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Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Giannis Antetokounmpo's Now In Control

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the reactions to Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s new deal continued to roll in.

Welcome back to Milwaukee Bucks Daily.

If this is your first time joining us for the daily roundup, the idea of this piece is generally to help keep you up to date on the best of all the latest Bucks news on a day-to-day basis.

This column acts as a means to recap what you might have missed from us at Behind The Buck Pass on the previous day, but also more importantly to share with you some of the work from around the internet that is worth your attention as a Bucks fan.

As usual, if you spot something that you think might be of interest, you can send it our way too. Tweet it to @BehindTheBucks or mail it to winin6podcast@gmail.com.

Let’s get down to it:

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 9/20/16

Giannis Antetokounmpo Officially Signs Extension, Holds Press Conference (read here): I rounded up the key quotes as Giannis Antetokounmpo, John Hammond and Jason Kidd spoke to the media to mark the Greek Freak’s extension.

Milwaukee Bucks History: Death And Rebirth In The 1990s (read here): Ti Windisch looks at the disappointments of the 90s and how they ultimately led to the team’s revival towards the end of that decade.

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 9/20/16

Antetokounmpo Driving Bucks Car Now (read here): Charles Gardner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel captures quotes from the press conference, reactions away from the cameras and some more detail on that story of Giannis being not just metaphorically in the driver’s seat but learning for real alongside John Hammond.

Why The Milwaukee Bucks Now Belong To Giannis Antetokounmpo (read here): Dan Schultz of HoopsHabit explains why the rest of Antetokounmpo’s Bucks teammates need to start following his lead.

With Giannis Antetokounmpo deal, Bucks make big commitment to current core (read here): Along the same lines, Rohan Nadkarni of Sports Illustrated writes about the extension in the context of a bet on not just Giannis, but the team’s existing core of players.

Bucks’ Antetokounmpo Becomes Third European Import To Sign $100 million deal (read here): A detail potentially lost in the chaos on Monday, Antetokounmpo became only the third European to sign a deal worth $100 million or more in league history.

Parking structure transfer to Bucks approved (read here): Away from basketball decisions, the Bucks’ various building projects continue to run smoothly as Common Council expedited the process of handing over some property that will become a part of the new arena’s Live Block.

That’s it for today’s roundup but check back in tomorrow when we’ll do it all again.