The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The team is the member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association. The general manager of the team is John Hammond. The Milwaukee Bucks are coached by Scott Skiles. Tickets for 2012 Milwaukee Bucks matches are out for sale. Book your seats now!
The team, which is known for their hunter green uniforms and their iconic buck deer mascot, known as Bango, have long been a solid contender within the NBA and have spent their decades in the league building a reputation of excellence. This excellence has come, in great part, thanks to many of the big-name players that have donned these hunter green uniforms in the past. Notable players from the history of the Milwaukee Bucks include players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob Lanier, Andrew Bogut, Ray Allen and Oscar Robertson among others.
During their time as a team in the NBA the Milwaukee Bucks have won the NBA Championship one time; a feat they accomplished in 1971. When they won their championship they set major records with this iconic win. They were the able to win a league championship quicker than any other expansion team in professional sports history. This is a title they still hold today. They have also won the Eastern Conference two different times and gone on to win 13 different division titles. They have also retired seven different numbers from some of their most iconic team players. Many of these players have also made it into the Basketball Hall of Fame, proving that the Milwaukee Bucks have what it takes to hold on to some of the top players and coaches in NBA history. This history has helped the Bucks to develop their reputation of excellence within the field and that reputation they hold still has them as one of the most respected teams in the NBA today.
