NBA Tuesday leaves the warm climate of Miami and heads to Wisconsin today—it’s time for the Milwaukee Bucks and their best players ever! The franchise has won 2 NBA titles, many decades apart, and the Top 10 list is a mix of players both familiar and not-so-much so. What else is there to say about one of the smallest TV markets in the North American professional sports scene? The current roster has international appeal!

No. 10: Jon McGlocklin, SG—43.3 WS (1968-1976)

This is what we mean: unless you’ve a diehard Bucks fan for six decades or so, you really don’t know who this is. He joined the team for his fourth NBA season, and he was an All Star that first season in a Milwaukee uniform—and no other in his career. It definitely was his peak season: for his time with the team, he averaged 12.6 ppg, 3.2 apg, amd 2.4 rpg in the regular season (595 games). He won a ring in 1971.

No. 9: Paul Pressey, SG/SF—45.4 WS (1982-1990)

The No. 20 overall pick in the draft, he never made an All-Star team … so perhaps he was a disappointment with his 11.9 ppg, 5.6 apg, 4.3 rpg, and 1.4 spg averages over 580 regular-season games with the Bucks. But he was better known for his defense (24.6 DWS) than his offense (20.9 OWS) in Milwaukee. Come postseason (68 games), he posted 12.3 ppg, 5.9 apg, 4.4 rpg, and 1.5 spg—so Pressey upped it there for sure.

No. 8: Ray Allen, SG—54.1 WS (1996-2003)

Picked No. 5 overall, he only played 494 regular-season games before being traded to Seattle. In that time, though, Allen made three straight All-Star teams (2000-2002) and averaged 19.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.8 apg, and 1.3 spg. In 26 playoff games, however, he really lit it up: 24.2 ppg, 5.2 apg, 5.0 rpg, and 1.3 spg. He is in the Hall of Fame now, too, after winning a few rings with other teams after leaving Milwaukee early in his era.

No. 7: Khris Middleton, SF/SG—54.3 WS (2013-present)

A 3-time All Star after joining the team in his second NBA season, he has played in 700 regular-season games (17.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.0 apg, 1.2 spg) and 74 playoff games (20.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.3 spg) for the Bucks. He helped Milwaukee win its second NBA title in 2021, as well. What a steal for the franchise! It makes you wonder why the Detroit Pistons gave up on him after 1 year, despite his 2nd-round draft status.

No. 6: Michael Redd, SG/SF—55.1 WS (2000-2011)

A second rounder who made 1 All-Star team (2004), he paid long-term dividends for the team, posting 20.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.3 apg, and 1.0 spg over 578 regular-season games—but just 17.8 ppg, 4,6 rpg, and 2.0 apg over only 16 playoff games in all that time with the organization. Thus, his production occurred mostly in a vacuum, which is why his WS mark is so low despite all those years with the franchise. Bad timing, for sure.

No. 5: Bob Dandridge, SF—62.6 WS (1969-1977, 1981-1982)

A member of the 1971 title team, he also made 3 All-Star teams (1973, 1975, 1976) while a member of the Bucks. Overall, in 618 regular-season games, he posted 18.6 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3.2 apg, and 1.5 spg. In 60 postseason contests, he added 18.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 3.1 apg, and 1.3 spg to the equation. Dandridge won later fame with the Washington Bullets, and his 25.6 DWS with Milwaukee represents even more of his value.

No. 4: Marques Johnson, SF—71.1 WS (1977-1984)

The No. 3 overall pick in the draft did a lot of damage in a short time: 21.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.7 apg, and 1.3 spg in 524 regular-season games and 21.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 3.7 apg, and 1.0 spg in 54 playoff games. He also made the All-Star Game 4 times (1979-1981, 1983), despite not being in the Hall of Fame due to injuries later in his career that cost him two full seasons near the end. But his performance in White Men Can’t Jump is legendary.

No. 3: Sidney Moncrief, SG/PG—88.5 WS (1979-1989)

The vote winner of the first 2 DPOY trophies, he went to 5 straight All-Star games (1982-1986) tp justify his No. 5 overall selection in the draft. Across almost 700 regular-season games with Milwaukee, he averaged 16.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.9 apg, and 1.3 spg, reaching the Hall of Fame due to that defensive reputation. In the playoffs (88 contests), he put up 16.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.6 apg, and 1.2 spg, too. His peak years were very good, too.

No. 2: Giannis Antetokounmpo, SF/SG/PG/PF—107.1 WS (2013-present)

His stats make you wonder why he went 15th in the first round of the draft. He won the NBA MVP vote in 2019 and 2020, adding the Finals MVP in 2021. He’s only 29 with 8 consecutive All-Star nods under his belt, currently. Did we mention he also won the DPOY in 2020?! His stats are nuts, too: 23.3 ppg, 9.7 rpg, 3.8 apg, 1.2 bpg, and 1.1 spg in the regular season and 26.6 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 5.2 apg, 1.3 bpg, and 1.0 spg in the playoffs.

No. 1: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, C—114.7 WS (1969-1975)

As amazing as the Greek Freak is, it’s even more insane to consider that the Big Fella did all this damage in just 6 seasons with the Bucks: ROTY in 1970 and our MVP pick in 1971, 1972, 1973, and 1974—not to mention our pick as the Finals MVP in 1971 and 1974 (as a member of the losing team). The stats: 30.4 ppg, 15.3 rpg, 4.3 apg, 3.4 bpg, and 1.2 spg in the regular season and 29.7, 16.8 rpg, 4.0 apg, 2.4 bpg, and 1.3 spg in playoffs.