The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as Thon Maker‘s brother Matur Maker leaves his mark at Adidas Nations.
In this latest edition of the Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we check in with the progress of Thon Maker’s brother Matur Maker, as well as a day of incomings and outgoings for decision-makers around the Bucks.
Particularly notable is the hiring of Jordan Brady as Wisconsin Herd head coach, as now with a coach in place, other personnel and roster decisions can start to be considered and planned for in Oshkosh.
As the Herd roster does shape up over the coming months, stick with us at Behind the Buck Pass for all of the news and analysis surrounding it.
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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories:
Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 8/7/17
Milwaukee Bucks: Jordan Brady hired as Wisconsin Herd head coach (read here): I rounded up the details on the Bucks’ decision to hire 34-year-old Jordan Brady as the inaugural head coach of the Wisconsin Herd.
Milwaukee Bucks reportedly set to hire Milt Newton as assistant GM (read here): I also took a closer look at the reports that the Bucks’ are set to hire former Minnesota Timberwolves GM Milt Newton as assistant GM.
Milwaukee Bucks: Could the Bucks run without a traditional point guard? (read here): In further front office news, Craig Robinson left Milwaukee to join the New York Knicks after less than 12 months with the Bucks. I wrote about the news and the various reports of Robinson’s new responsibilities in New York.
Milwaukee Bucks: The Bucks have become an extremely young team (read here): Ti Windisch writes about just how young the Bucks are, and how they’ve fared in recent seasons without obvious veteran presences.
Milwaukee Bucks: Setting lofty goals, inviting added pressure (read here): I wrote about how the various bold statements being made by Bucks players will bring a pressure they’ve never previously experienced next season.
Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 8/7/17
Matur Maker leads Adidas Nations 2017 in scoring as Asia Pacific falls in championship game (read here): Matur Maker, brother of Bucks big man Thon Maker, put in a starring performance at this year’s Adidas Nations. Thon also traveled to Adidas Eurocamp to help Matur work out earlier in the summer.
Wisconsin Herd name Jordan Brady first head coach (read here): The official Bucks.com release on the hiring of G-League veteran Jordan Brady as head coach provides some brief biographical details on Brady, along with quotes from him and GM Dave Dean.
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That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.