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Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Rounding up reactions to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s All-Star selection

By Jordan Treske

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 25: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks makes his entrance before the game against the New York Knicks on Decemeber 25, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. 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 Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 25: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks makes his entrance before the game against the New York Knicks on Decemeber 25, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. 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 Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as we round up reactions to superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s third consecutive All-Star appearance, which was officially announced Thursday night.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we round up reactions to Giannis Antetokounmpo officially booking his third straight All-Star appearance Thursday night, learn more about the partnership between the Bucks and the Wisconsin Herd regarding the roles both play in sending players on assignment, and much more.

The first All-Star domino officially fell for the Bucks Thursday night with Antetokounmpo being named captain in his third straight All-Star appearance. Now we’ll have to wait another week to see if any of the Bucks’ starters will join him in Charlotte and the same goes for whether head coach Mike Budenholzer will oversee Antetokounmpo’s squad.

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

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Wisconsin Herd: Quick reactions from 118-109 win over Windy City Bulls (read here): I recapped the Wisconsin Herd’s victory over the Windy City Bulls from Wednesday night, which made for the first time they’ve logged back-to-back victories this season.

Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis Antetokounmpo officially named All-Star captain (read here): I picked up on the biggest Bucks news of the day regarding the unsurprising news that superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will be making his third straight All-Star appearance and will serve as a captain at this year’s game in Charlotte.

Best of Bucks Around the Internet From 1/24/19

Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo selected as all-star starter and team captain (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez touched on Giannis Antetokounmpo earning his third straight All-Star appearance and got the insight of the Bucks superstar being named an All-Star captain.

Milwaukee Bucks add the first of 6 Fiserv Forum signs to the outside of the new arena (read here): Also of the Journal Sentinel, James B. Nelson reported on the Bucks installing Fiserv Forum signs around the state of the art arena this week.

The 2019 NBA All-Star Starters Are In. Who Will Join Them (read here): Jonathan Tjarks of The Ringer offered up his biggest questions left regarding selecting this year’s class of All-Star reserves, which included how to divvy up who is more deserving among the Bucks’ supporting cast within their starting lineup.

Which NBA All-Stars should LeBron and Giannis draft first? ($) (read here): ESPN’s Kevin Pelton looked at who both Giannis and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James should pick to fill out their All-Star teams among the starters named and much more regarding Thursday night’s All-Star selections and initial snubs.

For Milwaukee Bucks players, assignments with Wisconsin Herd bring NBA success (read here): Margaret Naczek wrote about the relationship between the Bucks and the Wisconsin Herd regarding having players on assignment and how Bucks great Vin Baker has played a central role in overseeing their development this season for the Oshkosh Northwestern.

Wisconsin Herd Completes Trade with Texas Legends (read here): The Herd announced Thursday night that they have traded Wisconsin native Vander Blue to the Texas Legends in exchange for the returning rights to Damon Lynn as well as a second round pick in the 2019 G League Draft.

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

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