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Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Christian Wood’s mission to earn last roster spot

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LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 9: Christian Wood #35 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket during the game against the Denver Nuggets during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2018 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 9: Christian Wood #35 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket during the game against the Denver Nuggets during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2018 at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as big man and Bucks training camp invitee Christian Wood talks about his goal of making the Bucks’ final roster heading into the 2018-19 season.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, Christian Wood talks about his stint with the Bucks so far and his quest to make the team’s final roster, we assess where many Bucks players stand heading into the 2018-19 season, and much more.

Wood faces plenty of competition in Tim Frazier, Shabazz Muhammad and Tyler Zeller for the Bucks’ final roster spot, but his strong impression from Summer League has continued into training camp, judging by his performance during the team’s open scrimmage Saturday morning and afternoon.

Like you can each and every day, keep on coming around here to Behind the Buck Pass to get the latest coverage, analysis and preseason developments that relates to the Bucks, Wisconsin Herd and Bucks Gaming.

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

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 9/30/18

Milwaukee Bucks: The Jerryd Bayless game-winner (read here): For our last chapter in this year’s Bucks History Month, Ben Rauman examined the lasting significance of Jerryd Bayless’ game winning shot at the end of Game 4 that extended the Bucks’ first round series with the Chicago Bulls during the 2015 NBA Playoffs.

Milwaukee Bucks: Is Khris Middleton‘s improved playoff defense sustainable? (read here): I wrote about whether the high level and versatile defensive play Khris Middleton displayed during the Bucks’ first round playoff run last year will convey over into the 2018-19 NBA season.

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Christian Wood carries summer momentum into battle for Bucks’ last roster spot (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez talked with big man and Bucks training camp invitee Christian Wood to go over his ongoing stint in Milwaukee so far and his mission to make the team’s final roster.

Bucks roster analysis: Where each player stands entering the 2018-’19 season (read here): Velazquez also assessed where all of the Bucks players currently under guaranteed contracts stand heading into the coming campaign.

Milwaukee Bucks: 3 players facing the most pressure in 2018-19 (read here): Josh Cornelissen over at Hoops Habit offered up what he thinks are the three Bucks players facing the most pressure for the upcoming year.

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

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