Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Learning more about general manager Jon Horst
The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as we learn more about the journey Bucks general manager Jon Horst has taken and how it’s led to him overseeing the team’s front office.
In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we learn more about Jon Horst’s background and his rise to become the Bucks’ general manager, the Bucks officially secure their season sweep over the Detroit Pistons Tuesday night and much more.
We get a full picture of the work Horst put in to simply be in the position he currently holds in the Bucks organization, and the 35-year-old even revealed that he briefly thought it was possible that he’d follow John Hammond to the Orlando Magic before being appointed Bucks general manager in late June of 2017.
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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.
Best of Behind the Buck Pass From 1/29/19
Milwaukee Bucks: 3 things to watch for in series finale against Detroit Pistons (read here): Before last night’s game, Adam McGee previewed the Bucks’ meeting with the Detroit Pistons, which closed out their four-game season series.
Milwaukee Bucks: An updated look and prospect big board for the 2019 NBA Draft (read here): Scott Romportl put together a rundown of the Bucks’ current draft pick obligations and gave us the second edition of his big board for this year’s NBA Draft.
Milwaukee Bucks: The almost certainly impossible pursuit of Anthony Davis (read here): Adam also wrote about why the Bucks will do their due diligence in sniffing out any chance of pursuing New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis and why that won’t predictably go all that far beyond that point.
Best of Bucks Around the Internet From 1/29/19
From Thumb to the NBA, Bucks general manager Jon Horst stays rooted (read here): Matt Schoch put together a great profile of Bucks general manager Jon Horst and explored his background and his journey growing up in Sandusky, Michigan to holding the position he now has in Milwaukee for The Detroit News.
Injuries to Brogdon, DiVincenzo and Brown test the Bucks’ depth at guard (read here): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Matt Velazquez provided updates on injuries to all three of Malcolm Brogdon, Sterling Brown and Donte DiVincenzo before Tuesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons.
Bucks 115, Pistons 105: Pat Connaughton comes through in a time of need (read here): Velazquez also recapped the Bucks’ bounce back win over the Detroit Pistons Tuesday night, which helped sweep their four-game season series with their division rival.
Friday’s Bucks Game Registers Highest Rating In 8 Seasons (read here): The Bucks announced that their 108-99 win over the Charlotte Hornets Friday registered the highest rating for a Bucks game in eight years, which comes courtesy of their home website.
Bucks Recall Christian Wood From Wisconsin Herd (read here): The Bucks also announced Tuesday morning that they have recalled Christian Wood, who was on assignment with the Wisconsin Herd.
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That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.