{"id":777018,"date":"2026-07-03T11:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/777018\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:00:16","slug":"3-things-to-know-about-bucks-signing-2025-draft-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/777018\/","title":{"rendered":"3 things to know about Bucks signing 2025 draft pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/sports\/professional\/nba\/bucks\/article_758a702c-7bd6-4062-82a0-8742eb40f633.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Bucks sign 2025 2nd round draft pick to multi-year deal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Bucks sign 2025 2nd round draft pick to multi-year deal\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"800\" height=\"634\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bucks have drafted nine players out of Europe in their history. Antetokounmpo is the star from the bunch, but Turkish forward Ersan Ilyasova\u00a0\u2014 selected 36th overall in 2005\u00a0\u2014\u00a0was a rotation player in his Milwaukee days.<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee even drafted Hall of Famer Dirk Nowitzki from Germany, though he was traded before ever playing for the Bucks.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA had five European All-Stars \u2014 Alperen \u015eeng\u00fcn, Victor Wembanyama, Luka Don\u010di\u0107, Joki\u0107 and Antetokounmpo \u2014 in its 2025-26 rendition.<\/p>\n<p>Summer play is already on\u00a0Bogoljub Markovi\u0107&#8217;s r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee finalized its California Classic Summer League roster on Thursday. Markovi\u0107 is listed in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/article_11373feb-35a2-5eb9-8d0d-107af2a95e34.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Beloved former Bucks player T.J. Ford reportedly returning as coach\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Beloved former Bucks player T.J. Ford reportedly returning as coach\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"500\" height=\"297\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He was also part of the summer roster in 2025, averaging 8.0 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game while shooting 48.3% from the floor in five games, <a href=\"https:\/\/basketball.realgm.com\/nba\/summer\/1\/NBA-Summer-League\/59\/stats\/Milwaukee-Bucks\/16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to RealGM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a year since he competed in the United States, but last time around he expressed that he&#8217;s able to play either center or power forward, depending on the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just trying to be on the same page as everybody,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/bucks\/videos\/bogoljub-markovic-postgame-sound-7-12-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">he told reporters July 12, 2025<\/a>. &#8220;Later on I can show more, 100%, but right now I want to have, as a team, one idea, which is (to) contribute to all of us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/sports\/professional\/nba\/bucks\/article_cd63fbbe-2b0d-4949-8fba-9356a7d6c320.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Lew scores 46\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Lew scores 46\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"844\" height=\"474\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tnt-summary\">Bucks crowd Philly out of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/sports\/professional\/nba\/bucks\/article_61f1b05d-b33e-49a9-bd08-f9cb14ea055d.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Wes digs grand effort\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Wes digs grand effort\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full default\" width=\"424\" height=\"240\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tnt-summary\">Bucks close out Philadelphia in Eastern Division semifinals at UW Field House.<\/p>\n<p>                    Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"email-desc\">Sent weekly directly to your inbox!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; The Bucks have drafted nine players out of Europe in their history. 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