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Milwaukee Bucks predicted to land guard many consider generational amid tough season and Giannis Antetokounmpo injuries<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lottery luck could dramatically alter the trajectory of the Milwaukee Bucks<\/a>, as the team isin somewhat of a weird spot. The Bucks played well before the All-Star break and might be getting healthy, but they still have a chance to add a decent player in this upcoming draft if the balls fall the right way.<\/p>\n

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In a recent mock draft, Ricky O’Donnell of SB Nation predicted Milwaukee would select Darryn Peterson with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, pairing a potential superstar guard with franchise cornerstone Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n

\u201cMilwaukee was the big winner of our lottery simulation, and this is a league-changing outcome. Suddenly, Giannis Antetokounmpo would have a bright future with the Bucks as they land a guard with All-NBA upside in Peterson,\u201d O\u2019Donnell wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Peterson\u2019s freshman season at Kansas has featured flashes of elite scoring ability, even while navigating many injuries and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Kansas freshman has underwhelmed expectations as he\u2019s battled a hamstring strain and cramping issues, but he\u2019s been putting up huge scoring numbers (43.5 points per 100 possessions on 62 percent true shooting),\u201d O\u2019Donnell added.<\/p>\n

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Despite the physical setbacks, Peterson\u2019s offensive skillset has an argument of being one of the best we\u2019ve seen in college basketball history.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still haven\u2019t seen the best of Peterson yet with the Jayhawks, but his shot-making has already been phenomenal and his rim pressure and defensive playmaking should be a lot better when he\u2019s 100 percent physically,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

If Milwaukee were to land Peterson, it\u2019d have a young star in Peterson and another very good young guard in Ryan Rollins, making the Bucks one of the more interesting teams in the NBA moving forward.<\/p>\n

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