For the third year in a row, the Bucks suffered a first-round exit from the postseason, this time at the hands of the Indiana Pacers, who needed just five games to dispose of Milwaukee. Adding to the pain for the Bucks was the serious lower-body injury that superstar point guard Damian Lillard sustained in the opening period of the series' Game 4.

Bucks coach Doc Rivers says he spoke to Damian Lillard on Tuesday and the guard said he's "not going out this way" after tearing his left Achilles tendon.

Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers says injured guard Damian Lillard had two points to make when they spoke Tuesday

His scoring average typically lands in the high-teens, and he's a free-throw boost away from pushing for 50/40/90 club membership. Those have to be attractive numbers for a Bucks bunch looking to find more offensive punch from its supporting cast.

How many players in NBA history have ever been traded while playing at a higher level 2024-25 Giannis Antetokounmpo? The obvious answer is the last Milwaukee Bucks MVP to get traded, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,

The fact that the Milwaukee Bucks were ousted from the NBA playoffs for the second straight year in the first round is probably not good for the team's outlook, not when it comes to keeping star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in place.