Milwaukee Bucks: 5 games to circle during first half of 2020-21 season
By Dalton Sell
3. Milwaukee Bucks at New Orleans Pelicans, January 29
January 29 will serve as a reunion for both teams as the Bucks head down south to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. For Milwaukee, it will be newly acquired guard Jrue Holiday’s first game in the Smoothie King Arena as a member of the Bucks after having spent the last seven seasons with the Pelicans.
On the other side of the court, Milwaukee will go against a familiar face in Eric Bledsoe, who was a prominent piece in the trade that sent Holiday to the Bucks after three seasons with the franchise. Let us not forget above Zion Williamson, however, the 2019 No. 1 overall draft pick that spent his limited rookie season turning heads across the league.
One player, in particular, that walked away impressed with Williamson was Khris Middleton, who applauded the forward for his style of play after the two faced off this past Februrary according to Jeff Nowak of NOLA.com.
"“He’s a beast man. He’s going to have a heck of a career,” said Milwaukee forward Khris Middleton. “He’s a smart player. He creates so much force in that paint with the ball in his hands.”"
Holiday’s storied return to New Orleans, Bledsoe facing his former team, and Zion versus Giannis are just a handful of the noteworthy headlines surrounding this game, and it will undoubtedly be worth seeing on the biggest screen available.
Just like the scenario with the Mavericks, however, this particular matchup will not be the first time that these two teams face off in the near future. The Bucks take on the Pelicans in their preseason finale on December 18, but the point still stands.