Published 6/20/2009
by Brian Peoplis
at Bleacher Report - NBA
The Milwaukee Bucks have been the NBA's forgotten franchise for the latter half of this decade. They had a brief stint in the spotlight in 2001 with a trip to the Eastern Conference finals, but ended up losing in seven games to Philadelphia.
After a disastrous free fall in the standings during the next season, the Bucks failed to make the playoffs and the long road to rebuilding began. Since 2002, the Bucks haven't advanced past the first round of the finals and haven't had a winning season since 2004.
You would think that after five plus years in the NBA Draft lottery that the Bucks could have assembled something resembling a contender. Instead, they make questionable first round picks and seem to save the sensible picks for the second round.
That's not to say that the Bucks haven't made some splashes on draft day. With that, I present to you:
The Milwaukee Bucks Top 5 NBA Draft Moments...
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