Bucks offseason outlook: Doc Rivers is gone; Giannis Antetokounmpo could be next. Things are dire in Milwaukee
It likely will be a summer of change for the Bucks.
The Milwaukee Bucks' season is over, and that shouldn't come as a surprise. Superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered five injuries over the course of the season, as the team — which was among the shallowest in the league — never made a serious push for the postseason. Head coach Doc Rivers is no longer with the organization , a hiring mistake that should never have taken place to begin with, and now begins the biggest and most important summer in years, as the Bucks navigate the future of Antetokounmpo .
If he's kept around and signs an extension, it'd have to be due to a sharpened roster around him, which Milwaukee will struggle to put together. If he isn't, which as of right now seems like the more realistic option, it's very likely due to the aforementioned roster, which is thin, lacking in quality and just overall ... bad.
2025-2026 finish Record: 32-50, 11th in the Eastern Conference Highlight of season Game 82, when the season mercifully ended, and Rivers reportedly exited the team seemingly minutes after the final whistle. Is that too negative? Maybe, but that's the takeaway.
These Bucks just didn't have enough juice, weren't healthy enough and looked every bit like a dead pigeon in Central Park that no one wants to touch. Players signed for next season Giannis Antetokounmpo Myles Turner Kyle Kuzma Bobby Portis Ryan Rollins A. J.