The 2022–23 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 55th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On August 17, 2022, the NBA announced that the regular season for the league would begin October 18, 2022 and end on April 9, 2023. They won their fifth straight central division championship on March 28, 2023, after winning over the Detroit Pistons.[1]
2022–23 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Mike Budenholzer |
General manager | Jon Horst |
Owners | |
Arena | Fiserv Forum |
Results | |
Record | 58–24 (.707) |
Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Heat 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Bally Sports Wisconsin |
Radio | WTMJ |
With a final record of 58–24, the Bucks finished the regular season as the best record in the league for the third time in the past five seasons, and won the inaugural edition of the new Maurice Podoloff Trophy.
Despite this, the Bucks were upset by the 8-seeded and eventual Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs in five games, becoming the sixth 1-seed in league history to lose a playoff series against an 8-seed following the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, the Miami Heat in 1999, the Dallas Mavericks in 2007, the San Antonio Spurs in 2011, and the Chicago Bulls in 2012.[2] It was also widely regarded as one of the biggest upsets in NBA history.
Following their exit from the postseason, the Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after five seasons.[3]
Draft
editRound | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / Club |
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1 | 24 | MarJon Beauchamp | SF/SG | United States | NBA G League Ignite |
The Bucks own their first-round pick.[4] They initially had a second round pick, but it was forfeited due to tampering violations with respect to free agency in 2021.[5] With their only pick of the draft at #24, the Bucks would select guard/forward MarJon Beauchamp from the NBA G League Ignite. It would be the second season in a row that the Bucks would select from the NBA G League Ignite, though unlike the previous season, they would keep Beauchamp on their roster.
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
editCentral Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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z – Milwaukee Bucks | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 32–9 | 26–15 | 11–5 | 82 |
x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 31–10 | 20–21 | 13–3 | 82 |
pi – Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 7–9 | 82 |
Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 20–21 | 15–26 | 7–9 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 9–32 | 8–33 | 2–14 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 82 |
2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 57 | 25 | .695 | 1.0 | 82 |
3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 4.0 | 82 |
4 | x – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7.0 | 82 |
5 | x – New York Knicks | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13.0 | 82 |
7 | y – Miami Heat * | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
9 | pi – Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 17.0 | 82 |
10 | pi – Chicago Bulls | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18.0 | 82 |
11 | Indiana Pacers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 23.0 | 82 |
13 | Orlando Magic | 34 | 48 | .415 | 24.0 | 82 |
14 | Charlotte Hornets | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31.0 | 82 |
15 | Detroit Pistons | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 0–5 (home: 0–3; road: 0–2)
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2022–23 preseason schedule |
Regular season
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October: 6–0 (home: 5–0; road: 1–0)
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November: 9–5 (home: 6–2; road: 3–3)
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December: 8–7 (home: 4–1; road: 4–6)
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January: 11–5 (home: 6–2; road: 5–3)
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February: 10–0 (home: 5–0; road: 5–0)
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March: 11–5 (home: 4–3; road: 7–2)
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April
: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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2022–23 season schedule |
Playoffs
edit2023 playoff game log Total: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–2; road: 0–2)
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2023 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jevon Carter | 81 | 39 | 22.3 | .423 | .421 | .816 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .8 | .4 | 8.0 |
Brook Lopez | 78 | 78 | 30.4 | .531 | .374 | .784 | 6.7 | 1.3 | .5 | 2.5 | 15.9 |
Grayson Allen | 72 | 70 | 27.4 | .440 | .399 | .905 | 3.3 | 2.3 | .9 | .2 | 10.4 |
Bobby Portis | 70 | 22 | 26.0 | .496 | .370 | .768 | 9.6 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 14.1 |
Jrue Holiday | 67 | 65 | 32.6 | .479 | .384 | .859 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 1.2 | .4 | 19.3 |
Giannis Antetokounmpo | 63 | 63 | 32.1 | .553 | .275 | .645 | 11.8 | 5.7 | .8 | .8 | 31.1 |
Pat Connaughton | 61 | 33 | 23.7 | .392 | .339 | .659 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | 7.6 |
MarJon Beauchamp | 52 | 11 | 13.5 | .395 | .331 | .730 | 2.2 | .7 | .4 | .1 | 5.1 |
Wesley Matthews | 52 | 0 | 15.8 | .363 | .315 | .857 | 2.2 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 3.4 |
Joe Ingles | 46 | 0 | 22.7 | .435 | .409 | .857 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .7 | .1 | 6.9 |
Jordan Nwora† | 38 | 3 | 15.7 | .386 | .392 | .860 | 3.1 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | 6.0 |
Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 37 | 0 | 5.6 | .435 | .000 | .500 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 1.4 |
A. J. Green | 35 | 1 | 9.9 | .424 | .419 | 1.000 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 4.4 |
George Hill† | 35 | 0 | 19.1 | .447 | .311 | .739 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .5 | .1 | 5.0 |
Khris Middleton | 33 | 19 | 24.3 | .436 | .315 | .902 | 4.2 | 4.9 | .7 | .2 | 15.1 |
Sandro Mamukelashvili† | 24 | 0 | 9.0 | .328 | .219 | .667 | 2.3 | .7 | .2 | .2 | 2.4 |
Jae Crowder | 18 | 3 | 18.9 | .479 | .436 | .833 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .7 | .3 | 6.9 |
Serge Ibaka | 16 | 0 | 11.6 | .481 | .333 | .615 | 2.8 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 4.1 |
Meyers Leonard | 9 | 2 | 12.7 | .483 | .389 | .889 | 3.8 | .1 | .2 | .0 | 4.8 |
Lindell Wigginton | 7 | 1 | 12.4 | .486 | .333 | .889 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .0 | .3 | 7.1 |
Goran Dragić† | 7 | 0 | 11.9 | .389 | .412 | 1.000 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .3 | .0 | 5.6 |
Playoffs
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Jrue Holiday | 5 | 5 | 38.2 | .400 | .286 | .692 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 1.0 | .4 | 17.8 |
Brook Lopez | 5 | 5 | 36.4 | .582 | .412 | .769 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 19.0 |
Khris Middleton | 5 | 5 | 34.6 | .465 | .406 | .867 | 6.4 | 6.2 | .6 | .0 | 23.8 |
Grayson Allen | 5 | 5 | 29.8 | .463 | .483 | .857 | 2.4 | 1.8 | .4 | .0 | 11.6 |
Bobby Portis | 5 | 2 | 21.4 | .488 | .278 | 1.000 | 8.2 | 1.2 | .6 | .4 | 9.6 |
Joe Ingles | 5 | 0 | 17.8 | .522 | .500 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .6 | .2 | 6.8 | |
Pat Connaughton | 4 | 0 | 22.0 | .567 | .478 | .750 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .3 | 12.0 |
Jevon Carter | 4 | 0 | 12.3 | .222 | .143 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 | |
Jae Crowder | 4 | 0 | 10.3 | .231 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | .8 | .5 | .0 | 1.8 |
Giannis Antetokounmpo | 3 | 3 | 30.3 | .528 | .000 | .452 | 11.0 | 5.3 | .3 | .7 | 23.3 |
Wesley Matthews | 2 | 0 | 20.5 | .444 | .571 | 1.5 | .5 | 1.0 | .5 | 6.0 | |
Goran Dragić | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
MarJon Beauchamp | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .667 | 1.000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 | |
Thanasis Antetokounmpo | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | |||
Meyers Leonard | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | .000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bucks only.
Transactions
editTrades
editJune 24, 2022[6] | To Milwaukee Bucks Draft rights to Hugo Besson (No. 58) |
To Indiana Pacers Cash considerations |
Free agency
editRe-signed
editDate | Player | Ref. |
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July 6 | Jevon Carter | [7] |
July 6 | Wesley Matthews | [8] |
July 6 | Bobby Portis | [9] |
Additions
editDate | Player | Former team | Ref. |
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July 6 | Joe Ingles | Portland Trail Blazers | [10] |
References
edit- ^ "NBA announces schedule for 2022-23 season". nba.com/news. August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "How Many No. 8 Seeds Have Eliminated No. 1 Seeds in the NBA Playoffs?". si.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ "Mike Budenholzer Fired as Bucks Head Coach After 5 Seasons; Won 2021 NBA Title". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NBA Draft Order". NBA.com. May 19, 2022. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ Woodyard, Eric (December 21, 2020). "Milwaukee Bucks lose 2022 second-round pick for Bogdan Bogdanovic talks". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "MILWAUKEE BUCKS SELECT MARJON BEAUCHAMP IN 2022 NBA DRAFT". NBA.com. June 24, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Re-Sign Jevon Carter". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "MILWAUKEE BUCKS RE-SIGN WESLEY MATTHEWS". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Re-Sign Bobby Portis Jr". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Joe Ingles". NBA.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.