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The Milwaukee Bucks first entered the NBA in the 1968-69 season. Thanks to a coin toss that landed them the game's most graceful center, the Bucks won a league championship faster than any team in the history of major professional sports. With Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) at center and Oscar Robertson at guard, the Bucks took the NBA crown in only their third season. Their early success established them as a strong team throughout the 1970s and into the 1980s. Consistently a playoff qualifier during those years, the Bucks exhibited a tough, hard-nosed style. Milwaukee had some disappointing years in the '90s, but with bright, young stars Glenn Robinson and Ray Allen now on board, the team climbed back into the playoffs in 1999.
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The city of Milwaukee's first NBA team, the Hawks, fled to St. Louis for the 1955-56 season after four years of meager support. The second franchise was more fortunate. Entering the league along with the Phoenix Suns after paying an entry fee of $2 million, the club was tagged the Bucks because the name suggested "spirited, good jumpers, fast and agile," according to the name-the-team contest winner.
Not really sure why Kukoc trade rumors persist. Bucks should probably think about keeping him for the rest of the season; they're 7-2 when Toni plays 10 minutes or more.
Last year’s surprise team will miss Brian Skinner inside and lean heavily on Mike James at the point with T.J. Ford likely our for the season. Joe Smith is unlikely to repeat last season’s success and with only two real scorers in Michael Redd and Keith Van Horn on the roster and both working on the perimeter, don’t look for Cinderella at the ball again this year.