Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Buildup To Game 1 In Toronto Continues

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the anticipation for the Bucks/Raptors series continues to build.

In this edition of the Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we look at all of the preview coverage and hype surrounding the Bucks’ first round series, the announcement of the local broadcast crew for that series, and the interest in luxury suites in the new arena.

Now only one day removed from game day in Toronto, excitement is approaching fever pitch for the Bucks’ return to the playoffs. Today on Behind the Buck Pass, we’ll preview all the key matchups and much more as you continue to get ready for the big game on Saturday.

To make sure you don’t miss any of that or the rest of our coverage throughout the playoffs, you can check in with this column early each morning on site, where we’ll recap all of our work from the previous day, as well as our selections of the best pieces on the Bucks from elsewhere.

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 4/13/17

Milwaukee Bucks: Player Power Rankings (April 6 – April 12) (read here): Lukas Harkins returned with the final regular season edition of his Bucks’ player power rankings.

NBA Draft 2017 Prospect Watch: Lonzo Ball (read here): Our draft coverage continues as Jay Spanbauer examines the game of Lonzo Ball who is undoubtedly the most talked about prospect in this year’s class.

Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways From Loss To Boston Celtics (read here): I looked back on Milwaukee’s regular season closing loss to Boston, highlighting some of the key takeaways from that game heading into the playoffs.

Milwaukee Bucks: Grades From 112-94 Loss To Boston Celtics (read here): Joe Osterndorf also reflected on the loss to the Celtics, grading the individual performances of the Bucks, Jason Kidd and Boston on the night.

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 4/13/17

NBA Playoffs 2017: Five things to know about the Raptors-Bucks series (read here): James Herbert of CBS Sports previews the Bucks’ first round series, picking out some of the key talking points heading into Saturday.

Greg Monroe‘s journey finally takes him to playoffs (read here): Charles Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel speaks to Greg Monroe about having finally ending the playoff drought that led him to sign in Milwaukee in the first place.

Optimizing the Milwaukee playoff rotation (read here): Brett Abramczyk of Brew Hoop examines the various option facing Jason Kidd heading into the playoffs, and makes his picks for how the team’s shortened rotation should look.

FOX Sports Wisconsin to televise first-round Bucks playoff series (read here): FOX Sports Wisconsin have announced that they will cover the first round series against the Raptors with a commentary team of Gus Johnson and Marques Johnson.

For your consideration: Malcolm Brogdon, the improbable Rookie of the Year choice (read here): James Herbert of CBS Sports spoke to Malcolm Brogdon about his improbable Rookie of the Year run, his incredible season, and the influences who inspired him to reach this point.

Milwaukee Bucks say they have plenty of customers for luxury suites at $524 million arena (read here): James B. Nelson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel spoke to Bucks president Peter Feigin who revealed that the Bucks are close to selling out their luxury suites for the new arena.

Next: Win In 6 Podcast #110: Searching For Playoff Form

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

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