Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mike Budenholzer widely tipped for awards
By Adam McGee
The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mike Budenholzer feature prominently in major outlets’ midseason awards picks.
In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we get a sense of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Mike Budenholzer’s frontrunner status in the NBA awards races, catch up with the Bucks’ win in Memphis, and much more.
Although there’s plenty of time to go, and the possibility for others such as James Harden to push toward the fore, there can be little argument about the impact of Antetokounmpo and Budenholzer at this juncture of the season.
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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.
Best of Behind the Buck Pass From 1/16/19
Milwaukee Bucks: 3 takeaways from 124-86 win over Miami Heat (read here): I looked back on Tuesday’s game against the Heat, picking out three key takeaways from that Milwaukee win.
Milwaukee Bucks: Player grades from 124-86 win over Miami Heat (read here): Theo Konstantellos honed in on the Bucks’ individual efforts from that same game, dishing out player grades from that victory.
Wisconsin Herd: Quick reactions from 137-132 loss to Erie Bayhawks (read here): Jordan Treske recapped the action as the Herd collapsed late to lose to the Erie Bayhawks on Wednesday morning.
Milwaukee Bucks: 3 things to watch for on the road against Memphis Grizzlies (read here): Prior to Wednesday’s game with the Grizzlies, I picked out three storylines worth keeping in mind when the action got underway.
Best of Bucks Around the Internet From 1/16/19
2018-19 NBA midseason awards: Giannis, ‘Melo span spectrum of most, least valuable (read here): Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo Sports made his picks for midseason NBA awards, picking out Giannis Antetokounmpo as MVP and Mike Budenholzer as Coach of the Year.
ESPN Forecast: Awards, Finals matchups and Warriors vs. the field (read here): ESPN’s panel of experts also made their picks for key awards and more at this point in the season, with Giannis and Coach Bud again named as the frontrunners in their respective categories.
NBA midseason grades: Eastern Conference (read here): Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated dished out midseason grades for the Eastern Conference’s teams, with the Bucks receiving top marks with an A+.
Bucks 111, Grizzlies 101: Trouble? Hardly. A 19-0 run blows this close game wide open. (read here): Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported from Memphis as the Bucks rode a 19-0 run with Giannis Antetokounmpo in foul trouble to beat the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
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That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.