2023-08-17 09:00:01
LEAD: matthew dellavedova (australia)
At the Bucks: 3 seasons for 126 games
Record: 70 wins – 56 losses (55.6%)
Stats: 6.0 points 38.2% on shots, 1.8 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 22 minutes
The Aussie made a name for himself defending the lead on Stephen Curry during the 2015 Finals. A kryptonite that only lasted two games. his revenge, Matthew Dellavedova obtains it the following year with a title of champion against these same Warriors. Its reputation as a tough defensive ringworm is then at its peak. A pedigree that allows him to obtain an improbable contract of 38.5 million over 4 years from the Bucks. The franchise is slowly rebuilding around the duo Giannis Antetokounmpo–Jabari Parker and seeks hardness to train its young people. But, the titular costume is definitely too big for Dellywhich cedes its place in the starting five au rookie Malcolm Brogdon at the end of the season. Then hampered by physical glitches, he ended up being changed in December 2018 to return to Ohio.
ARRIRE : CARLOS DELFINO (argentinE)
At the Bucks: 3 seasons for 178 games
Record: 86 wins – 92 defeats (48.3%)
Stats: 10.6 points 40.5% on shots, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 25 minutes
The little youngster from Argentina’s Golden Generation won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. From then on, the doors of the NBA opened for him. Draft a little earlier by the Pistons, Carlos Delfino had a timid start at Motor City before his career across the Atlantic really took off with the Raptors in 2008. However, the following season, he joined Khimki Moscow. He then became one of the best country players on the Old Continent. A lucrative break of a year to better find the NBA. Recovered by the Bucks in 2009, he made his debut in the starting role. While the worst was predicted for the private franchise of Michael Redd injured, the Argentinian is having his best season with more than 11 points and 5 rebounds. The Bucks grab the playoffs to everyone’s surprise and only fall after Game 7 against the Hawks. The sequel will be less happy, even if Delfino still brings solid minutes.
AILIER : ersan ilyasova (turquie)
At the Bucks: 9 seasons for 583 games
Record: 289 wins – 294 losses (49.6%)
Stats: 9.8 points 44.8% on shots, 5.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 22 minutes
Three stints with the Bucks in 15 years of career. Ersan Ilyasova Although he was one of the greatest racing pigeons of the 2010s, he is still returning to the franchise that drafted him in the second round in 2006. After a promising rookie campaign, the Turk signed a two-year contract with Barcelona. A Spanish champion title later, he returned to Wisconsin. The franchise lingers in the soft underbelly of the Eastern Conference, but on an individual level, Ilyasova is gradually gaining his starting stripes. Streaky shooter par excellence, he bursts into a role of stretch four…until the advent of Giannis Antetokounmpo. To make room for the Greek, the Bucks trade Ilyasova for the remains of Caron Butler. Ersan then chained the moves at an incredible speed: 5 franchises in 3 years! At 32, he still returns to Milwaukee for two seasons, but misses the title within a few months.
AILIER FORT : giannis antetokounmpo (grecE)
At the Bucks: 10 seasons for 719 games (in progress)
Record: 407 wins – 312 defeats (56.6%)
Stats: 22.6 points 53.7% on shots, 9.6 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 33 minutes
The odyssey of Giannis Antetokounmpo has nothing to envy that of Ulysses. Like the mythological hero, his story begins in Greece, where he is forced to sell gadgets on the sly in the streets of Athens to help his family financially. With his atypical physique, he was represented at the age of 13 by the Filathlitikos club. Four years later, he made his debut in the Greek second division. The sequel is a fairy tale. A 15th-place draft by the Bucks, accelerated development under Jason Kidd which makes it its main playmaker and the supreme crown with Mike Budenholzer. At 28, the Greek Freak is already the most emblematic player in his franchise. Best scorer, passer and blocker of the Bucks, his name is on all the shelves. As for his 2021 campaign, which leads to Milwaukee’s second title, it ranks among the most impressive all-time: 30.2 points, 12.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists and an iconic 50-point game to close the final.
PIVOT : andrew bogut (australiE)
At the Bucks: 7 seasons for 408 games
Record: 185 wins – 223 losses (45.3%)
Stats: 12.7 points 52.2% on shots, 9.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 33 minutes
With parents of Croatian origin, Andrew Bogut took his first steps in basketball with Toni Kukoc as a model. But, as he grows, he repositions himself at the pivotal position. 2m13 for 118 kilos, we are more on a baobab than on a pink panther. Trained at the University of Utah, he had more than 20 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks as a sophomore. Enough to be chosen in first position in the 2005 draft. A first for an Australian player! He immediately becomes the control tower of the Bucks, a defensive stopper who remains however limited in attack, never exceeding 16 points on average. It is above all the all-out injuries that are hampering his seasons in Wisconsin. With only one playoff campaign under his belt in seven years Milwaukee, the franchise ends up changing him against Monta Ellis in 2012.
Beno Udrih (Grammar)
2 seasons for 98 games
Stats: 6.2 points 45.4% on shots, 1.8 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 18 minutes
Charlie Villanueva (Dominican Republic)
3 seasons for 193 games
Stats: 13.5 points 44.7% on shots, 6.3 rebounds and 1.3 assist in 25 minutes
Toni Kukoc (Croatia)
4 seasons for 254 games
Stats: 7.7 points 41.6% on shots, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 21 minutes
And Gadzuric (The Netherlands)
8 seasons for 483 games
Stats: 4.9 points 50.5% on shots, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 15 minutes
Zaza Pachulia (Georgie)
3 seasons for 200 games
Stats: 7.4 points 44.6% on shots, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 22 minutes
Triple NBA champion with the Bulls, it is under the uniform of the Bucks that Toni Kukoc ends his career. A pink panther too fat 35 years old to properly shoulder the franchise player, Michael Redd. And it’s not the titular pivot of the time, Dan Gadzuric, who will help much better Redd Hot. Too limited in attack, the Dutchman spent all the same eight seasons in Wisconsin with as a peak, the 2004-2005 season: 7.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks. A promising campaign that allows him to sign a deal of 36 million. From then on, his production faltered irremediably. His salary makes him almost intransferable, the Bucks waiting for the last year of his contract to send him to the Nets.
Mentions: In the Bucks Family, we find the big brother of Giannis, Thanasis Antetokounmpo et Tito Horfordthe Celtics’ inside dad. Axel Toupanechampion in 2021 and Damien Inglis fulfill the quota of Frenchies. Small mention also for Chinese Yi Jianlianauthor of a great rookie season (8.6 points and 5.2 rebounds) and the Sudanese Thon Makereternal hope despite an intriguing athletic potential.
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