The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as we gather more reactions over the Bucks’ draft night and their selection of Villanova combo guard, Donte DiVincenzo.
In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we round up reactions regarding the Bucks’ pick of Donte DiVincenzo, their overall draft night and rumors of potential deals that fell through last minute and much more.
Now a day-and-a-half after the 2018 NBA Draft, there are plenty of reactions over how everything unfolded Thursday night, including the Bucks’ draft night and their decision to go with a player like DiVincenzo on both sides of the spectrum.
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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.
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Win in 6 Podcast #228: Bucks add Donte DiVincenzo (read here): Adam McGee and I convened for a late night Win in 6 Thursday night to over the Bucks’ selection of Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo and answered your mailbag questions over the pick as well.
Milwaukee Bucks: Did they choose the right guy in the draft? (read here): Will Wang examined whether the Bucks’ choice to go down the safe route by picking DiVincenzo and looked at some of the options on the board that were presented as higher upside selections.
Milwaukee Bucks: Rounding up expert reaction to Donte DiVincenzo pick (read here): Adam collected all of the reactions from various draft pundits regarding the Bucks’ selection of DiVincenzo.
Milwaukee Bucks add undrafted players to Summer League roster (read here): Adam rounded up the various signings the Bucks have made following the 2018 NBA Draft with undrafted players.
Milwaukee Bucks: Draft night trade with Hawks fell through at final moment (read here): Lastly, Adam picked up on the news of the day that the Bucks were allegedly in talks to trade down in the draft in a planned deal with the Atlanta Hawks before selecting DiVincenzo, according to Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk.
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NBA draft pick Donte DiVincenzo adds more competition to Bucks’ crowded backcourt group (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez looked at the ripple effects of the Bucks’ pick of Donte DiVincenzo and where he’ll slot in their plans heading into his rookie season.
Where did DiVincenzo’s ‘Michael Jordan of Delaware’ nickname come from? (read here): Also of the Journal Sentinel, JR Radcliffe examined the origins of one of DiVincenzo’s nickname, The Michael Jordan of Delaware.
Villanova Basketball: How will Donte DiVincenzo fit with the Milwaukee Bucks (read here): Former BTBP writer and current Busting Brackets co-site expert Lukas Harkins tried to envision how DiVincenzo will fit within the Bucks.
Hawks GM: Didn’t trade up from 19th pick because of media projections (read here): Here’s the report from ESPN regarding Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk’s comments over the planned package to trade with the Bucks before their pick of Divincenzo leaked to media.
Milwaukee Bucks: Jon Horst explains Donte DiVincenzo pick (read here): Josh Cornelissen over at Hoops Habit handed out his grade for the Bucks’ draft night this year.
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That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.