round pick
2025 MIL second-round pick
November 24, 2020[5] To Milwaukee Bucks
Jrue Holiday (from New Orleans)
Draft rights to Sam Merrill (#60) (from New Orleans)		 To Denver Nuggets
Draft rights to R. J. Hampton (#24) (from Milwaukee)
To New Orleans Pelicans
Steven Adams (from Oklahoma City)
Eric Bledsoe (from Milwaukee)
2024 right to swap first-round pick with MIL (from Milwaukee)
2025 MIL first-round pick (from Milwaukee)
2026 right to swap first-round pick with MIL (from Milwaukee)
2027 MIL first-round pick (from Milwaukee)		 To Oklahoma City Thunder
George Hill (from Milwaukee)
Zylan Cheatham (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade)
Josh Gray (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade)
Darius Miller (from New Orleans)
Kenrich Williams (from New Orleans) (Sign and trade)
2023 DEN protected first-round pick (from Denver)
2023 WAS second-round pick (from New Orleans)
2024 CHA second-round pick (from New Orleans)

Failed Bogdan Bogdanović trade

In November 2020, the Bucks attempted to acquire Bogdan Bogdanović through a sign-and-trade deal along with Justin James from the Sacramento Kings for Donte DiVincenzo, D. J. Wilson, and Ersan İlyasova.[6][7][8] The trade unraveled when the NBA announced they were investigating the Bucks for having contact with Bogdanović and/or his agent before it was allowed under free agency rules. The Bucks reportedly felt double-crossed by the situation, and decided not to pursue the trade further. The league voided the team's second-round pick in 2022 at the conclusion of the investigation in December.[9][10] According to Bogdanović, he was not aware of the trade and felt betrayed by the Kings.[11] DiVincenzo and Wilson stayed with the Bucks and İlyasova was eventually waived. Bogdanović would sign with the Atlanta Hawks as a restricted free agent, after the Kings extended his qualifying offer.[12][13] Coincidentally, the Kings and Bucks would be able to make a successful trade during the following season, where the Kings successfully acquired DiVincenzo in a four-team trade.

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Pat Connaughton[14] November 24

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Jaylen Adams[15] November 24 Portland Trail Blazers
Mamadi Diakite[15] November 24 Virginia
Torrey Craig[16] November 26 Denver Nuggets
Bryn Forbes[16] November 26 San Antonio Spurs
Bobby Portis[16] November 26 New York Knicks
D. J. Augustin[17] November 28 Orlando Magic

Subtractions

Player Left New Team
Ersan İlyasova[18] November 19 Utah Jazz
Robin Lopez[19] November 22 Washington Wizards
Wesley Matthews[20] November 22 Los Angeles Lakers
Sterling Brown[21] November 26 Houston Rockets

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Fox Sports Wisconsin until March 31, 2021.

References

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