Bucks fans celebrate PJ Tucker's impact on team after retirement post

PJ Tucker might have only been a member of the Milwaukee Bucks for four months but he has legendary status in these parts. Acquired in March 2021 in a trade with the Houston Rockets , Tucker provided a "dawg" mentality and toughness as the Bucks made their way to the NBA championship. His workmanlike and never-back-down style of play made him an instant fan favorite and his celebration during the Bucks' championship parade is one of the lasting moments from that glorious day.

After 20 seasons and eight teams, Tucker announced his retirement from the NBA on May 7, two days after his 41st birthday. "20 years being my job but 40 plus years of not being able to fathom doing anything other than it. So here's to retiring from the NBA...

because I will NEVER stop ballin" View this post on Instagram A post shared by PJ Tucker (@pjtucker) He played in 43 total games with the Bucks, including 23 in the playoffs, 19 of which were starts. Tucker could knock down a corner three now and again but he was here because he was a defensive enforcer, something that was on display when he went face to face with then-Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant in the Eastern Conference semifinals, a series the Bucks won in seven games. During the team's championship parade, while grasping the Larry O'Brien Trophy and a giant bottle of Champagne, Tucker recalled a moment with Bucks officials that had the entire crowd in a frenzy.

"It’s crazy, I came here they like you gotta be the dawg," Tucker said. "Man, we got dawgs. I got here, we already got dawgs, they just don’t know how to be dawgs.