Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Lower salary cap projection pressures Bucks

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as lower salary cap may cause significant problems for the Bucks

In this latest edition of the Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we look at the latest salary cap news, Greg Monroe‘s decision to opt in, and all of the buzz in the build-up to Thursday’s draft.

With teams all over the NBA reported to be engaged in trade talks, Thursday could be an incredibly busy day for the Bucks. At the very least, Milwaukee’s roster will likely have two new players by the time the day is out.

To make sure you don’t miss any of the news, both in the run-up to and the aftermath of the draft, check in with us at Behind the Buck Pass throughout the day, and return on Friday for a recap of it all in this column.

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 6/21/17

2017 NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Full two round look at potential selections (read here): Lukas Harkins gives a detailed look at his 60 picks in our final mock draft ahead of Thursday’s big event at the Barclays Center.

Milwaukee Bucks: Greg Monroe opts in to 2017-18 player option (read here): I rounded up the details on Greg Monroe decision to opt in to the final year of his contract with the Bucks.

Milwaukee Bucks: Achille Polonara joins Summer League team (read here): Italian international forward will join up with the Bucks for Summer League according to reports from Sportando, so I put together some basic information on who he is.

Milwaukee Bucks: Harry Giles selected at 17 in FanSided mock draft (read here): Having selected Harry Giles on behalf of Behind the Buck Pass in FanSided’s mock draft, I explained my reasoning for that pick here.

NBA Draft 2017 Prospect Watch: Jonah Bolden (read here): We continued our draft profiles, as I took a closer look at the game of Australian forward Jonah Bolden.

NBA Draft 2017 Prospect Watch: D.J. Wilson (read here): Reid Mueller also focused in on a prospect, looking at the strengths and weaknesses of D.J. Wilson’s game.

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 6/21/17

Report: NBA salary cap down from projection, expected to be set at $99 million (read here): Kyle Boone of CBS Sports reports on the reported drop in the salary cap from the previous projections. Coming in at $99 million, with Greg Monroe having opted in and Spencer Hawes‘ decision and Tony Snell‘s free agency still to come, the Bucks could be in real danger of crossing over into the luxury tax.

Five players the Bucks may pick at no.17 in the NBA Draft (read here): Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel identifies five players who he feels could be leading contenders for Milwaukee’s 17th pick on Thursday night.

Beat writer mock draft: Whom will your team choose in the 2017 NBA Draft? (read here): Tim Bontemps of the Washington Post got together beat writers for the various NBA teams for this mock draft, with Matt Velazquez selecting Jarrett Allen, noting the Bucks are “bullish about the center’s ability to play the four down the road.”

Why the Wisconsin Herd’s Logo is perfect (read here): Dakota Schmidt of Ridiculous Upside lays out his case for why the Herd’s new logo is a good choice, ahead of the official unveiling later on Thursday.

Every NBA team’s biggest draft steal, from Steve Nash to Draymond Green (read here): Colin Ward-Henninger of CBS Sports looks at every team’s biggest draft steal, unsurprisingly highlighting Giannis Antetokounmpo for the Bucks.

Next: Win In 6 Podcast #131: Jon Horst’s introduction, frontcourt draft options

That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.

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