Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks 6th in SI Top 100

MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 26: (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the final reveal of the SI Top 100 leaves Giannis Antetokounmpo just outside the league’s top-5.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we hear about Giannis Antetokounmpo’s status according to the SI Top 100, the latest on the Sterling Brown case, the sad news of the passing of a former Bucks assistant coach, and much more.

The final Sports Illustrated ranking of Antetokounmpo is unlikely to leave too many fans disappointed, as it places him firmly in the NBA’s top tier while still leaving room for further improvement in the years to come.

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

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Milwaukee Bucks: How accurate are the team’s NBA 2K19 ratings? (read here): Robby Cowles examined the ratings of every Bucks player in the recently released NBA 2K19 in an attempt to determine whether the game’s assessment of the Bucks was fair or foul.

Milwaukee Bucks: Getting to know the 1985-86 team (read here): Jordan Treske wrote about the 1985-86 season, which included legendary battles with the 76ers and Celtics, and acted as something of a swan-song for the great teams of the Don Nelson era.

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Top 100 players of 2019 (read here): Ben Golliver and Rob Mahoney of Sports Illustrated released the final part of their annual Top 100 series for 2019, with the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo ranked just outside of the top-5.

One officer involved in Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown arrest has been fired, chief says (read here): Ashley Luthern and Mary Spicuzza of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on the news that one of the Milwaukee PD members involved in the Sterling Brown tasing incident has been fired, albeit not for the events of that night itself.

Milwaukee Bucks and WTMJ radio expand partnership (read here): Bucks.com announced details of an expanded deal with WTMJ, which will see Ted Davis and Dennis Krause continue to call the action on radio.

Former Spurs assistant coach, two-time NBA champion Don Newman dies at 60 (read here): Colin Ward-Henninger of CBS Sports wrote about the sad passing of Don Newman, a long-time NBA coach who was an assistant with the Bucks under George Karl from 1999-2003.

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