2013–14 Milwaukee Bucks season

2013–14 Milwaukee Bucks season
2013–14 Milwaukee Bucks season
Head coach	Larry Drew
General manager	John Hammond
Owners	Herb Kohl
Arena	Bradley Center
Results
Record	15–67 (.183)
Place	Division: 5th (Central); Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 2012–13	2014–15 >

The 2013–14 NBA season was the Bucks' 46th season in the NBA. They finished with 15 wins and 67 losses, the worst record in the NBA. It was the Bucks' worst season record in franchise history, five fewer wins than their previous low-mark in 1993–94.

Key dates

June 27: The 2013 NBA draft took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
July 1: 2013 NBA Free Agency begins.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club
1	15	Giannis Antetokounmpo	G/F	Greece	Filathlitikos B.C.
2	38	Nate Wolters	G	United States	South Dakota State (Sr.)

Roster

2013-14 Milwaukee Bucks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F	12	Adrien, Jeff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1986–02–10	Connecticut
G/F	34	Antetokounmpo, Giannis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1994–12–06	Greece
G/F	10	Delfino, Carlos	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1982–08–29	Argentina
F/C	31	Henson, John	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1990–12–28	North Carolina
F	7	İlyasova, Ersan	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1987–05–15	Turkey
G	11	Knight, Brandon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1991–12–02	Kentucky
G	00	Mayo, O. J.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1987–11–05	USC
F	22	Middleton, Khris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	1991–12–08	Texas A&M
F/C	27	Pachulia, Zaza	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1984–10–02	Georgia
C	9	Raduljica, Miroslav	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1988–01–05	Serbia
F/C	8	Sanders, Larry	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1988–11–21	VCU
G	13	Sessions, Ramon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1986–04–11	Nevada
F/C	5	Udoh, Ekpe	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1987–05–20	Baylor
G	6	Wolters, Nate	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1991–05–15	South Dakota State

Head coach

Larry Drew

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2014–04–15

Overview

Players Added

Via draft

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Via trade

Via free agency

Players Lost

Via trade

Via free agency

Pre-season

2013 pre-season game log
Total: 2–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–4)

Pre-season: 2–5 (home: 2–1; road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 8	@ Cleveland	L 87–99	Stephen Graham (15)	Sanders & Ridnour (5)	Nate Wolters (3)	Quicken Loans Arena 9,022	0–1
2	October 10	@ Minnesota	L 89–98	John Henson (16)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)	Mayo & Ridnour (4)	The Pentagon 3,250	0–2
3	October 12	Charlotte	L 76–83	Caron Butler (18)	John Henson (10)	Brandon Knight (7)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 7,839	0–3
4	October 15	@ Memphis	L 99–102	Brandon Knight (19)	John Henson (12)	Henson & Knight (4)	FedExForum 11,164	0–4
5	October 21	@ Chicago	L 84–105	Gary Neal (14)	John Henson (8)	Middleton, Neal, Knight (2)	United Center 21,203	0–5
6	October 23	New York	W 105–95	Caron Butler (24)	Zaza Pachulia (9)	Luke Ridnour (11)	Resch Center 5,609	1–5
7	October 25	Toronto	W 14–9	Khris Middleton (8)	Zaza Pachulia (2)	John Henson (2)	BMO Harris Bradley Center	2–5

2013–14 season schedule

Regular season

Game log

2013–14 game log
Total: 15–67 (Home: 10–31; Road: 5–36)

October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 30	@ New York	L 83–90	Gary Neal (16)	Zaza Pachulia (11)	Gary Neal (5)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	0–1

November: 3–12 (home: 2–6; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	November 1	@ Boston	W 105–98	Zaza Pachulia (20)	John Henson & Pachulia (9)	Nate Wolters (6)	TD Garden 18,624	1–1
3	November 2	Toronto	L 90–97	O. J. Mayo (16)	Butler & Mayo (6)	Nate Wolters (10)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,046	1–2
4	November 6	Cleveland	W 109–104	O. J. Mayo (28)	Henson & Pachulia (9)	Zaza Pachulia (7)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,340	2–2
5	November 9	Dallas	L 83–91	O. J. Mayo (28)	Caron Butler (13)	Nate Wolters (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,448	2–3
6	November 12	@ Miami	L 95–118	Henson & Neal (18)	Khris Middleton (7)	Brandon Knight (6)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	2–4
7	November 13	@ Orlando	L 91–94	O. J. Mayo (25)	John Henson (9)	Khris Middleton (4)	Amway Center 13,588	2–5
8	November 15	@ Indiana	L 77–104	O. J. Mayo (20)	Zaza Pachulia (11)	Nate Wolters (5)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,202	2–6
9	November 16	Oklahoma City	L 79–92	O. J. Mayo (22)	Zaza Pachulia (13)	Luke Ridnour (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,984	2–7
10	November 20	Portland	L 82–91	Luke Ridnour (13)	Zaza Pachulia (8)	Luke Ridnour (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,789	2–8
11	November 22	@ Philadelphia	L 107–115 (OT)	Caron Butler (38)	Caron Butler (8)	Luke Ridnour (9)	Wells Fargo Center 13,588	2–9
12	November 23	Charlotte	L 72–96	Khris Middleton (20)	John Henson (9)	Brandon Knight (7)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,871	2–10
13	November 25	@ Detroit	L 94–113	John Henson (15)	John Henson (7)	Brandon Knight (4)	Palace of Auburn Hills 12,150	2–11
14	November 27	Washington	L 92–100 (OT)	O. J. Mayo (21)	Zaza Pachulia (10)	Brandon Knight (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,584	2–12
15	November 29	@ Charlotte	L 76–92	Brandon Knight (17)	Ekpe Udoh (6)	Khris Middleton (3)	Time Warner Cable Arena 15,081	2–13
16	November 30	Boston	W 92–85	O. J. Mayo (22)	John Henson (13)	Brandon Knight (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,471	3–13

December: 4–11 (home: 1–6; road: 3–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
17	December 3	@ Boston	L 100–108	O. J. Mayo (19)	Ersan İlyasova (7)	Brandon Knight (6)	TD Garden 16,649	3–14
18	December 4	Detroit	L 98–105	Ersan İlyasova (22)	Ersan İlyasova (10)	Luke Ridnour (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,835	3–15
19	December 6	@ Washington	W 109–105 (OT)	Khris Middleton (29)	John Henson (17)	Brandon Knight (6)	Verizon Center 18,194	4–15
20	December 7	Brooklyn	L 82–90	O. J. Mayo (22)	John Henson (7)	O. J. Mayo (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,963	4–16
21	December 10	@ Chicago	W 78–74	John Henson (25)	John Henson (14)	O. J. Mayo (7)	United Center 21,303	5–16
22	December 11	San Antonio	L 77–109	Nate Wolters (18)	John Henson (8)	Nate Wolters (7)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,087	5–17
23	December 13	Chicago	L 90–91	Gary Neal (17)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (9)	Brandon Knight (4)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,219	5–18
24	December 14	@ Dallas	L 93–106	John Henson (18)	John Henson (13)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (4)	American Airlines Center 19,973	5–19
25	December 18	New York	L 101–107 (2OT)	Brandon Knight (36)	John Henson (14)	Brandon Knight (3)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,869	5–20
26	December 20	@ Cleveland	L 111–114 (OT)	O. J. Mayo (20)	Brandon Knight (14)	Brandon Knight (8)	Quicken Loans Arena 19,058	5–21
27	December 21	Philadelphia	W 116–106	Khris Middleton (27)	Caron Butler (13)	Brandon Knight (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,541	6–21
28	December 23	@ Charlotte	L 110–111 (OT)	Brandon Knight (26)	Brandon Knight (8)	Brandon Knight (14)	Time Warner Cable Arena 13,534	6–22
29	December 27	@ Brooklyn	L 93–104	Giannis Antetokounmpo (16)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (10)	Brandon Knight, Luke Ridnour (5)	Barclays Center 17,732	6–23
30	December 28	Minnesota	L 95–117	Khris Middleton (23)	Larry Sanders (10)	Brandon Knight (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,971	6–24
31	December 31	@ L.A. Lakers	W 94–79	Brandon Knight (37)	Ersan İlyasova (12)	Larry Sanders (5)	Staples Center 18,997	7–24

January: 1–14 (home: 1–6; road: 0–8)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
32	January 2	@ Utah	L 87–96	Larry Sanders (16)	Larry Sanders (8)	Luke Ridnour (8)	EnergySolutions Arena 16,012	7–25
33	January 4	@ Phoenix	L 100–116	Brandon Knight (25)	Khris Middleton (8)	Brandon Knight (8)	US Airways Center 14,344	7–26
34	January 7	Golden State	L 80–101	Ersan İlyasova (20)	Ersan İlyasova (6)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,739	7–27
35	January 10	Chicago	L 72–81	O. J. Mayo (16)	Larry Sanders (9)	Luke Ridnour (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,148	7–28
36	January 11	@ Oklahoma City	L 85–101	O. J. Mayo (16)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (11)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (5)	Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203	7–29
37	January 13	@ Toronto	L 94–116	Ersan İlyasova (29)	Ersan İlyasova (9)	Luke Ridnour (7)	Air Canada Centre 15,819	7–30
38	January 15	Memphis	L 77–82	Brandon Knight (27)	Ersan İlyasova (13)	Luke Ridnour (9)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,379	7–31
39	January 18	@ Houston	L 104–114	Brandon Knight (26)	John Henson (15)	Brandon Knight (7)	Toyota Center 18,082	7–32
40	January 19	@ San Antonio	L 82–110	Brandon Knight (21)	John Henson (11)	Luke Ridnour (3)	AT&T Center 18,096	7–33
41	January 22	Detroit	W 104–101	Caron Butler (30)	Miroslav Raduljica (8)	Brandon Knight (9)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,266	8–33
42	January 24	@ Cleveland	L 78–93	Khris Middleton (13)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (7)	O. J. Mayo (6)	Quicken Loans Arena 17,147	8–34
43	January 25	Atlanta	L 87–112	Brandon Knight (27)	Ersan İlyasova (13)	Brandon Knight (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,879	8–35
44	January 27	L.A. Clippers	L 86–114	Ersan İlyasova (16)	Ilyasova & Henson (8)	Brandon Knight (7)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,126	8–36
45	January 29	Phoenix	L 117–126	Ersan İlyasova (27)	Larry Sanders (9)	Brandon Knight (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,175	8–37
46	January 31	@ Orlando	L 102–113	Caron Butler (20)	Larry Sanders (9)	Nate Wolters (9)	Amway Center 17,292	8–38

February: 3–8 (home: 2–5; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
47	February 1	@ Memphis	L 90–99	Brandon Knight (23)	Ersan İlyasova (13)	Brandon Knight (7)	FedExForum 17,017	8–39
48	February 3	New York	W 101–98	Brandon Knight (25)	Larry Sanders (11)	Brandon Knight (7)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,147	9–39
49	February 5	@ Denver	L 100–110	Sanders & Middleton (25)	Larry Sanders (15)	Brandon Knight (8)	Pepsi Center 15,122	9–40
50	February 8	Houston	L 95–101	Brandon Knight (23)	Henson & Pachulia (10)	Khris Middleton (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,923	9–41
51	February 10	Boston	L 86–102	Brandon Knight (22)	Zaza Pachulia (8)	Knight & Pachulia (4)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,016	9–42
52	February 12	New Orleans	L 98–102	Brandon Knight (22)	Ersan İlyasova (9)	Brandon Knight (9)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,012	9–43
All-Star Break
53	February 18	Orlando	W 104–100	Caron Butler (21)	John Henson (10)	Nate Wolters (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,106	10–43
54	February 20	Denver	L 90–101	Caron Butler (17)	Ersan İlyasova (11)	Nate Wolters (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,186	10–44
55	February 22	Indiana	L 100–110	Brandon Knight (30)	Jeff Adrien (11)	Brandon Knight (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,165	10–45
56	February 24	@ Philadelphia	W 130–110	O. J. Mayo (25)	Jeff Adrien (10)	Ramon Sessions (5)	Wells Fargo Center 12,216	11–45
57	February 27	@ Indiana	L 96–101	Brandon Knight (23)	Ersan İlyasova (11)	Knight & Sessions (5)	Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,892	11–46

March: 3–14 (home: 3–6; road: 0–8)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
58	March 1	Brooklyn	L 98–107	Middleton & Sessions (16)	Ersan İlyasova (11)	Brandon Knight (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,081	11–47
59	March 3	Utah	W 114–88	Ersan İlyasova (31)	Jeff Adrien (11)	Henson, Wolters & Knight (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 10,022	12–47
60	March 5	Sacramento	L 102–116	Brandon Knight (25)	John Henson (7)	Brandon Knight (6)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 11,079	12–48
61	March 7	@ New Orleans	L 104–112	Khris Middleton (25)	Jeff Adrien (10)	Brandon Knight (5)	Smoothie King Center 16,061	12–49
62	March 8	Washington	L 107–114	Brandon Knight (25)	Ilyasova & Adrien (8)	Nate Wolters (4)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,839	12–50
63	March 10	Orlando	W 105–98	Brandon Knight (24)	Ersan İlyasova (11)	Ramon Sessions (8)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 10,114	13–50
64	March 11	@ Minnesota	L 101–112	Brandon Knight (21)	John Henson (8)	Zaza Pachulia (10)	Target Center 12,473	13–51
65	March 13	@ Atlanta	L 97–102	Ersan İlyasova (22)	Ersan İlyasova (10)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (5)	Philips Arena 12,554	13–52
66	March 15	@ New York	L 94–115	Nate Wolters (15)	Jeff Adrien (7)	Pachulia & Sessions (4)	Madison Square Garden 19,812	13–53
67	March 16	Charlotte	L 92–101	Brandon Knight (21)	Zaza Pachulia (9)	Brandon Knight (7)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 14,536	13–54
68	March 18	@ Portland	L 115–120 (OT)	Brandon Knight (24)	Zaza Pachulia (13)	Nate Wolters (6)	Moda Center 19,572	13–55
69	March 20	@ Golden State	L 110–115	Brandon Knight (27)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (8)	Brandon Knight (6)	Oracle Arena 19,596	13–56
70	March 23	@ Sacramento	L 107–124	O. J. Mayo (21)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (6)	Brandon Knight (7)	Sleep Train Arena 16,341	13–57
71	March 24	@ L.A. Clippers	L 98–106	Ramon Sessions (28)	Adrien & Henson (7)	Zaza Pachulia (8)	Staples Center 19,060	13–58
72	March 27	L.A. Lakers	W 108–105	Brandon Knight (30)	Jeff Adrien (9)	Ramon Sessions (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,439	14–58
73	March 29	Miami	L 67–88	Ramon Sessions (15)	John Henson (10)	Brandon Knight (5)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,986	14–59
74	March 31	@ Detroit	L 111–116	Brandon Knight (25)	Zaza Pachulia (13)	Ramon Sessions (11)	Palace of Auburn Hills 13,062	14–60

April: 1–7 (home: 1–3; road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
75	April 2	@ Miami	L 77–96	Ramon Sessions (19)	Zaza Pachulia (16)	Ramon Sessions (6)	American Airlines Arena 19,609	14–61
76	April 4	@ Chicago	L 90–102	Brandon Knight (22)	Pachulia & Adrien (9)	Giannis Antetokounmpo (5)	United Center 21,996	14–62
77	April 5	Toronto	L 98–102	John Henson (23)	Jeff Adrien (12)	Ramon Sessions (10)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 16,310	14–63
78	April 9	Indiana	L 102–104	Brandon Knight (25)	Jeff Adrien (17)	Brandon Knight (10)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,139	14–64
79	April 11	Cleveland	W 119–116	Brandon Knight (24)	Jeff Adrien (9)	Ramon Sessions (7)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,126	15–64
80	April 12	@ Washington	L 91–104	Middleton & Sessions (20)	Jeff Adrien (10)	Ramon Sessions (8)	Verizon Center 17,278	15–65
81	April 14	@ Toronto	L 100–110	Ramon Sessions (21)	Jeff Adrien (9)	Ramon Sessions (5)	Air Canada Centre 18,821	15–66
82	April 16	Atlanta	L 103–111	Brandon Knight (31)	Khris Middleton (7)	Ramon Sessions (6)	BMO Harris Bradley Center 13,111	15–67

2013–14 season schedule

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
c-Indiana Pacers	56	26	.683	–	35‍–‍6	21‍–‍20	12–4	82
x-Chicago Bulls	48	34	.585	8.0	27‍–‍14	21‍–‍20	11–5	82
Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	23.0	19‍–‍22	14‍–‍27	7–9	82
Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	27.0	17‍–‍24	12‍–‍29	6–10	82
Milwaukee Bucks	15	67	.183	41.0	10‍–‍31	5‍–‍36	4–12	82

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c-Indiana Pacers *	56	26	.683	–	82
2	y-Miami Heat *	54	28	.659	2.0	82
3	y-Toronto Raptors *	48	34	.585	8.0	82
4	x-Chicago Bulls	48	34	.585	8.0	82
5	x-Washington Wizards	44	38	.537	12.0	82
6	x-Brooklyn Nets	44	38	.537	12.0	82
7	x-Charlotte Bobcats	43	39	.524	13.0	82
8	x-Atlanta Hawks	38	44	.463	18.0	82

9	New York Knicks	37	45	.451	19.0	82
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	33	49	.402	23.0	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	27.0	82
12	Boston Celtics	25	57	.305	31.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	23	59	.280	33.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	19	63	.232	37.0	82
15	Milwaukee Bucks	15	67	.183	41.0	82

Transactions

Trades

June 28, 2013	To Milwaukee Bucks Draft rights to 38th pick Nate Wolters	To Philadelphia 76ers Draft rights to 43rd pick Ricky Ledo 2014 second-round draft pick
July 12, 2013	To Milwaukee Bucks 2nd round draft pick	To Sacramento Kings Luc Mbah a Moute
July 31, 2013	To Milwaukee Bucks Brandon Knight Khris Middleton Viacheslav Kravtsov	To Detroit Pistons Brandon Jennings
August 29, 2013	To Milwaukee Bucks Caron Butler	To Phoenix Suns Ish Smith Viacheslav Kravtsov
February 20, 2014	To Milwaukee Bucks Jeff Adrien Ramon Sessions	To Charlotte Bobcats Gary Neal Luke Ridnour

Free agents

Player	Signed	Former team
O. J. Mayo	July 13, 2013	Dallas Mavericks
Carlos Delfino	July 17, 2013	Houston Rockets
Zaza Pachulia	July 17, 2013	Atlanta Hawks
Miroslav Raduljica	July 26, 2013	Efes Pilsen
Gary Neal	July 30, 2013	San Antonio Spurs

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