Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Giannis Antetokounmpo leading All-Star voting

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is the leader in All-Star voting through the first round of balloting.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we learn of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s leading All-Star bid, Thon Maker looking to turn the corner, James Young making his grand return to the NBA and much more.

With the results of the first round of All-Star voting released on Thursday evening, Bucks fans were treated with a nice surprise as the leading All-Star vote getter so far is Antetokounmpo at 863,416 total votes.

While there are an additional two weeks before the game’s starters are officially announced (the following week will be when reserves are announced), it’s just yet another reminder of how much Antetokounmpo’s star keeps on ascending to new heights.

For all your Bucks and Wisconsin Herd needs, keep on coming by here to Behind the Buck Pass to get the latest coverage, analysis and postgame reactions that relate to the organization.

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 1/4/18

Milwaukee Bucks: Takeaways from 122-101 win over Indiana Pacers (read here): I recapped the Bucks’ commanding victory over the Victor Oladipo-less Indiana Pacers from Wednesday night.

Milwaukee Bucks: Grades from 122-101 win over Indiana Pacers (read here): Adam McGee handed out grades, taking a look at individual performances from the Bucks, Jason Kidd as well as looking at what the Pacers had to offer as well.

Wisconsin Herd complete dramatic comeback, beat Canton Charge (read here): Adam looked back on the Herd’s wild comeback victory over the Canton Charge from Wednesday night to ring in their new year right.

Wisconsin Herd: James Young to reportedly sign with Philadelphia 76ers (read here): Lastly, Adam also wrote on the report from Adam Johnson of 2 Ways & 10 Days relaying that the Philadelphia 76ers have reportedly added Herd standout swingman James Young on a two-way contract.

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 1/4/18

2018 NBA All-Star voting first return released (read here): The NBA released the first batch of returns for this year’s All-Star voting, with Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo leading the way for all players.

Thon Maker and the sophomore slump (read here): Eric Nehm over at ESPN Milwaukee sat down with Bucks second-year big man Thon Maker to talk about his inconsistent year so far, the work he’s done to get past it and how looking back at his performance in last year’s playoff series against the Toronto Raptors sparked a change in his mentality while on the floor.

Bucks prepping for second crack at DeMar DeRozan and the Toronto Raptors (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez wrote about the challenge the Bucks will be taking on to slow down the Toronto Raptors, particularly three-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan, on Friday night as well as an update on forward Jabari Parker’s recent practice activity.

Sources: Philadelphia 76ers to sign James Young to two-way contract (read here): Here’s the original report from Adam Johnson of 2 Ways & 10 Days about James Young getting his shot to return to the NBA by signing a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.

How the Bucks are exploiting defenses with unique point guard-to-point guard alley-oop (read here): CBS Sports’ Jack Maloney broke down a favorite action the Bucks have been featuring in their offense recently involving both Matthew Dellavedova and Malcolm Brogdon.

Next: Bucks: How Eric Bledsoe has been exactly as advertised

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