Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Bucks make Ersan Ilyasova signing official

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the Bucks officially announce the addition of Ersan Ilyasova to their roster Monday evening.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, the Bucks made the Ersan Ilyasova signing official Monday evening, we round up plenty of reactions in the wake of Jabari Parker‘s departure and much more.

Just a little over two weeks after both parties struck an agreement on a three-year, $21 million deal in the opening minute of free agency, the third year being non-guaranteed, the Bucks minting Ilyasova’s homecoming last night makes him the first of the two free agent additions they’ve made so far to become official, the other being Brook Lopez.

Like you can each and everyday, keep on coming around here to Behind the Buck Pass to get the latest coverage, analysis and offseason developments that relates to all facets of the Bucks organization.

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 7/16/18

Milwaukee Bucks: Bidding farewell to Jabari Parker (read here): As is tradition, I delivered my parting ode to Jabari Parker and examine why what started as a partnership built on hope significantly eroded at the end of his four years in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee Bucks: What we learned from Mike Budenholzer on the Woj Pod (read here): Ben Rauman detailed his biggest takeaways from new Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer’s appearance on the most recent edition of The Woj Pod with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

Milwaukee Bucks reportedly withdraw qualifying offer to two-way player Marshall Plumlee (read here): Lastly, I also picked up on the news that the Bucks have rescinded Marshall Plumlee’s qualifying offer, thus making him an unrestricted free agent and ending his six-month stay with the organization.

Best of Bucks Around The Internet From 7/16/18

Milwaukee Bucks Sign Ersan Ilyasova (read here): Here’s the Bucks’ press release regarding the Ersan Ilyasova signing, which was made official Monday evening.

Ersan Ilyasova’s three-year deal is done; he’s officially back with the Bucks (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez wrote about the Ilyasova signing being made official while also touching on Marshall Plumlee’s departure as a two-way player.

Why it was time for the Bucks to move on from Jabari Parker, and why the Bulls were right to bet on upside (read here): From Sunday afternoon, Sam Vecenie of The Athletic penned an excellent and thorough examination of Jabari Parker’s tenure with the Bucks, why it was time for the Bucks to part ways with him and much more.

There’s no blame for anyone in the Jabari Parker-Bucks break-up (read here): SB Nation’s Tom Ziller assessed Parker’s four years in Milwaukee and how it all led to his exit over the weekend.

Brian Windhorst; Nick Friedell: 7/16/18 (listen here): On the latest edition of The Lowe Post, the triumvirate of ESPN’s Zach Lowe, Nick Friedell and Brian Windhorst dove deep into Parker’s departure, his fit with the Chicago Bulls and a whole bunch more as it relates to the Bucks’ future.

Oscar Robertson‘s auctioning off his one and only NBA championship ring (read here): Dan Devine over at Yahoo Sports touched on the mementos Bucks legend Oscar Robertson is auctioning off, including his NBA championship ring from the Bucks’ lone title-winning season back from the 1970-1971 campaign.

Punch Bowl Social to bring bowling, karaoke, food and drinks to Milwaukee Bucks arena complex (read here): James B. Nelson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on the impending arrival of Punch Bowl Social, the newest tenant that will reside within the entertainment block surrounding the Bucks’ new arena.

Next: Win in 6 Podcast #235: Farewell, Jabari Parker

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