Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Thon Maker to play for Australian National Team

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 28: (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 28: (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as second-year big man Thon Maker will represent the Australian National Team in their upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, Thon Maker announces he’ll represent Australia in their upcoming pair of FIBA World Cup Qualifiers, we reflect on the best individual performances from Bucks players this season and much more.

Having long talked about his desire of wanting to represent Australia internationally, Maker will get to achieve that dream this summer when the Boomers take on both Japan and the Philippines in late June and early July.

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

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NBA Draft 2018 Prospect Watch: Khyri Thomas (read here): I looked at what Creighton Bluejays guard Khyri Thomas has to offer as part of our ongoing look at prospects that have declared for the 2018 NBA Draft (though, it should be noted that he’s yet to hire an agent at this time).

Milwaukee Bucks nearing second stage of head coaching interviews (read here): Adam McGee wrote on Friday morning’s report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski regarding the Bucks’ ongoing head coaching search.

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Maker: “I’m excited to play with the national team for the next qualifying window” (read here): Bucks big man Thon Maker made the announcement that he will join the Australian National Team for their pair of upcoming FIBA World Cup Qualifiers this summer.

Best Bucks Player Performances of 2017-18 (read here): Alex Boeder of Bucks.com compiled his 10 best individual performances from Bucks players this year and spoiler alert, superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo features heavily on the list.

Bucks in search of identity (read here): In light of seeing the four remaining teams still stand in this year’s postseason, ESPN Milwaukee’s Eric Nehm wrote on the lack of identity the Bucks failed to form this season.

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