2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season
Appearance
2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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Head coach | Jason Kidd |
General manager | John Hammond |
Owners | Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry |
Arena | Bradley Center |
Results | |
Record | 41–41 (.500) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 6th (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Bulls 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Wisconsin |
Radio | WTMJ (AM) |
The 2014–15 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On December 27, 2014, they matched the total number of wins (15) from the 2013–14 season, their lowest in franchise history.[1]
The Bucks finished the regular season 41–41, a 26 win improvement from their disappointing previous season, and clinched the sixth seed despite losing their top pick Jabari Parker to an injury early in the season. The Bucks' season ended with a 2–4 first round playoff series loss to the Chicago Bulls.
Offseason
[edit]Draft picks
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club |
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1 | 2 | Jabari Parker | SF | ![]() |
Duke |
2 | 31 | Damien Inglis | SF | ![]() |
Chorale Roanne Basket |
2 | 36 | Johnny O'Bryant III | PF | ![]() |
Louisiana State |
2 | 48 | Lamar Patterson | SG | ![]() |
Pittsburgh |
Roster
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Legend
Roster |
Standings
[edit]Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y-Cleveland Cavaliers | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 31–10 | 22–19 | 11–5 | 82 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 3.0 | 27–14 | 23–18 | 8–8 | 82 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 23–18 | 18–23 | 7–9 | 82 |
Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | 23–18 | 15–26 | 8–8 | 82 |
Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 21.0 | 18–23 | 14–27 | 6–10 | 82 |
Eastern Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c-Atlanta Hawks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
2 | y-Cleveland Cavaliers * | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 | 82 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10.0 | 82 |
4 | y-Toronto Raptors * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
5 | x-Washington Wizards | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 | 82 |
6 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
7 | x-Boston Celtics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 20.0 | 82 |
8 | x-Brooklyn Nets | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
9 | Indiana Pacers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22.0 | 82 |
10 | Miami Heat | 37 | 45 | .451 | 23.0 | 82 |
11 | Charlotte Hornets | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 | 82 |
12 | Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
13 | Orlando Magic | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 | 82 |
14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 42.0 | 82 |
15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |
Game log
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Regular season
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October: 1–1 (home: 1–0; road: 0–1)
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November
: 9–7 (home: 4–3; road: 5–4)
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December
: 7–8 (home: 2–3; road: 5–5)
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January
: 7–6 (home: 4–4; road: 3–2)
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February
: 7–4 (home: 6–1; road: 1–3)
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March
: 4–11 (home: 4–4; road: 0–7)
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April
: 5–3 (home: 2–3; road: 3–0)
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2014–15 season schedule |
Playoffs
[edit]2015 playoff game log Total: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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2015 playoff schedule |
Player statistics
[edit]GP | 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
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Giannis Antetokounmpo | 81 | 71 | 31.4 | .491 | .159 | .741 | 6.7 | 2.6 | .9 | 1.0 | 12.7 |
Khris Middleton | 79 | 58 | 30.1 | .467 | .407 | .859 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .1 | 13.4 |
Jerryd Bayless | 77 | 4 | 22.3 | .426 | .308 | .883 | 2.7 | 3.0 | .8 | .2 | 7.8 |
Zaza Pachulia | 73 | 45 | 23.7 | .454 | .000 | .788 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .3 | 8.3 |
Jared Dudley | 72 | 22 | 23.8 | .468 | .385 | .716 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | .2 | 7.2 |
O. J. Mayo | 71 | 15 | 23.9 | .422 | .357 | .827 | 2.6 | 2.8 | .8 | .3 | 11.4 |
John Henson | 67 | 11 | 18.3 | .566 | .569 | 4.7 | .9 | .4 | 2.0 | 7.0 | |
Ersan İlyasova | 58 | 36 | 22.7 | .472 | .389 | .645 | 4.8 | 1.0 | .6 | .3 | 11.5 |
Brandon Knight† | 52 | 52 | 32.5 | .435 | .409 | .881 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .2 | 17.8 |
Johnny O'Bryant III | 34 | 15 | 10.8 | .367 | .444 | 1.9 | .5 | .1 | .1 | 2.9 | |
Kendall Marshall | 28 | 3 | 14.9 | .455 | .391 | .889 | 1.0 | 3.1 | .8 | .0 | 4.2 |
Larry Sanders | 27 | 26 | 21.7 | .500 | .500 | 6.1 | .9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 7.3 | |
Michael Carter-Williams† | 25 | 25 | 30.3 | .429 | .143 | .780 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 2.0 | .5 | 14.1 |
Jabari Parker | 25 | 25 | 29.5 | .490 | .250 | .697 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .2 | 12.3 |
Tyler Ennis† | 25 | 1 | 14.1 | .350 | .270 | .600 | 1.1 | 2.4 | .7 | .1 | 4.0 |
Miles Plumlee† | 19 | 0 | 9.9 | .492 | .375 | 2.4 | .4 | .3 | .6 | 3.2 | |
Nate Wolters† | 11 | 0 | 12.9 | .387 | .000 | .250 | 1.5 | .9 | .5 | .0 | 2.3 |
Kenyon Martin | 11 | 0 | 9.5 | .409 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .5 | .5 | .5 | 1.8 | |
Jorge Gutiérrez† | 10 | 1 | 13.1 | .556 | .000 | .700 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | 3.7 |
Chris Johnson† | 8 | 0 | 16.0 | .400 | .278 | 1.000 | 1.4 | .6 | .6 | .3 | 3.9 |
Playoffs
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Khris Middleton | 6 | 6 | 38.7 | .380 | .324 | .933 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 | .5 | 15.8 |
Giannis Antetokounmpo | 6 | 6 | 33.5 | .366 | .000 | .739 | 7.0 | 2.7 | .5 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
Michael Carter-Williams | 6 | 6 | 31.8 | .423 | .000 | .583 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 12.2 |
Ersan İlyasova | 6 | 6 | 23.7 | .328 | .217 | .700 | 3.8 | .5 | .8 | .5 | 8.7 |
Zaza Pachulia | 6 | 6 | 21.5 | .400 | .615 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .5 | 6.7 | |
O. J. Mayo | 6 | 0 | 26.0 | .333 | .316 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .2 | 9.0 |
John Henson | 6 | 0 | 25.5 | .585 | .000 | .357 | 8.0 | .7 | .8 | 1.7 | 8.8 |
Jerryd Bayless | 6 | 0 | 20.0 | .343 | .286 | .765 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | 6.5 |
Jared Dudley | 6 | 0 | 18.3 | .467 | .571 | .571 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .3 | 6.7 |
Tyler Ennis | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | .222 | .200 | 4.0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | 5.0 | |
Miles Plumlee | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | .125 | .500 | 6.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | |
Johnny O'Bryant III | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | .375 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 6.0 | ||
Jorge Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | .500 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Bucks only.
Injuries
[edit]Player | Duration | Injury type | Games missed | |
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Awards
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Transactions
[edit]Overview
[edit]Players Added Via draft Via trade Via free agency |
Players Lost Via trade Via free agency Waived |
Trades
[edit]August 26, 2014 | To Milwaukee Bucks
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To Los Angeles Clippers
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February 19, 2015 | To Milwaukee Bucks
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To Phoenix Suns
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To Philadelphia 76ers
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Free agents
[edit]Player | Signed | Former team |
Jerryd Bayless | July 31, 2014 | Boston Celtics |
References
[edit]- ^ "2014 NBA Draft Order". NBA. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "Bucks Acquire Jared Dudley and First Round Pick From Clippers". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.