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The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the Bucks’ head coach provides his thoughts on Donte DiVincenzo.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we get all of the reaction to Donte DiVincenzo’s selection by the Bucks with the 17th overall pick, including from general manager Jon Horst, head coach Mike Budenholzer and the player, himself.

The Bucks’ draft night wasn’t as active as most will have hoped, as Milwaukee’s front office failed to get into the second round to add additional prospects to their first round haul of DiVincenzo.

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

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 6/21/18

Milwaukee Bucks draft Donte DiVincenzo with 17th pick (read here): I rounded up the details on Donte DiVincenzo and provided immediate reaction to his selection at 17.

Milwaukee Bucks: Jon Horst explains Donte DiVincenzo pick (read here): I also highlighted some of the key quotes from general manager Jon Horst as he explained the team’s motivations behind picking the 21-year-old Villanova combo guard.

Milwaukee Bucks: Looking to trade down, offload Matthew Dellavedova? (read here): Prior to the draft, I detailed a report from The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor suggesting the Bucks would look to trade down in an attempt to offload Matthew Dellavedova’s contract.

Milwaukee Bucks: Pistons reportedly want to add Sean Sweeney (read here): In the biggest non-draft news of the day for the Bucks, I rounded up the various reports suggesting assistant coach Sean Sweeney is leaving the Bucks for a new role with the Detroit Pistons.

Milwaukee Bucks Roundtable: 2018 NBA Draft decisions (read here): Prior to Thursday night, our team of writers gathered around to share their thoughts on the decisions facing Milwaukee in the draft, as well as our preferences among draft prospects.

Milwaukee Bucks: Assessing Jon Horst’s performance heading into draft night (read here): Ben Rauman looked back on the first year of decisions from Jon Horst, assessing his performance to date prior to Thursday’s draft.

Milwaukee Bucks: 5 realistic options that may be taken 17th overall (read here): Jordan Treske ran the rule over five prospects who he felt would be realistic options for Milwaukee at No.17.

Will the Milwaukee Bucks buy a second round pick on draft night? (read here): I considered the various elements that could play into the Bucks’ attempts to buy a second round pick, and the financial implications that could ultimately proved to be obstacles they couldn’t overcome.

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 6/21/18

Coach Budenholzer on 2018 Draft (watch here): Bucks.com provide video of Mike Budenholzer’s media availability on Thursday night, as he highlighted Donte DiVincenzo’s competitiveness as a key attribute that has him excited about working with the 17th overall pick.

Bucks fill need by selecting sharp-shooting Donte DiVincenzo (read here): ESPN shared the Associated Press report on the selection of DiVincenzo, including quotes from GM Jon Horst and the player, himself.

Bucks select Donte DiVincenzo with 17th pick in NBA Draft (read here): Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel provided his reaction to the addition of DiVincenzo, as well as highlighting all of the key details of the communication between DiVincenzo and the Bucks during the draft process.

Bucks get exactly what they were looking for in Donte DiVincenzo (read here): Gary D’Amato of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote about how he sees DiVincenzo’s fit with the Bucks, and how his shooting in particular will help the Bucks.

DiVincenzo is more than a one-game wonder. Just ask Marquette. (read here): Ben Steele of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote about DiVincenzo’s overall college impact behind his star performance in sealing the national championship, including getting the reaction to the Bucks’ selection of Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski

The infinite sadness surrounding Sterling Brown (read here): Tyler Tynes of SB Nation spoke to Sterling Brown’s lawyer Mark Thomsen on the Bucks rookies ongoing case against Milwaukee PD and how it’s representative of a wider problem across the US.

Next: Milwaukee Bucks: 15 best draft picks in franchise history

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