Milwaukee Bucks Daily: New additions officially come into the fold

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the Bucks look to integrate their new additions, George Hill and Jason Smith, within the squad and in the team’s rotation.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, both George Hill and Jason Smith are officially added into the mix, the Bucks edge past the Toronto Raptors for a thrilling 104-99 victory Sunday evening and much more.

Although both were officially active in the Bucks’ win last night, both Hill and Smith have yet to take part in either a shootaround or an official team practice as Coach Bud disclosed to Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. How that affects their availability for Monday night’s game versus the Cleveland Cavaliers remains to be seen.

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

Best of Behind the Buck Pass From 12/9/18

Wisconsin Herd: Quick reactions from 119-118 win over Maine Red Claws (read here): I recapped the Wisconsin Herd’s whirlwind triple overtime victory over the Maine Red Claws that gave them their first victory in over a month and in 12 games.

Milwaukee Bucks: 3 things to watch for in road clash with Toronto Raptors (read here): Before Sunday night’s game, Adam McGee previewed the Bucks’ big duel with the East-leading Toronto Raptors.

Milwaukee Bucks: Bidding farewell to John Henson (read here): I also reflected on John Henson’s six year-plus stint with the Bucks, now that it has come to an end with him being dealt to the Cleveland Cavaliers as part of the Bucks’ big trade from the weekend.

Best of Bucks Around the Internet From 12/9/18

The newest Bucks expect to get up to speed quickly (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez talked with both of the Bucks’ new additions, George Hill and Jason Smith, as well as head coach Mike Budenholzer about what’s needed to integrate them within the team and what to expect from both of them now that they’re officially in the fold.

Bucks 104, Raptors 99: Brogdon, Antetokounmpo and Lopez star in battle of heavyweights (read here): Velazquez also recapped on the Bucks’ thrilling victory over the Toronto Raptors from Sunday evening that gave them their second victory over the best team in the NBA in their season series.

Bucks not grading Warriors game on pass or fail grade (read here): Malika Andrews of ESPN wrote about how Budenholzer and the rest of the Bucks squad viewed the significance of their tough slate between their matchups against the Golden State Warriors on Friday night and the Raptors.

Milwaukee Bucks: Team is all-in with latest addition (read here): Daniel Lubofsky over at Hoops Habit touched on the message the Bucks sent by their recent trade and how HIll figures to be an upgrade within their rotation.

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