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| Milwaukee Bucks | ||||||
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| Conference | Eastern | |||||
| Division | Central | |||||
| Founded | 1968[1] | |||||
| History | Milwaukee Bucks 1968–present[2][3] | |||||
| Arena | Fiserv Forum | |||||
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||
| Team colors | Good Land green, Cream City cream, Great Lakes blue, black, white[4][5][6] | |||||
| Main sponsor | Motorola Mobility[7] | |||||
| President | Peter Feigin[8] | |||||
| General manager | Jon Horst | |||||
| Head coach | Doc Rivers | |||||
| Ownership | Wes Edens, Jimmy Haslam, Jamie Dinan, Mike Fascitelli[9] | |||||
| Affiliation(s) | Wisconsin Herd | |||||
| Championships | 2 (1971, 2021) | |||||
| Conference titles | 3 (1971, 1974, 2021) | |||||
| Division titles | 19 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) | |||||
| Retired numbers | 9 (1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 32, 33) | |||||
| Website | www | |||||
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The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and play home games at Fiserv Forum. Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was the long-time owner of the team, but on April 16, 2014, a group led by billionaire hedge fund managers Wes Edens and Marc Lasry agreed to purchase a majority interest in the team from Kohl, a sale which was approved by the owners of the NBA and its Board of Governors one month later on May 16.[10] The team is managed by Jon Horst, the team's former director of basketball operations, who took over for John Hammond.
The Bucks have won two league championships (1971, 2021), three conference titles (Western: 1971, 1974, Eastern: 2021), and 19 division titles (1971–1974, 1976, 1980–1986, 2001, 2019–2024). They have featured such notable players as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Bob Dandridge, Sidney Moncrief, Bob Lanier, Terry Cummings, Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen, Michael Redd, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, and Damian Lillard among others. Abdul-Jabbar and Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA's Most Valuable Player while playing for the Bucks, for a total of five MVP awards. They both are also the only players to win Finals MVP for the franchise. The Bucks are the only NBA team to have won a championship in both the Eastern and Western Conference.
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- ^ "NBA.com/Stats–Milwaukee Bucks seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Franchise History–NBA Advanced Stats". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
- ^ "Bucks Unveil New Visual Identity". Bucks.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 13, 2015. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Logo & Team Colors". Bucks.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 13, 2015. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Name Motorola as Official Jersey Patch Partner". Bucks.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 21, 2021. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Peter Feigin Named Bucks Team President". Bucks.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks President and Owner Herb Kohl Introduces New Team Ownership and Announces $100 Million Gift for Arena". Bucks.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 16, 2014. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Charles F. Gardner, Don Walker (May 16, 2014). "NBA approves sale of Milwaukee Bucks". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2014.