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Marc Stein: After entering the @nbagleague player pool for this week’s G League Showcase in Orlando, former NBA lottery pick Dennis Smith Jr. has been claimed by the Wisconsin Herd, league sources say.
Tubi will expand its coverage of the NBA G League this season by streaming four playoff games and the league’s version of an all-star weekend known as “Up Next." Under the umbrella of Fox Corp., Tubi is an ad-supported streaming service that will also broadcast more than 80 G League regular season games, starting this Friday night with a matchup between the Wisconsin Herd and Iowa Wolves. On Saturday, Tubi will feature the Salt Lake City Stars vs. the South Bay Lakers, whose roster could include Bronny James.
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The Milwaukee Bucks have announced the passing of longtime NBA assistant coach and player Joe Wolf at 59. Wolf was an assistant coach for the Bucks' G-League affiliate, the Wisconsin Herd since last year. No cause of death was announced by the team. Wolf played for seven NBA teams and had two stints each with the Charlotte Hornets and Denver Nuggets.
The Milwaukee Bucks have signed forward Philip Alston to an Exhibit 10 contract. Alston will join Milwaukee for training camp, before likely landing with the Wisconsin Herd in the G League.
Michael Scotto: The Phoenix Suns are hiring John Little as head coach of their G League affiliate, the Valley Suns, sources told @hoopshype. Little was the associate head coach of the Maine Celtics. Prior to that, Little was an assistant coach with the Wisconsin Herd in the Mike Budenholzer era. pic.twitter.com/NxwHXWXSKQ
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Michael Scotto: The Phoenix Suns are adding Chaisson Allen as an assistant coach to Mike Budenholzer’s staff, league sources told @hoopshype. Allen was previously the head coach of the Wisconsin Herd, the G League affiliate for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Eric Nehm: Per the team, the Milwaukee Bucks have assigned Chris Livingston and Andre Jackson Jr. to the Wisconsin Herd. The Herd play the Indiana Mad Ants tonight in Oshkosh at 6 p.m.
According to Lukas Malinauskas from BasketNews, the youngest of the four Antetokounmpo brothers will play for M Basket-Delamode Mazeikiai in the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Antetokounmpo last played for the Wisconsin Herd in the G League, averaging 5.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in 21.2 minutes of playing time. He was waived by the organization on February 8th.
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