Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Oscar Robertson’s 1971 NBA Championship ring auctioned off
The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as The Big O’s 1971 NBA Championship ring was sold for nearly $76,000 at an auction on Friday night.
In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, the championship ring belonging to Bucks legend Oscar Robertson officially gets sold at an auction, we take a look at the positional change superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has experienced in his career and much more.
Along with his lone title-winning ring, other items from Robertson’s collection that were available for auction included his Naismith Hall of Fame ring, rings from All-Star Games as well as game-worn jerseys.
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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.
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Milwaukee Bucks: Would D.J. Wilson benefit from lengthy G League assignment? (read here): I wrote about the need for D.J. Wilson to see significant playing time with the Wisconsin Herd next season, considering the limited pathway for him to earn minutes with the Bucks as well as the questions regarding his ability to contribute on the NBA level.
Milwaukee Bucks: Preparing for the shift to an increased pace (read here): Adam McGee explored the Bucks’ pace of play last season and how new head coach Mike Budenholzer will likely look to increase that element of their play.
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Oscar Robertson NBA Championship Ring Reaches over $75K at Auction (read here): Alec Nathan of Bleacher Report touched on the selling of Bucks legend Oscar Robertson’s 1971 NBA Championship ring at an auction Friday night.
Over the last five years, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s position has changed (read here): Danny Small over at Clutch Points looked at the positional change Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo has experienced throughout his career to this point.
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That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.