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Originally drafted by Milwaukee with the 48th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, Thornwell never played for Milwaukee. Instead he began a four-year career in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers, before making stops with the New Orleans Pelicans and Orlando Magic. His last appearance in the NBA came in the 2020-21 season, and he averaged 2.5 points per game in 160 career games. Since leaving the NBA, Thornwell has continued his professional career abroad, playing in leagues in Germany, Turkey, Poland and most recently with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association where he saw action earlier in 2025.

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“You’ll see that it’s going to kill some of the smaller market teams that go for it,” another front office source told Heavy. “Milwaukee got a championship, but then it started costing them so much money that they had to make moves to cut back. The biggest reason to trade Khris Middleton was that it got them off some money. To be able to sign Myles Turner, they had to do the thing with (Dame) Lillard (waive and stretch his remaining money over five years). They had to do that to stay under that apron.

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Brett Siegel: Number of National TV games for 2025-26 NBA season (ESPN, ABC, NBC, & Amazon): Atlanta: 13, Boston: 25, Brooklyn: 2, Charlotte: 3, Chicago: 3, Cleveland: 24, Dallas: 23, Denver: 26, Detroit: 16, Golden State: 34, Houston: 28, Indiana: 9, Los Angeles Clippers: 21, Los Angeles Lakers: 34, Memphis: 10, Miami: 5, Milwaukee: 18, Minnesota: 28, New Orleans: 2, New York: 34, Oklahoma City: 34, Orlando: 14, Philadelphia: 14, Phoenix: 9, Portland: 8, Sacramento: 9, San Antonio: 22, Toronto: 2, Utah: 2, Washington: 2

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Lillard always saw himself back in Portland, sources said, telling people close to him that he planned to end his career with the Blazers even before he was traded to Milwaukee.

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It is my understanding that Leon Rose and company have been monitoring Giannis Antetokounmpo’s situation in Milwaukee very closely, even before the offseason started. Many around the league believe the Knicks are interested in star hunting, and while that opportunity hasn’t popped up yet, I certainly believe it’s in the cards if the right situation presents itself.

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The Pistons preseason road slate features a trip to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies on October 6 before heading to Milwaukee for a matchup with the Bucks on October 9. Detroit will close out its preseason road slate in Cleveland on October 14 vs. the Cavaliers.

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Shams Charania: Sources tell me there's still nothing set in stone about whether Giannis Antetokounmpo will stay in Milwaukee or whether he will be leaving. And so he's continuing to evaluate his future. I reported it in mid May that he's evaluating whether his best fit is in Milwaukee or is it elsewhere. And that process is continuing. Pete, there's been some very real conversations over the last week or so. The constant question that Giannis has though is, ‘can I win a championship with this roster? Is this roster going to be one for this upcoming year and 2026-27?’ He wants to win a second championship. So, he's asking that question over and over. There are multiple teams waiting in the wings potentially if Giannis this off season still makes that decision.

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Brenna Greene: Damian Lillard on his relationship with Jrue Holiday 😂😂 "When I lived in Milwaukee, I rented his house for two years so we talked a lot. Like, I was complaining to him about the wifi. There's a clip online of like I shake his hand, we played them in Boston, we had an interaction and people we're like what? And we were literally talking about his wifi at his house." He also talks about what he said to Jrue once Jrue got traded to Portland.

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Marc Stein: Significant international hoops news from earlier today: Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo intends to play for Greece later this summer at @EuroBasket 2025.

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Oh No He Didn't: Dame on telling his kids about going back to Portland: "My daughter was looking at me and I told her and she was like wait we don't have to get on the airplane to Milwaukee no more?" 😅

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Jake Fischer: For Malcolm Brogdon—I don’t think Milwaukee is still a landing spot for him, especially after they brought in Cole Anthony on a buyout from Memphis. But teams like: Sacramento New Orleans Minnesota Golden State ...still have plenty of interest in Brogdon.

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After the Bucks lost to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2025 playoffs, NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN reported that Antetokounmpo was open-minded about leaving Milwaukee. “With the Knicks and all the other teams kind of keeping an eye on Milwaukee and what may or may not happen there, I think one of the reasons why he (Bridges) has not been extended yet is because once you extend him, you cannot trade him for six months,” Begley said on The Putback. “And I think until the Giannis stuff is fully settled, and I don’t think it’s fully settled yet, as much as I’m sure Bucks fans hate to hear that because I would hate to hear that if I was a Bucks fan, but I don’t think it’s fully settled yet. “And so as teams continue to keep an eye on that, continue to at least plan with that somewhere in the back of their mind, I think that’s why you haven’t seen Bridges extended yet. When he does extend, I think that would tell you Giannis is put to bed, is off the table in a sense.”

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Gary Washburn: Milwaukee just wasn't ever really a great fit. Obviously when Portland was looking to move him, he wanted to go to Miami. that didn't work out. There was the Celtic rumors and I know our friend Chris Haynes was like, "No, he ain't going to Boston." I've been told that that's a little different now and that he's open to new teams and obviously he wants to win a championship. The only thing he does not have in his career is a title. He's top 75.

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NBA TV: "Giannis loves Milwaukee, Milwaukee loves Giannis." @Bucks President Peter Feigin says they're in a good place with their superstar 🤝

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