# 2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season is the 57th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They will look to bounce back from last season's dysfunctional, disappointing ending following their injury-laden first round exit to the Indiana Pacers. It is the second season with Damian Lillard on the roster. The Bucks would start out with a rather disappointing 2–8 start to their season before winning 8 of 9 games to reach a 10–9 record near the end of November, including a six-game winning streak near the end of that month.
The Bucks held a perfect record in the NBA Cup, winning the Cup on December 17 by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder. With the Cleveland Cavaliers clinching the Central Division title, this was the first season since the 2017–18 season the Bucks did not win the division title.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | Club |
| 1 | 23 | AJ Johnson | SG | United States | Illawarra Hawks Australia |
| 2 | 33 | Tyler Smith | SF | United States | NBA G League Ignite |
The Bucks entered this draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with a late first-round pick and an early second-round pick they had acquired from the Portland Trail Blazers via the Sacramento Kings. Near the end of the first night of the draft, the Bucks would surprise draft pundits by selecting shooting guard AJ Johnson (a player who was projected to either be taken late in the second round or go undrafted by most draft boards) from the Illawarra Hawks of Australia's National Basketball League as the 23rd pick of the draft. On the second day of the draft, the Bucks would select what ultimately became the final player drafted from the now-defunct NBA G League Ignite team of the NBA G League (and their third player drafted in four seasons from that team) by selecting the former Overtime Elite forward Tyler Smith with the 33rd pick of the draft.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Brook Lopez | Bobby Portis | Liam Robbins |
| PF | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Tyler Smith | Chris Livingston |
| SF | Taurean Prince | Gary Trent Jr. | MarJon Beauchamp |
| SG | Khris Middleton | Pat Connaughton | A. J. Green/Andre Jackson Jr. |
| PG | Damian Lillard | Delon Wright | AJ Johnson |

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Cleveland Cavaliers | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 30‍–‍5 | 26‍–‍7 | 11–1 | 68 |
| ps – Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 17.5 | 20‍–‍10 | 18‍–‍19 | 8–6 | 67 |
| ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 30 | .559 | 18.0 | 24‍–‍12 | 14‍–‍18 | 7–7 | 68 |
| ps – Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 18.5 | 18‍–‍16 | 20‍–‍15 | 4–9 | 69 |
| Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.0 | 13‍–‍22 | 16‍–‍17 | 4–11 | 68 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 68 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics * | 50 | 19 | .725 | 6.5 | 69 |
| 3 | ps – New York Knicks | 43 | 24 | .642 | 12.5 | 67 |
| 4 | ps – Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 17.5 | 67 |
| 5 | ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 30 | .559 | 18.0 | 68 |
| 6 | ps – Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 18.5 | 69 |
| 7 | Atlanta Hawks * | 33 | 36 | .478 | 23.5 | 69 |
| 8 | Orlando Magic | 32 | 37 | .464 | 24.5 | 69 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.0 | 68 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.0 | 68 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 45 | .348 | 32.5 | 69 |
| 12 | Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.0 | 68 |
| 13 | Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 46 | .333 | 33.5 | 69 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 51 | .250 | 39.0 | 68 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 52 | .224 | 40.5 | 67 |

## Game log
### Preseason

During the preseason, the Bucks would play their final games under what was previously named the Bally Sports Wisconsin moniker. Bally Sports would rebrand itself as the FanDuel Sports Network as of October 21, 2024 before the start of the regular season.
2024 preseason game log Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2) :
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 6
@ Detroit
L 87–120
Bobby Portis (16)
Andre Jackson Jr. (7)
Damian Lillard (4)
Little Caesars Arena 9,811
0–1
2
October 10
L.A. Lakers
L 102–107
Bobby Portis (23)
Tyler Smith (9)
Beauchamp, Lillard, Trent Jr. (4)
Fiserv Forum 15,526
0–2
3
October 14
Chicago
W 111–107
Giannis Antetokounmpo (24)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (10)
Damian Lillard (9)
Fiserv Forum 12,725
1–2
4
October 17
@ Dallas
L 84–109
Gary Trent Jr. (12)
Tyler Smith (10)
AJ Johnson (8)
American Airlines Center 19,217
1–3 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 38–30 (Home: 24–12; Road: 14–18) :
October: 1–4 (home: 0–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 23
@ Philadelphia
W 124–109
Damian Lillard (30)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (14)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)
Wells Fargo Center 19,754
1–0
2
October 25
Chicago
L 122–133
Giannis Antetokounmpo (38)
Bobby Portis (12)
Damian Lillard (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,790
1–1
3
October 27
@ Brooklyn
L 102–115
Giannis Antetokounmpo (22)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)
Barclays Center 17,926
1–2
4
October 28
@ Boston
L 108–119
Damian Lillard (33)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (10)
Damian Lillard (7)
TD Garden 19,156
1–3
5
October 31
@ Memphis
L 99–122
Giannis Antetokounmpo (37)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Damian Lillard (6)
FedExForum 15,377
1–4 :
November: 9–5 (home: 8–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 2
Cleveland
L 113–114
Damian Lillard (41)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (16)
Antetokounmpo, Lillard (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
1–5
7
November 4
@ Cleveland
L 114–116
Damian Lillard (36)
Bobby Portis (18)
Damian Lillard (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
1–6
8
November 7
Utah
W 123–100
Damian Lillard (34)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (16)
Damian Lillard (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
2–6
9
November 8
@ New York
L 94–116
Giannis Antetokounmpo (24)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)
Damian Lillard (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
2–7
10
November 10
Boston
L 107–113
Giannis Antetokounmpo (43)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)
Damian Lillard (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
2–8
11
November 12
Toronto
W 99–85
Giannis Antetokounmpo (23)
Bobby Portis (8)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
3–8
12
November 13
Detroit
W 127–120 (OT)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (59)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (14)
Delon Wright (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
4–8
13
November 16
@ Charlotte
L 114–115
Taurean Prince (23)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (15)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)
Spectrum Center 19,145
4–9
14
November 18
Houston
W 101–100
Brook Lopez (27)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)
Damian Lillard (10)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
5–9
15
November 20
Chicago
W 122–106
Giannis Antetokounmpo (41)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)
Damian Lillard (10)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
6–9
16
November 22
Indiana
W 129–117
Giannis Antetokounmpo (37)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (10)
Damian Lillard (13)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
7–9
17
November 23
Charlotte
W 125–119
Giannis Antetokounmpo (32)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
8–9
18
November 26
@ Miami
W 106–103
Damian Lillard (37)
Andre Jackson Jr. (9)
Damian Lillard (12)
Kaseya Center 19,622
9–9
19
November 30
Washington
W 124–114
Giannis Antetokounmpo (42)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
10–9 :
December: 7–5 (home: 3–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
December 3
@ Detroit
W 128–107
Giannis Antetokounmpo (28)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (8)
Little Caesars Arena 17,988
11–9
21
December 4
Atlanta
L 104–119
Giannis Antetokounmpo (31)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Antetokounmpo, Lillard (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
11–10
22
December 6
@ Boston
L 105–111
Damian Lillard (31)
Bobby Portis (18)
Khris Middleton (5)
TD Garden 19,156
11–11
23
December 8
@ Brooklyn
W 118–113
Giannis Antetokounmpo (34)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Damian Lillard (11)
Barclays Center 17,926
12–11
24
December 10
Orlando
W 114–109
Giannis Antetokounmpo (37)
Bobby Portis (10)
Damian Lillard (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
13–11
25
December 14
Atlanta
W 110–102
Giannis Antetokounmpo (32)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (14)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)
T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) 17,113
14–11
Cup
December 17
@ Oklahoma City
W 97–81
Giannis Antetokounmpo (26)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (19)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (10)
T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) 18,519
26
December 20
@ Cleveland
L 101–124
Giannis Antetokounmpo (33)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (14)
A. J. Green (4)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
14–12
27
December 21
Washington
W 112–101
Bobby Portis (34)
Bobby Portis (10)
Middleton, Portis (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
15–12
28
December 23
@ Chicago
W 112–91
Lopez, Middleton (21)
Bobby Portis (13)
Bobby Portis (6)
United Center 21,234
16–12
29
December 26
Brooklyn
L 105–111
Khris Middleton (21)
Bobby Portis (8)
Middleton, Wright (5)
Fiserv Forum 17,957
16–13
30
December 28
@ Chicago
L 111–116
Damian Lillard (29)
Bobby Portis (9)
Damian Lillard (12)
United Center 21,511
16–14
31
December 31
@ Indiana
W 120–112
Giannis Antetokounmpo (30)
Bobby Portis (15)
Khris Middleton (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 17,274
17–14 :
January: 9–6 (home: 6–2; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
January 2
Brooklyn
L 110–113
Giannis Antetokounmpo (27)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)
Antetokounmpo, Lillard (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
17–15
33
January 4
Portland
L 102–105
Giannis Antetokounmpo (31)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Damian Lillard (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,595
17–16
34
January 6
@ Toronto
W 128–104
Damian Lillard (25)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)
Scotiabank Arena 17,829
18–16
35
January 8
San Antonio
W 121–105
Damian Lillard (26)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (16)
Antetokounmpo, Lillard (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
19–16
36
January 10
@ Orlando
W 109–106
Giannis Antetokounmpo (41)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (14)
Damian Lillard (7)
Kia Center 18,846
20–16
37
January 12
@ New York
L 106–140
Giannis Antetokounmpo (24)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)
Lillard, Middleton (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
20–17
38
January 14
Sacramento
W 130–115
Giannis Antetokounmpo (33)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
21–17
39
January 15
Orlando
W 122–93
Damian Lillard (30)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Khris Middleton (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
22–17
40
January 17
Toronto
W 130–112
Giannis Antetokounmpo (35)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)
Damian Lillard (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
23–17
41
January 19
Philadelphia
W 123–109
Giannis Antetokounmpo (34)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (15)
Khris Middleton (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,345
24–17
January 22
@ New Orleans
Postponed due to the Gulf Coast blizzard. Makeup date April 6.
42
January 23
Miami
W 125–96
Damian Lillard (29)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)
Damian Lillard (11)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
25–17
43
January 25
@ L.A. Clippers
L 117–127
Giannis Antetokounmpo (36)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (13)
Damian Lillard (10)
Intuit Dome 17,927
25–18
44
January 27
@ Utah
W 125–110
Antetokounmpo, Lillard (35)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (18)
Lillard, Prince (8)
Delta Center 18,175
26–18
45
January 28
@ Portland
L 112–125
Giannis Antetokounmpo (39)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)
Damian Lillard (6)
Moda Center 17,030
26–19
46
January 31
@ San Antonio
L 118–144
Giannis Antetokounmpo (35)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (14)
Damian Lillard (7)
Frost Bank Center 17,804
26–20 :
February: 7–5 (home: 4–2; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
47
February 2
Memphis
L 119–132
Giannis Antetokounmpo (30)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Damian Lillard (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
26–21
48
February 3
@ Oklahoma City
L 96–125
Ryan Rollins (16)
Tyler Smith (7)
Beauchamp, Johnson (4)
Paycom Center 17,677
26–22
49
February 5
@ Charlotte
W 112–102
Damian Lillard (29)
Bobby Portis (17)
Damian Lillard (12)
Spectrum Center 14,385
27–22
50
February 7
@ Atlanta
L 110–115
Bobby Portis (26)
Bobby Portis (15)
Damian Lillard (10)
State Farm Arena 16,378
27–23
51
February 9
Philadelphia
W 135–127
Damian Lillard (43)
Bobby Portis (13)
Damian Lillard (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
28–23
52
February 10
Golden State
L 111–125
Damian Lillard (38)
Taurean Prince (8)
Damian Lillard (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
28–24
53
February 12
@ Minnesota
W 103–101
Gary Trent Jr. (21)
Kyle Kuzma (13)
Kevin Porter Jr. (5)
Target Center 18,978
29–24
All-Star Game
54
February 20
L.A. Clippers
W 116–110
Giannis Antetokounmpo (23)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (8)
Damian Lillard (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
30–24
55
February 21
@ Washington
W 104–101
Kyle Kuzma (19)
Brook Lopez (9)
Kyle Kuzma (5)
Capital One Arena 18,865
31–24
56
February 23
Miami
W 120–113
Damian Lillard (28)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (16)
Damian Lillard (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,442
32–24
57
February 25
@ Houston
L 97–100
Giannis Antetokounmpo (27)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (10)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (6)
Toyota Center 18,055
32–25
58
February 27
Denver
W 121–112
Giannis Antetokounmpo (28)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (19)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)
Fiserv Forum 17,566
33–25 :
March: 5–5 (home: 3–3; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1
@ Dallas
W 132–117
Giannis Antetokounmpo (29)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)
American Airlines Center 20,272
34–25
60
March 4
@ Atlanta
W 127–121
Giannis Antetokounmpo (26)
Brook Lopez (13)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (10)
State Farm Arena 16,008
35–25
61
March 5
Dallas
W 137–107
Damian Lillard (34)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (15)
Kevin Porter Jr. (14)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
36–25
62
March 8
Orlando
L 109–111
Giannis Antetokounmpo (37)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)
Antetokounmpo, Green, Lillard (4)
Fiserv Forum 17,815
36–26
63
March 9
Cleveland
L 100–112
Giannis Antetokounmpo (30)
Jericho Sims (10)
Damian Lillard (4)
Fiserv Forum 17,355
36–27
64
March 11
@ Indiana
L 114–115
Brook Lopez (23)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (17)
Damian Lillard (11)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,008
36–28
65
March 13
L.A. Lakers
W 126–106
Giannis Antetokounmpo (24)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)
Damian Lillard (10)
Fiserv Forum 18,017
37–28
66
March 15
Indiana
W 126–119
Giannis Antetokounmpo (34)
Antetokounmpo, Lillard (10)
Damian Lillard (8)
Fiserv Forum 17,729
38–28
67
March 16
Oklahoma City
L 105–121
Giannis Antetokounmpo (21)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (12)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (10)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
38–29
68
March 18
@ Golden State
L 93–104
Kyle Kuzma (22)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)
Chase Center 18,064
38–30
69
March 20
@ L.A. Lakers
Crypto.com Arena
70
March 22
@ Sacramento
Golden 1 Center
71
March 24
@ Phoenix
PHX Arena
72
March 26
@ Denver
Ball Arena
73
March 28
New York
Fiserv Forum
74
March 30
Atlanta
Fiserv Forum :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 1
Phoenix
Fiserv Forum
76
April 3
@ Philadelphia
Wells Fargo Center
77
April 5
@ Miami
Kaseya Center
78
April 6
@ New Orleans
Smoothie King Center
79
April 8
Minnesota
Fiserv Forum
80
April 10
New Orleans
Fiserv Forum
81
April 11
@ Detroit
Little Caesars Arena
82
April 13
Detroit
Fiserv Forum :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### East Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 462 | 412 | +50 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 3 | 1 | 447 | 440 | +7 | |
| 3 | Miami Heat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 459 | 439 | +20 | |
| 4 | Toronto Raptors | 4 | 1 | 3 | 413 | 430 | −17 | |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 445 | 505 | −60 | |

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 7 | Delon Wright | 1-year minimum | Miami Heat |
| July 9 | Taurean Prince | 1 year minimum | Los Angeles Lakers |
| July 9 | Stanley Umude | Two-way contract | Detroit Pistons |
| July 20 | Gary Trent Jr. | 1 year minimum | Toronto Raptors |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |
| July 11 | Malik Beasley | Free agency | Detroit Pistons | |
| July 16 | Patrick Beverley | Free agency | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |