Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Vin Baker takes on assistant coaching duties

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as Bucks legend Vin Baker has now been added to the team’s coaching staff in the wake of Jason Kidd’s firing.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, Vin Baker hops on board the Bucks’ coaching staff, the Wisconsin Herd shake up their roster with a multi-player trade, Sterling Brown has a brush with the law early Friday morning and much more.

Midway through his first season as a Bucks analyst for Fox Sports Wisconsin, the news that Baker had joined the team’s reshuffled coaching staff was very surprising to see, even taking into account his familiarity with the team’s principles as he’s consulted with them in past Summer Leagues and has visited in their practice sessions throughout the season.

Nonetheless, it’s an incredible opportunity for the 46-year-old to forge a path in coaching, considering how he’s been able to rebuild his life after developing a life-altering substance abuse addiction that derailed his promising playing career close to two decades ago.

To get the latest coverage, analysis and postgame reactions for both the Bucks and the Herd, keep on coming by here to Behind the Buck pass to get exactly just that each and every day.

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Milwaukee Bucks Game Preview: Jan 26 vs Brooklyn Nets (read here): Before last night’s game, Adam McGee previewed the Bucks’ first meeting of the season with the Brooklyn Nets.

WIn in 6 Podcast #179: Players react to Jason Kidd’s firing (read here): Adam and I convened for our third Win in 6 of the week where we covered the fallout of Kidd’s firing, touched on the national coverage in the wake of the decision and much more.

Milwaukee Bucks: Malcolm Brogdon wants none of your sophomore slump (read here): Ryan Riley wrote about Malcolm Brogdon’s successful sophomore season so far and how he’s refined his offensive capabilities following his Rookie of the Year campaign last year.

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Joe Prunty To Remain As Head Coach Of The Milwaukee Bucks For The Remainder Of The Season (read here): Along with confirming that Joe Prunty will be tasked with finishing out the rest of the season as interim coach, the Bucks announced Friday that Vin Baker has now joined the team’s coaching staff as an assistant coach.

Herd Acquires Blackmon Jr. and Rights to Smith Delaware 87ers (read here): The Wisconsin Herd announced Friday afternoon that they had acquired James Blackmon Jr., Ricky Ledo and the rights to Russ Smith from the Delaware 87ers in exchange for Cameron Oliver and Shannon Brown.

Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown arrested, tased by Milwaukee Police over parking incident (read here): Ashley Luthern of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel touched on the incident that took place early Friday morning involving Bucks rookie wing Sterling Brown and Milwaukee police, which resulted in him getting tased and arrested.

Video: One-on-one with Bucks guard Matthew Dellavedova (read here): As part of his ongoing series with Midwest Ballers, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez sat down with Bucks guard Matthew Dellavedova to go over his affinity for avocado toast, his love of Settlers of Catan, his shoe deal with Peak and much more.

Bucks 116, Nets 91: Giannis dominates with 41 points, 13 rebounds and seven assist in rout (read here): Velazquez also recapped the Bucks’ cathartic blowout victory over the Brooklyn Nets from Friday night.

Next: Milwaukee Bucks: Getting to know interim head coach Joe Prunty

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