Milwaukee Bucks Daily: John Hammond leaves franchise after nine years

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as John Hammond leaves the Bucks for the general manager’s job in Orlando.

In this latest edition of the Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we react to the news of John Hammond’s tenure in Milwaukee coming to a close after nine years.

With further announcements related to the shape of the Bucks’ front office expected soon, and important decisions to be made by whoever that involves, be sure to stick with us for all of the news that’s set to come your way over the next couple of months.

Every morning in this column, we’ll recap our own work from the previous day, and round up our favorite pieces from elsewhere online too.

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If you stumble across a story which you think should be in the next edition of the daily, send it to us on Twitter at @BehindTheBucks or by email at winin6podcast@gmail.com.

Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories:

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 5/23/17

Milwaukee Bucks: John Hammond joins Orlando Magic as general manager (read here): Prior to any official confirmation from either the Bucks or Magic, I wrote about the reports from Yahoo and ESPN about John Hammond’s move to Orlando.

NBA Draft 2017 Prospect Watch: Bronson Koenig (read here): Lukas Harkins assessed the draft prospects of Wisconsin’s Bronson Koenig following his recent workout visit with the Bucks.

Milwaukee Bucks Pre-Draft Workouts: Mason and Meeks looking to impress (read here): I rounded up the key details on Monday’s workout attendees, which included Kansas’ Frank Mason III and Kennedy Meeks of UNC.

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 5/23/17

Source: Bucks’ John Hammond agrees to five-year deal to be Magic GM (read here): Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical was the first to report Hammond’s departure as confirmed, and he compiled the following report to accompany the news.

Magic hire Bucks GM John Hammond for same role (read here): Before Wojnarowski’s report, Marc Stein of ESPN flagged up that Hammond’s move to Orlando was viewed as inevitable in league circles, and he weighed in with his view of things here.

John Hammond leaving Bucks to become Magic GM (read here): Last but certainly not least, the local perspective comes from Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who gives a more detailed reaction to the news of Hammond’s departure.

Bucks, Johnson Controls to build, multi-sports complex in Westlawn Neighborhood (read here): As detailed by Jimmy Carlton of OnMilwaukee, the Bucks announced their first project with Johnson Controls outside of the new arena district as they revealed plans to build a $150,000 multi sports complex on the grounds of Browning Elementary School and Silver Spring Neighborhood Center.

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