The 2025–26 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 58th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the Bucks first full season since the 2012–13 season that Khris Middleton was not on the roster, for first time since the 2017–18 season that Pat Connaughton and Brook Lopez were not on their opening day roster, and for first time since the 2022–23 season that Damian Lillard was not on the opening day roster. Middleton was traded to the Washington Wizards during the 2024–25 midseason for Kyle Kuzma, whereas Connaughton was traded to the Charlotte Hornets and Lopez signed with the Los Angeles Clippers. Following the Bucks' shocking decision to waive Lillard, he returned to his old team, the Portland Trail Blazers, although it has been confirmed he would be missing the entire season due to rehabilitation on his torn Achilles.
The Bucks entered the season as the defending NBA Cup champions. However, for the first time, they did not play in the NBA Cup knockout round as they were eliminated by the eventual Cup champions New York Knicks in their final group stage game on November 28, having made two consecutive trips to Las Vegas in the past two seasons.
The Bucks began the year on a promising 5–2 start, but suffered a seven-game losing streak in November following a groin strain suffered by star power forward and franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo. After three games in his return, Antetokounmpo suffered a calf strain in a game against the Detroit Pistons and would be ruled out indefinitely. Ironically, the injury occurred at a similar time to trade rumors around the former MVP after he had deleted all social media content related to his Bucks tenure. Nonetheless, the Bucks ended up keeping Antetokounmpo on the roster at the end of the trade deadline, though they would trade away Cole Anthony and Amir Coffey at the deadline in exchange for Nigel Hayes-Davis and Ousmane Dieng.
On March 4, following a loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the Bucks failed to improve on their 48–34 record from the previous season. On March 23, following a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, the Bucks guaranteed their first losing season since 2015–16. With a blowout loss to the San Antonio Spurs on March 28, Milwaukee failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
This was the Bucks' final season with Antetokounmpo, as he was subsequently traded to the Miami Heat in the off-season.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club 2 47 Bogoljub Marković Power Forward Serbia KK Mega MIS (Serbia)
The Bucks entered the draft with only one second-round pick. Originally a Detroit Pistons selection, the pick was acquired from the Washington Wizards as part of the Khris Middleton trade in February 2025; it became the second most favorable pick after the Bucks finished between Detroit and the Phoenix Suns later that season. They have previously traded away their original first-round pick to the New Orleans Pelicans via pick swap in the 2020 Jrue Holiday trade (which was eventually conveyed to the Brooklyn Nets for falling outside the top-4 protection when the Bucks made the 2025 NBA playoffs) and their second-round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log Preseason
| 1 | October 6 | @ Miami | | Pete Nance (15) | Kyle Kuzma (8) | Kevin Porter Jr. (4) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 9 | Detroit | | A. J. Green (22) | Cole Anthony (7) | Cole Anthony (5) | Fiserv Forum11,364 | 2–0 |- | 3 | October 12 | @ Chicago | | Kuzma, Turner (19) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) | Kevin Porter Jr. (8) | United Center20,976 | 3–0 |- | 4 | October 14 | Oklahoma City | | Cole Anthony (21) | Bobby Portis (8) | Antetokounmpo, Kuzma, Porter Jr. (4) | Fiserv Forum12,489 | 3–1
Regular season
| 1 | October 22 | Washington | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (37) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) | Antetokounmpo, Anthony, Turner (5) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 24 | @ Toronto | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (31) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (20) | Antetokounmpo, Anthony (7) | Scotiabank Arena19,615 | 2–0 |- | 3 | October 26 | @ Cleveland | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (40) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 2–1 |- | 4 | October 28 | New York | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (37) | Antetokounmpo, Turner (8) | Cole Anthony (9) | Fiserv Forum16,309 | 3–1 |- | 5 | October 30 | Golden State | | Ryan Rollins (32) | Kyle Kuzma (8) | Ryan Rollins (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 4–1
| 6 | November 1 | Sacramento | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (26) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) | Antetokounmpo, Rollins (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 4–2 |- | 7 | November 3 | @ Indiana | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (33) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) | Ryan Rollins (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse17,016 | 5–2 |- | 8 | November 4 | @ Toronto | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (22) | Bobby Portis (9) | Ryan Rollins (5) | Scotiabank Arena18,357 | 5–3 |- | 9 | November 7 | Chicago | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (41) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) | Fiserv Forum17,839 | 6–3 |- | 10 | November 9 | Houston | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (37) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) | Cole Anthony (6) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 6–4 |- | 11 | November 10 | @ Dallas | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) | Ryan Rollins (8) | American Airlines Center19,132 | 7–4 |- | 12 | November 12 | @ Charlotte | | Myles Turner (21) | Bobby Portis (8) | Ryan Rollins (6) | Spectrum Center17,142 | 7–5 |- | 13 | November 14 | Charlotte | | Kyle Kuzma (29) | Kyle Kuzma (10) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (18) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 8–5 |- | 14 | November 15 | L.A. Lakers | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (32) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) | Cole Anthony (7) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 8–6 |- | 15 | November 17 | @ Cleveland | | Ryan Rollins (24) | Myles Turner (7) | Cole Anthony (8) | Rocket Arena19,432 | 8–7 |- | 16 | November 20 | Philadelphia | | Ryan Rollins (32) | Myles Turner (10) | Ryan Rollins (14) | Fiserv Forum16,574 | 8–8 |- | 17 | November 22 | Detroit | | Ryan Rollins (24) | Bobby Portis (7) | Ryan Rollins (7) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 8–9 |- | 18 | November 24 | Portland | | Bobby Portis (22) | Myles Turner (11) | Ryan Rollins (7) | Fiserv Forum16,526 | 8–10 |- | 19 | November 26 | @ Miami | | Ryan Rollins (26) | Kyle Kuzma (12) | A. J. Green (8) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 8–11 |- | 20 | November 28 | @ New York | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 8–12 |- | 21 | November 29 | Brooklyn | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (29) | Antetokounmpo, Sims (8) | Kevin Porter Jr. (6) | Fiserv Forum16,396 | 9–12
| 22 | December 1 | @ Washington | | Kevin Porter Jr. (30) | Antetokounmpo, Sims (7) | Kyle Kuzma (6) | Capital One Arena13,709 | 9–13 |- | 23 | December 3 | Detroit | | Kevin Porter Jr. (26) | Jericho Sims (14) | Porter Jr., Rollins (8) | Fiserv Forum16,256 | 10–13 |- | 24 | December 5 | Philadelphia | | Bobby Portis (22) | Jericho Sims (9) | Kevin Porter Jr. (9) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 10–14 |- | 25 | December 6 | @ Detroit | | Kevin Porter Jr. (32) | Bobby Portis (7) | Porter Jr., Rollins (6) | Little Caesars Arena19,931 | 10–15 |- | 26 | December 11 | Boston | | Kyle Kuzma (31) | Porter Jr., Portis (10) | Kevin Porter Jr. (13) | Fiserv Forum15,458 | 11–15 |- | 27 | December 14 | @ Brooklyn | | Gary Trent Jr. (20) | Kuzma, Sims (7) | Kevin Porter Jr. (7) | Barclays Center16,439 | 11–16 |- | 28 | December 18 | Toronto | | Bobby Portis (24) | Bobby Portis (12) | Kevin Porter Jr. (13) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 11–17 |- | 29 | December 21 | @ Minnesota | | Kevin Porter Jr. (24) | Bobby Portis (11) | Kevin Porter Jr. (9) | Target Center18,978 | 11–18 |- | 30 | December 23 | @ Indiana | | Kevin Porter Jr. (24) | Bobby Portis (9) | Kevin Porter Jr. (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,509 | 12–18 |- | 31 | December 26 | @ Memphis | | A. J. Green (20) | Bobby Portis (12) | Porter Jr., Rollins (5) | FedExForum16,617 | 12–19 |- | 32 | December 27 | @ Chicago | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (29) | Bobby Portis (11) | Kevin Porter Jr. (9) | United Center20,934 | 13–19 |- | 33 | December 29 | @ Charlotte | | Bobby Portis (25) | Myles Turner (6) | Kevin Porter Jr. (11) | Spectrum Center19,562 | 14–19 |- | 34 | December 31 | Washington | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (33) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) | Ryan Rollins (7) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 14–20
| 35 | January 2 | Charlotte | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) | Kevin Porter Jr. (10) | Fiserv Forum17,673 | 15–20 |- | 36 | January 4 | @ Sacramento | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (37) | Antetokounmpo, Portis (11) | Kevin Porter Jr. (10) | Golden 1 Center15,892 | 16–20 |- | 37 | January 7 | @ Golden State | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) | Kevin Porter Jr. (9) | Chase Center18,064 | 16–21 |- | 38 | January 9 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Kevin Porter Jr. (22) | Bobby Portis (12) | Kevin Porter Jr. (6) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 17–21 |- | 39 | January 11 | @ Denver | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (31) | Kevin Porter Jr. (9) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) | Ball Arena19,645 | 17–22 |- | 40 | January 13 | Minnesota | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (25) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (8) | Kevin Porter Jr. (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 17–23 |- | 41 | January 15 | @ San Antonio | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (21) | Ryan Rollins (7) | Ryan Rollins (7) | Frost Bank Center18,611 | 17–24 |- | 42 | January 19 | @ Atlanta | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (21) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (17) | Kevin Porter Jr. (7) | State Farm Arena16,284 | 18–24 |- | 43 | January 21 | Oklahoma City | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (19) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) | Bobby Portis (9) | Fiserv Forum16,594 | 18–25 |- | 44 | January 23 | Denver | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (22) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 18–26 |- style="background:#ccc | — | January 25 | Dallas | colspan="6" | Postponed due to the January 2026 North American winter storm. Makeup date March 31. |- | 45 | January 27 | @ Philadelphia | | Myles Turner (31) | Bobby Portis (12) | Kuzma, Portis (8) | Xfinity Mobile Arena16,917 | 18–27 |- | 46 | January 29 | @ Washington | | Myles Turner (21) | Myles Turner (14) | Ryan Rollins (8) | Capital One Arena16,235 | 18–28
| 47 | February 1 | @ Boston | | Ryan Rollins (25) | Bobby Portis (12) | Ryan Rollins (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 18–29 |- | 48 | February 3 | Chicago | | Kyle Kuzma (31) | Kyle Kuzma (10) | Ryan Rollins (10) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 19–29 |- | 49 | February 4 | New Orleans | | Ryan Rollins (27) | Myles Turner (9) | Kuzma, Porter Jr. (9) | Fiserv Forum14,343 | 20–29 |- | 50 | February 6 | Indiana | | Kevin Porter Jr. (23) | Jericho Sims (15) | Kevin Porter Jr. (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 21–29 |- | 51 | February 9 | @ Orlando | | Kevin Porter Jr. (28) | (6) | Kevin Porter Jr. (7) | Kia Center18,202 | 21–30 |- | 52 | February 11 | @ Orlando | | Cam Thomas (34) | Jericho Sims (11) | Kevin Porter Jr. (11) | Kia Center18,298 | 22–30 |- | 53 | February 12 | @ Oklahoma City | | Ousmane Dieng (19) | Bobby Portis (12) | Kevin Porter Jr. (7) | Paycom Center18,203 | 23–30 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- | 54 | February 20 | @ New Orleans | | Rollins, Thomas (27) | Bobby Portis (11) | Kevin Porter Jr. (7) | Smoothie King Center15,714 | 24–30 |- | 55 | February 22 | Toronto | | Porter Jr., Rollins (21) | Ryan Rollins (9) | Kevin Porter Jr. (10) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 24–31 |- | 56 | February 24 | Miami | | Kevin Porter Jr. (32) | Jericho Sims (10) | Kevin Porter Jr. (7) | Fiserv Forum15,459 | 25–31 |- | 57 | February 25 | Cleveland | | Kevin Porter Jr. (20) | Jericho Sims (11) | Ryan Rollins (9) | Fiserv Forum14,702 | 26–31 |- | 58 | February 27 | New York | | Myles Turner (19) | Kevin Porter Jr. (6) | Kevin Porter Jr. (10) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 26–32
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