UPFRONT: New Bucks president

>> WELCOME BACK. A MAJOR SHAKEUP FOR THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS. THE TEAM’S OWNERS ANNOUNCING PETER FAGAN IS STEPPING DOWN AS PRESIDENT OF THE BUCKS AND FISERV FORUM AFTER 12 SEASONS. AND HIS REPLACEMENT, IMMEDIATE WISCONSIN NATIVE JOSH GLEASON, COMING UP FROM THE HASLAM SPORTS GROUP. JIMMY AND DEE HASLAM, NOW WITH A 25% SHARE OF THE BUCKS. BOTH PETER AND JOSH ARE HERE. GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE SHOW. GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US. >> PETER, LET ME START WITH YOU. WE DON’T HAVE TO LIST ALL OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE PAST 12 YEARS. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT FROM THE STADIUM TO DEER DISTRICT TO THE CONVENTIONS, THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOUR LEGACY IS HERE IN MILWAUKEE? >> WELL, I THINK THERE’S A TRANSFORMATIONAL PART OF KIND OF TAKING A TEAM AND KIND OF GETTING, YOU KNOW, TO TO REALLY NOT TREATING THIS LIKE A SMALL MARKET AND JUST LIKE, REALLY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS THE GOLD STANDARD OF THE WAY YOU RUN A PROFESSIONAL TEAM. I THINK PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY TO TO BE ENGAGED IN THE GROWTH, THE CHAMPIONSHIP, THE DEER DISTRICT, WE HAD THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A CITY WITHIN A CITY. YOU KNOW, THAT NEVER HAPPENS BEFORE. AND I THINK WE’RE ABLE TO AFFECT CHANGE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS. AND WHETHER THAT’S ON THE ENTERTAINMENT SIDE, THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY SIDE AND REALLY TO HAVE FUN AND CHANGE, YOU KNOW, THE PERCEPTION OF NBA BASKETBALL IN THE CITY TO SUCH A GREAT LEVEL. >> I’M SURE YOUR PHONE HAS BEEN RINGING OFF THE HOOK THIS PAST WEEK. I MEAN, THE STATEMENTS, WHETHER IT BE FROM THE GOVERNOR OR FORMER GOVERNOR, BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, POLITICAL LEADERS ALL PRAISING YOU. I’M CURIOUS WHEN PEOPLE ARE SAYING, WHAT HAPPENED? WERE YOU FORCED OUT? WHAT ARE YOU TELLING THEM? >> I THINK 12 YEARS OF LIKE, JUST AN INCREDIBLE RUN. I THINK MY WIFE AND I HAVE ARE AT A PLACE LIKE WHERE I PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY, LIKE, KIND OF AM EXCITED ABOUT LOOKING FOR AND JUMPING INTO A NEW ADVENTURE. IT’S A GREAT TIME. THIS THE TEAM AND THIS BUSINESS IS JUST ON SUCH A SOLID FOUNDATION. THIS OWNERSHIP HAS BEEN SO GOOD TOO OFTEN WHERE YOU COULD REALLY SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS AND PLAN OUT A TRANSITION FOR A COMPANY, A TEAM, AND A BRAND I LOVE SO MUCH. >> JOSH, YOU’RE COMING HOME TO WISCONSIN, A WISCONSIN NATIVE. WHAT DO YOU SEE AS SOME OF YOUR FIRST PRIORITIES FOR THE TEAM? >> WHAT ARE THE THINGS I’LL SAY? PETER HAD A MUCH EASIER TASK 12 YEARS AGO BECAUSE THEY NEEDED A LOT OF WORK. SO, YOU KNOW, ON DAY ONE, WE HAVE TO TURN A LOT OF ASPECTS OF THIS BUSINESS AROUND. WE HAVE TO BUILD A NEW ARENA, A NEW TRAINING FACILITY, CREATE A BRAND. YOU KNOW, I’M COMING TO THE ORGANIZATION A REALLY SOLID FOOTING. IT IS A STABLE ORGANIZATION THAT’S HAD TREMENDOUS SUCCESS. CONTINUE TO MAKE ADVANCEMENTS ON THE DEER DISTRICT AND THE DEVELOPMENT SURROUNDING THE ARENA. SO IT’S REALLY TO JUST BUILD ON THE LEGACY THAT THAT PETER’S BUILT OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS, ADVANCE THAT FORWARD. YOU KNOW, IT’S DAY ONE. IT’S NOT TO COME IN AND CHANGE THINGS BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION IS IN GREAT PLACE. >> WHEN YOU SEE ALL THE PRAISE THAT PETER HAS RECEIVED IN THIS PAST WEEK, DO YOU FEEL SOME PRESSURE ON YOU COMING INTO THIS ORGANIZATION? >> NO, I MEAN, LISTEN, I’M PART OF THE PRAISE, RIGHT? I’M PART OF THE PRAISE. PETER IS A ONE OF ONE. MY JOB IS TO NOT STEP INTO PETER’S SHOES AND REPLACE PETER. MY MY JOB IS TO CONTINUE THE WORK THAT HE HAS DONE OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS. AND FORTUNATELY, WHEN THESE THINGS ARE DONE RIGHT, AND WE HOPE THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THAT, YOU HAVE THESE GREAT TRANSITIONS AND SO IS THERE PRESSURE. I THINK I’LL ALWAYS PUT PRESSURE ON MYSELF. IS THERE PRESSURE FROM PETER AND THE OWNERSHIP GROUP? THAT THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS WHAT IT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO COMPETE IN THE WAY THAT WE HAVE COMPETED. SO, SURE, THERE’S PRESSURE, BUT I THINK IT’S, YOU KNOW, PRESSURE, AS THEY SAY, IS A PRIVILEGE AND THE PRESSURE IS NOT TO TO CHANGE THINGS OR FIX THINGS. TO BUILD ON WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST 12 YEARS UNDER UNDER PETER’S LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE, AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE PAST 50 YEARS OF THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS BRAND. >> YOU MENTIONED, PETER SOMEWHAT. THIS SMALL MARKET MENTALITY AMONG SOME WHEN THEY WHEN THEY LOOK TO MILWAUKEE. GIANNIS HAD HAD SOME GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT YOU WHEN REFLECTING ON YOUR TIME. I’M CURIOUS, HOW DID YOU INTERNALLY NAVIGATE ALL OF THESE TRADE RUMORS. AND SOMETIMES THIS PUSH, IT SEEMED LIKE TO GET GIANNIS OUT OF MILWAUKEE. >> WELL I THINK FIRST YOU YELL AT GIANNIS AND SAY JUST MAKE THIS CLEAR. WHAT ARE YOU DOING. LIKE THIS IS THE GUY LOVES THE CITY. HE’S NEVER HE’S NEVER BACKED UP FROM THAT LIKE IN THE WORLD. AND KIND OF THIS FISHING GAME. AND YOU KNOW I WAS ALWAYS HOPING THERE’D BE SOME TIME LIMIT TO COULD YOU STOP. IT’S BEEN A YEAR YOU KNOW, TO TO SUSPECT THAT. BUT YOU KNOW, FOR US IT’S ALWAYS THE SAME FOCUS OF, OF LITERALLY WE WANT TO WIN. WE WANT OUR OWNERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CLEAR ABOUT THAT. WE WANT TO BE ABOUT THE FAN, WHICH IS VERY SIMPLE BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THE SPORT IS ABOUT. AND WE WANT TO GROW, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK LIKE WE HAVE NOT BEEN QUIET ABOUT THE PUZZLE IS BUILDING AROUND GIANNIS. ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS. SO THAT DOESN’T CHANGE. >> JUST HOW IMPORTANT IS GIANNIS. HOW IMPORTANT IS TEAM AND CHARACTER TO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS TEAM. NOT JUST THIS SEASON BUT LONG TERM DOWN THE ROAD. >> I MEAN GIANNIS IS OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW THE IF NOT A KEY ASPECT TO TO ALL OF THE SUCCESS IN RECENT YEARS. OF COURSE THE CHAMPIONSHIP. SO YOU HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD AROUND HIM AND COMPETE YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, BUT ALSO HAS THE ABILITY TO SUSTAIN. I MEAN, YOU SEE SOME TEAMS THAT DO IT REALLY WELL AND GO THROUGH TRANSITIONS AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, EVERYONE ALWAYS RETIRES AT THE VERY LEAST. SO HOW CAN YOU ENSURE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINDOW OPEN AS LONG AS POSSIBLE? CONSTANTLY COMPETE. AND HE IS A HE’S A KEY PART OF THAT. >> PETER, WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU? >> I DON’T KNOW, BUT EXTREMELY EXCITED. I THINK THIS EXPERIENCE HAS KIND OF ENLIGHTENED ME TO KIND OF TONS OF DIFFERENT POSSIBILITIES. I LIKE TO BUILD, I LIKE TO GROW. I THINK IT’S TIME TO, LIKE, REALLY TAKE SOME TIME, REALLY THINK ABOUT AND FIND SOMETHING LIKE INCREDIBLE POLITICS. NO. >> THAT WAS DIRECT AND QUICK. WELL, I’M SURE YOU’VE HEARD THE CALL. >> THIS A LEAD IN THIS WILL LEAD IN. >> PETER AND I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF MEETINGS THIS WEEK WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE, AND SEVERAL OF THEM ASKED THAT QUESTION. AND THE ANSWER. >> TO RIGHT AWAY THAT I COULD BE A GOOD MIDDLE OF THE LINE PERSON TO GET THINGS DONE AND AND CHANGE THINGS. AND I’VE HAD MY EXPOSURE TO POLITICS, AND I LOVE THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, LIKE, SO MUCH. BUT I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD DO BACKGROUND ON ME AND UNDERSTAND I’D BE COUNTERINTUITIVE TO THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT. >> I HAVE HEARD THERE IS A GOVERNOR’S RACE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT YOU ARE DECLARING NO, RIGHT HERE. >> AT THIS MOMENT, I AM DECLARING NO AT THE FASTEST. NO, YOU COULD HAVE. YOU COULD HAVE GOTTEN. YES. >> PETER FAGAN, JOSH GLASS, GENTLEMEN, BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU. BEST OF LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US. >> UP NEXT, OUR ON THE GROUND REPORTING IN MINNEAPOLIS. WHY? WHY ARE YOU OUT H

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UPFRONT: New Bucks president

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