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2019–20 Milwaukee Bucks season
1968 (1968)[1]
1968–present[2][3]
Team colors
Good Land green, Cream City cream, Great Lakes blue, black, white[4][5][6]
Harley-Davidson[7]
Peter Feigin[8]
Jon Horst
Mike Budenholzer[9]
Wes Edens, Marc Lasry, Jamie Dinan, Mike Fascitelli [10]
Wisconsin Herd
Division titles
14 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2001, 2019)
9 (1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 14, 16, 32, 33)
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The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and play at the Fiserv Forum. Former U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was the long-time owner of the team, but on April 16, 2014, a group led by billionaire hedge fund managers Wes Edens and Marc Lasry agreed to purchase a majority interest in the team from Kohl, a sale which was approved by the owners of the NBA and its Board of Governors one month later on May 16.[11] The team is managed by Jon Horst, the team's former director of basketball operations, who took over for John Hammond in May 2017.
The Bucks have won one league title (1971), two conference titles (1971 and 1974), and 14 division titles (1971–1974, 1976, 1980–1986, 2001, 2019). They have featured such notable players as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sidney Moncrief, Oscar Robertson, Bob Dandridge, Bob Lanier, Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen, Sam Cassell, Junior Bridgeman, Michael Redd, Terry Cummings, Vin Baker, Jon McGlocklin, Marques Johnson, and Brian Winters. Abdul-Jabbar and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been named the NBA's Most Valuable Player while playing for the Bucks, for a total of four MVP awards.
1 Franchise history
1.1 Team creation
1.2 1969–1975: The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar era
1.3 1976–1979: Transition from Abdul-Jabbar
1.4 1979–1990: The Sidney Moncrief era
1.4.1 Ownership and arena changes
1.5 1990–1998: Era of struggles
1.6 1998–2003: Big Three era
1.7 2003–2009: Michael Redd era
1.8 2009–2013: Arrival of Brandon Jennings
1.9 2013–present: Giannis Antetokounmpo era
2 Ownership
3 Mascot
4 Logos and uniforms
5 Season-by-season records
6.1 Current roster
6.2 Retained draft rights
6.3 Basketball Hall of Famers
6.4 FIBA Hall of Famers
6.5 Retired numbers
6.6 First overall picks
7.1 Head coaches
7.2 General manager history
8 Franchise records
9 Home arenas
10 Radio and television
Franchise history[edit]
Team creation[edit]
On January 22, 1968, the NBA awarded a franchise to Milwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (Milwaukee Pro), a group headed by Wesley Pavalon and Marvin Fishman. A fan contest was held to name the new team, with over 40,000 fans participating.[12] While the most-voted fan entry was the Robins, named for Wisconsin's state bird, the contest judges went with the second-most popular choice, the Bucks, which was a reference to Wisconsin's official wild animal, the white-tailed deer. One fan, R. D. Trebilcox, was awarded a new car for his part in reasoning why the Bucks was a good nickname, saying that bucks were "spirited, good jumpers, fast and agile."[13] The Bucks marked a return of the NBA to Milwaukee after 13 years; their previous team, the Hawks, played for four seasons in the early 1950s before moving to St. Louis in 1955 (they are now based in Atlanta). In October, the Bucks played their first NBA regular-season game against the Chicago Bulls before a Milwaukee Arena crowd of 8,467. As is typical with expansion teams, the Bucks' first season (1968–69) was a struggle. Their first victory came in their sixth game as the Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 134–118; they won only 26 more games in their first year. The Bucks' record that year earned them a coin flip against their expansion cousins, the Phoenix Suns, to see who would get the first pick in the upcoming draft. It was considered a foregone conclusion that the first pick in the draft would be Lew Alcindor of UCLA. The Bucks won the coin flip, but had to win a bidding war with the upstart American Basketball Association (ABA) to secure him.[14]
1969–1975: The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar era[edit]
During his six seasons with the Bucks, Abdul-Jabbar averaged 30.4 points and 15.3 rebounds per game.
Despite the Bucks' stroke of fortune in landing Alcindor, no one expected what happened in 1969–70. They finished with a 56–26 record – a nearly exact reversal of the previous year and good enough for the second-best record in the league, behind the New York Knicks. The 29-game improvement was the best in league history – a record which would stand for 10 years until the Boston Celtics jumped from 29 wins in 1978–79 to 61 in 1979–80 (the difference again being a highly touted rookie, Larry Bird). The Bucks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games in the Eastern semifinals, only to be dispatched in five by the Knicks in the Eastern finals. Alcindor was a runaway selection for NBA Rookie of the Year.
Robertson as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks
The following season, the Bucks got an unexpected gift when they acquired Oscar Robertson, known as the "Big O", in a trade with the Cincinnati Royals. Subsequently, in only their third season, the Bucks finished 66–16 – the second-most wins in NBA history at the time, and still the most in franchise history. During the regular season, the Bucks recorded a then-NBA record 20-game win streak. They then steamrolled through the playoffs with a dominating 12–2 record, winning the NBA Championship on April 30, 1971, by sweeping the Baltimore Bullets in four games. By winning it all in only their third season, the Bucks became the fastest true expansion team in the history of North American sports to win a championship. As of 2018, it remains the only title in team history.
The Bucks remained a powerhouse for the first half of the 1970s. In 1972, Lew Alcindor converted to Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Milwaukee beat the Warriors in the playoffs 4–1, but lost the conference finals to Los Angeles 4–2. In 1973, they recorded their third consecutive 60-win season, the first NBA team to do so, but injuries resulted in an early playoff exit. The Bucks were back in the 1974 NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics. In game six of the series, Abdul-Jabbar made his famous "sky hook" shot to end a classic double-overtime victory for the Bucks. The Bucks lost game seven and the series to the Celtics; as of 2018, they had not returned to the NBA Finals. As the 1974–1975 season began, Abdul-Jabbar suffered a hand injury and the team got off to a 3–13 start. After his return, other injuries befell Milwaukee, sending them to the bottom of their division with 38 wins and 44 losses. When the season ended, Abdul-Jabbar made the stunning announcement that he no longer wished to play for the Bucks. Desiring to play in a larger city, requesting a trade to either Los Angeles or New York City. The front office was unable to convince him otherwise and on June 16, 1975, the Bucks pulled a mega-trade by sending Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers for Elmore Smith, Junior Bridgeman, Brian Winters and David Meyers. The trade triggered a series of events that led to a change in the team's ownership. Minority owner and cable television executive Jim Fitzgerald opposed the trade and wanted to sell his stock. Although Fitzgerald was the team's largest single shareholder, he did not own enough stock to control the team.
1976–1979: Transition from Abdul-Jabbar[edit]
After the deal, the Bucks had several seasons in transition, but most of these players would go on to help the team. After being sold to Fitzgerald and several partners in 1976, the Bucks would enter into another era of greatness. It began with Don Nelson who became head coach in November 1976 after Larry Costello abruptly resigned. In the 1977 draft, the Bucks had three first round picks and drafted Kent Benson, Marques Johnson and Ernie Grunfeld. Johnson would become a staple in the Bucks for years to come. Rookie Sidney Moncrief made his debut in 1979. Don Nelson went on to win two NBA Coach of the Year awards with the Bucks, both during seasons where the team won division titles, in 1983 and 1985.
On October 18, 1977, Abdul-Jabbar, playing with the Lakers, punched Benson during a game. Abdul-Jabbar broke his hand in the process.[15] Benson had been aggressive under the boards and Abdul-Jabbar, a martial arts blackbelt, snapped. Abdul-Jabbar was fined $5,000 by the NBA and missed the next 20 games. Meanwhile, Benson never played as aggressively again and the Bucks traded him to the Detroit Pistons in 1980 for veteran center Bob Lanier to fill in the hole left by the departure of Abdul-Jabbar. They then won the Midwest Division title in 1980. After losing to Seattle in the semi-finals, the Bucks moved to the Eastern Conference's Central Division.
1979–1990: The Sidney Moncrief era[edit]
There, they would win six straight division titles and have .500 seasons for the next 11 years. Within those years, the Bucks became perennial Eastern Conference contenders, primarily due to the strong play of Moncrief, Marques Johnson, Paul Pressey, Craig Hodges and the arrival of Terry Cummings, Ricky Pierce and Jack Sikma from trades with the Los Angeles Clippers and Seattle SuperSonics respectively. However, the Bucks were unable to make it to the NBA Finals again, being eliminated by either the Celtics or the Sixers each time.
For much of the 1970s the Bucks colors were forest green, deep red and white. In 1978, they added various shades of green to the uniforms, and in 1985, they eliminated red from the team colors.
Noteworthy for the 1980s Bucks is that in 1983 they became the first, and until 2003, only team in NBA history to sweep the Boston Celtics in a best-of-seven playoff series, being the first team to meet and defeat Michael Jordan in a playoff series (during Jordan's rookie year), and hosting Julius Erving's final NBA game in the 1987 NBA Playoffs, which would see the Bucks advancing with a game five first-round playoff victory.
Ownership and arena changes[edit]
In 1985, Fitzgerald and his partners (one of which was Stuart Shadel) decided to sell the Bucks. He was having health problems and some of his investors wanted to get out. The Bucks were playing in the smallest arena in the NBA and the city did not want to build a new one. Milwaukee businessman and future U.S. Senator Herb Kohl bought the Bucks after fears that out-of-town investors could buy the team and move it out of Milwaukee. Before the transaction was complete, broadcaster Lloyd Pettit and his wife, Jane Bradley Pettit, announced they were donating a new arena called the Bradley Center. In 2003, after considering selling the team, Kohl announced that he had decided against selling the Bucks to Michael Jordan and would "continue to own them, improve them and commit them to remaining in Wisconsin".
On May 21, 2012, the naming rights of the Bradley Center were sold to the BMO Harris Bank division of Bank of Montreal, which had purchased the assets of M&I Bank a year earlier. After the heirs to the Bradley fortune gave their approval, the arena was renamed the "BMO Harris Bradley Center".[16]
1990–1998: Era of struggles[edit]
Toni Kukoč playing for the Bucks.
For most of the 1990s, the Bucks franchise was mired in mediocrity under coaches Frank Hamblen, Mike Dunleavy, and Chris Ford. From 1991 through 1998, the Bucks suffered seven straight seasons of losing records. During this period, the Bucks drafted Glenn Robinson with the first overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft and in 1996 acquired rookie Ray Allen in a draft day trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Both players would have prominent roles in the Bucks resurgence during the late 1990s.
After the franchise's 25th anniversary in 1993, the Bucks overhauled their logo and uniforms. The colors were green, purple, and silver. The old logo, which featured a cartoonish deer, was replaced in favor of a more realistic one. The primary color scheme was altered as well, when red was supplanted by purple. Purple road uniforms replaced the former green away uniforms.
In 1997, the Bucks sent all-star forward Vin Baker in a three-team trade to the Seattle SuperSonics, and they would acquire Cleveland Cavaliers guard Terrell Brandon and forward Tyrone Hill. They also traded their 10th overall pick Danny Fortson, guard Johnny Newman, and center Joe Wolf to the Denver Nuggets for center Ervin Johnson. The 1997–98 Bucks finished their season with a 36–46 record, yet failing to make the playoffs for the seventh consecutive time.
1998–2003: Big Three era[edit]
After a decade of dwelling near the bottom of the NBA's standings, the Bucks looked to add credibility to their basketball operations. In 1998, the team hired veteran coach George Karl, who had reached the NBA Finals with the Seattle SuperSonics. Under the leadership of Karl and general manager Ernie Grunfeld, and with the steady addition of talent such as Tim Thomas and Sam Cassell, the Bucks developed into an elite team in the Eastern Conference. The nucleus of the "big three"—consisting of Ray Allen, Cassell, and Robinson—along with Karl, created a successful renaissance era in Milwaukee. The team reached its zenith in 2000–2001, winning 52 games and the Central Division title. The Bucks reached the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals by defeating the Charlotte Hornets They lost the Eastern Conference finals in seven games to the 76ers.
After coming close to an NBA Finals appearance in 2001, the Bucks sought to make key off-season player additions to put the team in the NBA Finals. Behind the strong encouragement of George Karl, the Bucks acquired forward Anthony Mason at the beginning of the 2001–02 season. On paper, this move made the Bucks the team to beat in the East. However, Mason battled with his weight and had a tough time finding his role.[17] The Bucks, who at the season's midway point were the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, began to free-fall. The collapse culminated with a loss to the Detroit Pistons on the final night of the season, which eliminated the Bucks from the playoffs and gave the division to the Pistons. The fallout created tension between the team's players and coach, resulting in a trade of Glenn Robinson to Atlanta (for Toni Kukoč and a 2003 first-round draft pick, used to select T. J. Ford).
During the 2002–03 season, the Bucks traded Ray Allen and backup Ronald "Flip" Murray to the Seattle SuperSonics for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason. The trade allowed emerging star Michael Redd to see increased playing time, and with Payton in the backcourt, they finished the season with a 42–40 record. The Bucks made the playoffs, but lost in the first round to the New Jersey Nets in six games. That offseason, team leaders Sam Cassell and Ervin Johnson were traded to Minnesota (for Joe Smith). Payton left via free agency, after playing only 28 games for the Bucks. Coach Karl's tenure also ended after the season. Within a one-year period, the team had lost the coach and players most responsible for the team's success during that era.
2003–2009: Michael Redd era[edit]
Michael Redd playing for the Bucks.
Under the direction of new general manager Larry Harris, the Bucks struggled with inconsistency and injury for the next six years. During that period, they reached the playoffs twice, first under coach Terry Porter in 2004 and then under Terry Stotts in 2006. In both instances, they were defeated by the Detroit Pistons in five games. During that period, Michael Redd blossomed into an all-star and a perimeter shooting threat, becoming the new "face of the franchise".[18] The Bucks received the first pick in the 2005 NBA draft, and used it to select center Andrew Bogut. Bogut struggled with both inconsistency and injuries in his first four years in Milwaukee, but over time became a key contributor to the Bucks.
In 2006, the team finished 40–42, last in their division, 24 games behind Detroit, but still made the playoffs in a season where every team in their division did. They were paired as the eighth seed versus the 64–18 conference-leading Pistons. They won game three at home, but lost the other four in a 4–1 series loss.
Also in March, the Bucks announced that they would not renew general manager Larry Harris's contract, which was to expire in June. In April, the Bucks hired John Hammond, formerly vice-president of basketball operations for the Pistons, as their new general manager,[19] giving the Milwaukee team a fresh director recently associated with success.
Also in April, the Bucks announced that Larry Krystkowiak, the third and final head coach hired by Larry Harris, had been relieved of his duties. Scott Skiles, formerly of the Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns, became head coach.
On June 26, 2008, the Bucks acquired Richard Jefferson from the New Jersey Nets in a trade for 2007 first-round draft pick Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.[20] Later that day, the Bucks selected West Virginia's Joe Alexander with the eighth pick of the NBA draft. Alexander was the first Taiwanese-born player in the NBA.
2009–2013: Arrival of Brandon Jennings[edit]
In the 2009 NBA draft, the Milwaukee Bucks selected point guard Brandon Jennings, who had not gone to college but played in Italy the previous year. Midway through the season, Bucks' general manager John Hammond traded Hakim Warrick to the Chicago Bulls, and acquired John Salmons. In a Bucks uniform, Salmons averaged a team-leading 19.9 points per game. The play of Jennings, along with the improvement of Andrew Bogut, the improved Ersan İlyasova, and the Salmons trade, catapulted the team to be a playoff contender. At the beginning of the season, the Bucks had low playoffs expectations; they had not been in four years.[21] In October, the Bucks quickly fell behind the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Central Division, but Milwaukee ultimately clinched a playoff berth on April 6, 2010, with a road win over the Chicago Bulls. It was during that time that the phrase "Fear the Deer" started, most likely by an ESPN commentator, and adopted on message boards and within Andrew Bogut's Squad 6.[22] The slogan rang well with Bucks fans, who started bringing signs with the phrase to games. The slogan became the team's battle cry in the NBA playoffs. The Bucks finished the regular season with a record of 46–36. The Bucks clinched the sixth seed and were eliminated in a seven-game series against the Atlanta Hawks. It was the farthest Milwaukee had gotten in the post-season since 2001. The Bucks short playoff run was also in part due to Bogut suffering a broken arm after making an awkward fall after a dunk in a late-season game, thus ending his season. In the 2010–11 season, the Bucks finished ninth in the Eastern Conference, just out of reach of the playoffs.[23]
With Bogut sidelined for the rest of the season and Stephen Jackson and head coach Scott Skiles not seeing eye-to-eye, the Bucks decided to trade both players. On March 13, 2012, 48 hours before the trade deadline, the Bucks traded Bogut and Jackson to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Monta Ellis, Ekpe Udoh, and Kwame Brown.
Before the 2012 NBA draft, the Bucks sent a first-round pick, Shaun Livingston, Jon Brockman, and Jon Leuer to the Houston Rockets for a first-round pick and Samuel Dalembert. In the 2012 draft, the Bucks selected Doron Lamb and John Henson.
After 32 games of the 2012–13 season, the Bucks fired Skiles, their coach since 2008. Jim Boylan was announced as the interim head coach and led the Bucks to a 22–28 record to finish the season at 38–44. The Bucks qualified as the eighth seed, where they were quickly swept 4–0 by the reigning, and eventual champions, the Miami Heat.
2013–present: Giannis Antetokounmpo era[edit]
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Jim Boylan was relieved of his coaching duties and ex-Atlanta Hawks coach Larry Drew was hired. On June 27, 2013, the Bucks chose Greek forward Giannis Antetokounmpo with the 15th overall pick of the 2013 NBA draft. They also traded the 43rd pick, Ricky Ledo, for Nate Wolters. In the 2013 free agency campaign, they brought in O. J. Mayo, Carlos Delfino, Zaza Pachulia, and Gary Neal as well as seeing Monta Ellis opt out of the final year of his contract. The Bucks also agreed to sign-and-trade Brandon Jennings to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Brandon Knight, Khris Middleton, and Viacheslav Kravtsov. The Bucks later extended their contract with Larry Sanders with a four-year, $44 million contract and traded Ish Smith and Kravtsov to the Phoenix Suns for Caron Butler. By the start of the 2013–14 season, the Bucks only had four players on their roster from the previous season. The season itself was a struggle, as the Bucks finished with the worst record in the league at 15–67, the worst record in team history.
On April 16, 2014, long-time Bucks owner Herb Kohl agreed to sell a majority interest of the team to New York-based billionaires Wes Edens, and Marc Lasry for $550 million, but Kohl still retains a significant minority interest in the team. The new owners are expected to keep the team in Milwaukee, and are also expected to contribute $100 million toward building a new arena for the franchise.[24] Approval from the NBA Board of Governors came on May 15, a month later.[11][25]
On June 26, 2014, the Bucks chose Duke forward Jabari Parker with the second overall pick of the 2014 NBA draft.
On July 1, 2014, the Milwaukee Bucks secured the coaching rights for Jason Kidd from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for two second-round draft picks in the 2015 NBA draft, and the 2019 NBA draft.[26] With the acquisition of Kidd, the team fired coach Larry Drew.
With the many changes to the Bucks in ownership, coaches, and acquiring new young players to rebuild the team, the Bucks' new slogan for the 2014–15 season became "Own The Future".
The Bucks' overall play vastly improved, and on December 26, the Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 107–77 for their 15th win, matching their win total of the previous season just 30 games in. The Bucks then went on a stretch from January 24 to February 20, where they went 10–2. The Bucks beat the Sacramento Kings on February 11 for their 30th win of the year, and also became the first ever NBA team to double their win total from the previous season before the All-Star Break.
Off the court, the Bucks made several changes to their roster, releasing Larry Sanders after several off-court incidents that led to multiple suspensions. On February 19, in the final minutes of the trade deadline, the Bucks became part of a 3-way deal with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns, sending Brandon Knight, who was in the final year of his contract, to the Suns, and receiving reigning Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams, Miles Plumlee, and Tyler Ennis. The Bucks also lost expected superstar Jabari Parker to a season-ending knee injury on December 15 in a game against the Phoenix Suns.
On January 25, the NBA passed the 'Jay-Z Rule', prohibiting ownership groups from consisting of more than 25 individuals, and also mandating that no ownership interest in a team be smaller than 1%. Both Lasry and Edens had sold chunks of Bucks ownership to family, friends, and prominent members of the Milwaukee community.[27]
The Bucks finished the 2014–15 season with a 41–41 record. Their 26-game improvement from the previous season was the second highest in franchise history. The Bucks made the 2015 NBA Playoffs as the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference, where they faced the Chicago Bulls in the first round, losing in six games.
On July 6, 2015, Bucks president Peter Feigin stated if public funding for a new arena falls through, the NBA may buy the team and move it to Las Vegas or Seattle. Current Bucks owners Wes Edens, Marc Lasry and Jamie Dinan combined with Herb Kohl to pledge $250 million for a new arena and sought a match from the public. Of those funds, $93 million would come from the Wisconsin Center District in the form of new debt on Milwaukee citizens. The district would not commence repaying the bonds until 13 years thereafter.[28]
On July 9, 2015, the Bucks confirmed their signing of center Greg Monroe to a three-year, $50 million contract. The Bucks also announced the club's re-signing of Khris Middleton to a five-year, $70 million contract.
On July 15, 2015, the future for the Bucks in Milwaukee was solidified after the Wisconsin State Senate voted 21–10 in favor of a proposal to use public money to help finance a new arena. The Bucks' new arena would replace the BMO Harris Bradley Center, which at the time was the third-oldest arena being used by an NBA team, behind Oracle Arena, and Madison Square Garden. The Bradley Center opened in 1988, and had been used by the Bucks for 27 consecutive seasons.[29][30]
On the court, the young roster of the Bucks went through a step backward, to a 33–49 record in the 2015–16 season, though Giannis Antetokounmpo had an encouraging stretch in the final half of the season, accumulating 5 triple-doubles.
On June 18, 2016, ground was broken for the Bucks' new arena.[31]
On September 19, 2016, the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo agreed to a 4-year, $100 million contract extension. In addition, the team would add new young improvements to the roster in drafting Thon Maker and Malcolm Brogdon, and made trades to bring in Tony Snell and Michael Beasley. When the 2016–17 season began, the Bucks were without Khris Middleton, who suffered a torn hamstring during a practice. Even so, the Bucks remained competitive, staying around .500 for the first half of the season, with both Antetokounmpo and Jabari Parker leading the offense. While Parker missed making the All-Star team, Giannis was voted in as a starter, becoming the first Bucks All-Star since Michael Redd in 2004. In January, the Bucks slumped, though fans anticipated a turnaround with Middleton's return on February 8 against the Miami Heat. In the same game, however, Parker tore his ACL for the second time in 3 seasons, ending his season. Even so, Middleton's return still sparked a turnaround in March. During the month, the Bucks went 14–4, putting the team back in the thick of the playoff race. On April 8, 2017, the Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 90–82, clinching the Bucks a playoff spot. On April 10, the Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets 89–79 to clinch only the third winning season for the Bucks since 2001. The team finished the 2016–17 regular season with a 42–40 record. Giannis Antetokounmpo made history, becoming only the 5th player in NBA history to lead his team in all five major statistical categories, and was the first in NBA history to finish in the top 20 in the league in each category. The Bucks were the #6 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs, and lost in the opening round to the Toronto Raptors, 4–2.
On May 23, 2017, Bucks general manager John Hammond stepped down to become general manager with the Orlando Magic.
On January 22, 2018, the Bucks fired Jason Kidd, who had a 23–22 record in the 2017–18 season. In Kidd's three and a half seasons as head coach, the Bucks had a regular season record of 139–152 and reached the first round of the NBA playoffs in the 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons.[32] Bucks' assistant coach Joe Prunty was announced as Kidd's replacement on an interim basis for the rest of the season.[33] Prunty finished the season with a 21–16 record, leading the Bucks to an overall 44–38 record, their best since the 2009–10 season. Seeded seventh in the 2017–18 Eastern Conference playoffs, the Bucks lost the series to the second-seeded Boston Celtics, 4–3.
On May 17, 2018, the Bucks announced former San Antonio Spurs' assistant coach and former Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer as their new head coach.[9]
On August 26, 2018, the Bucks' new arena, Fiserv Forum, opened to the public.
The Bucks stormed through the regular season, finishing 60–22, their most wins since the 1980–81 season. They also finished with the league-best record for the second time in franchise history, and the first time since the 1970–71 championship season. This garnered them home court advantage in a playoff series for the first time since 2001, and only the second time in the new millennium. On April 22, 2019, the Bucks swept the Detroit Pistons for their first playoff series win since 2001. On May 8, they defeated the Boston Celtics in five games to reach their first conference finals since 2001, where they lost to the Toronto Raptors in six games. After the season, Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the league's Most Valuable Player.
Ownership[edit]
As of July 16, 2015, the following individuals and groups are among the owners of the Bucks:
Jamie Dinan,[34] Hedge fund manager and founder of York Capital Management
Wes Edens, Co-founder of the Fortress Investment Group LLC, based in New York City.
Giacamo Falluca,[35] CEO Palermo's Pizza.
Michael D. Fascitelli,[36][37] former CEO of Vornado Realty Trust.
Jon Hammes,[34] Co-chair of fundraising for Scott Walker's 2016 presidential campaign.[38]
Jeffrey A. Joerres,[37] Executive chairman of ManpowerGroup.
Jim Kacmarcik,[39] President of Kapco, a metal stamping company in Grafton, Wisconsin.
Craig Karmazin,[39] CEO of Good Karma Brands.
Ted Kellner,[39] Chairman of the board and CEO, Fiduciary Management, Inc. and formerly of the Marshall & Ilsley Corporation board of directors.
Gale Klappa,[34] Executive Chairman Wisconsin Energy Corporation.
Michael Kocourek,[39] President of Mid Oaks Investments.
Partners for Community Impact,[34]
Herb Kohl, former United States senator for Wisconsin and former majority owner of the Bucks
Marc Lasry, CEO and co-founder of Avenue Capital Group.
Keith Mardak,[39] Chairman and CEO of Hal Leonard Corporation, a sheet music company.
Agustin Ramirez,[37] Executive chairman of Waukesha-based HUSCO International Inc.
Austin Ramirez,[37][40] President and CEO of HUSCO International.
Adam Stern,[37] Minority owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, a managing director and head of business development at Aristeia Capital, a New York City-based asset management firm.
Marc Stern,[37] Minority owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, chairman TCW Group Inc.
Teddy Werner,[39] Milwaukee Brewers vice president of business development and son of Boston Red Sox chairman Tom Werner.
Aaron Rodgers, American football player for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
Mascot[edit]
The Bucks' official mascot is Bango. The word "Bango" was originally coined by Eddie Doucette, the longtime play-by-play announcer for the Bucks. Doucette used the word whenever a Bucks player connected on a long-range basket. It was often used for sharpshooter Jon McGlocklin. When it came time for the Bucks to choose a name for their new mascot, the name "Bango" won the contest.[41]
Bango has been the Bucks' official mascot since on October 18, 1977, which was Milwaukee's home opener of the 1977–78 season. In addition to the date being Bango's home debut, the game itself pitted Milwaukee against former Bucks center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his Los Angeles Lakers at the Milwaukee Arena. Bango has worked hard to become popular with Bucks fans throughout the state of Wisconsin over the years, appearing at schools, parades, and festivals as a goodwill ambassador for the team. His high-flying acrobatic layups, daring rebounds, and other entertaining antics still play an important role in energizing Bucks fans at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.[citation needed] Since 2001, Bango has also made perennial appearances at the NBA All-Star Game.
At the 2009 All-Star Weekend in Phoenix, Arizona, Bango suffered an injury during a mascot-participative skit. While standing on one basket's rim, Bango's right leg slipped through the hoop, and he fell on the rim. He then slipped further and fell through the basket entirely. Bango tore his ACL due to the fall and was unable to perform for the remainder of the 2008–09 season, periodically making appearances at games in a wheelchair. A video of Bango's injury at the 2009 Mascot Challenge was uploaded onto YouTube shortly after the incident occurred.[42]
During game four of the 2009–10 first-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Atlanta Hawks, Bango successfully performed a back-flip dunk from the top of a 16-foot ladder, a feat similar to the Seattle SuperSonics' mascot Squatch's feat during a March 19, 2008, game between the SuperSonics and the Phoenix Suns.
Logos and uniforms[edit]
The Bucks' first uniforms were based on the Boston Celtics' uniforms[citation needed], featuring block lettering and numbers. The hunter green road uniforms featured the city name and numbers in white with red trim. The home white uniforms featured the team nickname and numbers in hunter green with red trim; the color scheme was reversed for the 1971–72 season. In the 1973–74 season, the road uniforms featured a script "Milwaukee" and numbers in red with white trim; two seasons later they used the same design for their home uniforms. In the 1975–76 season the road uniforms changed to the block "Milwaukee" lettering while retaining the script home uniform. The shorts featured the alternate Bucks logo on the left leg.
Coinciding with the debut of Robert Indiana's iconic MECCA court in the 1976–77 season, the Bucks redesigned their uniforms. It now featured side stripes of kelly, lime and hunter green (a.k.a. the "Irish Rainbows"), inspired by the "Rainbow Guts" uniforms of the Houston Astros[citation needed]. Both the hunter green and white uniforms featured the streamlined "Bucks" lettering from the team logo and block lettering. They removed the color red prior to the 1985–86 season.
The Bucks changed their logo and uniforms for the 1993–94 season. The purple road uniforms featured a modernized "Bucks" lettering from their logo and numbers in silver with hunter green trim, with green side stripes. The home white uniforms featured the same lettering and numbers in hunter green with silver trim, with purple side stripes. The stripes were extended to the jersey in the 2001–02 season.
1995–99 Uniform
In the 1995–96 season the Bucks unveiled a hunter green alternate uniform. The script "Bucks" lettering was in white fading to silver and purple and numbers were in white with green and purple trim. The uniform featured the graphic deer logo on the right side. They were retired after the 1998–99 season. It would be resurrected for the 2012–13 season during Hardwood Classics Nights, to updated uniform standards.
Milwaukee Bucks wordmark, 2006–2015.
The uniforms were changed again for the 2006–07 season. The new home uniform was white with hunter green stripes on the sides. Inside each green stripe is a thinner red stripe that splits into two stripes near the shoulders. The numbers are green with a red outline. Milwaukee had two road uniforms as part of this set. The primary one was hunter green and a similar design to the home uniform with white numbers with a silver highlight and red outline. Both uniforms jerseys said "BUCKS" across the chest in beveled block letters, the 'B' and 'S' slightly larger than the rest of the letters. A secondary road uniform was introduced in the 2008–09 season. Consisting of red jersey and shorts, it was made to resemble the 1968–73 uniforms. It says "Milwaukee" in white and silver writing, along with the numbers. The uniform set was tweaked for the 2014–15 season, with the addition of a gold tab commemorating their 1971 championship and the move of the NBA logo to the back. The 'Bucks' lettering was tweaked to make all the letters the same height.
During the 2014–15 season, hints were made by the Bucks that their logo and uniforms were going to be redesigned. For one home game, it was anticipated that new uniforms were going to be revealed with hunter orange replacing red as the secondary color. It turned out to be an April Fool's joke, though the Bucks did announce that a new logo and colors would be revealed on April 13, 2015.[5]
On April 13, 2015, the Milwaukee Bucks unveiled new primary and secondary logos, as well as a new color scheme. The new branding will take effect beginning with the 2015–16 NBA season. The Bucks' new official colors are Good Land green (a reference to "Milwaukee" being supposedly based on an Algonquian word meaning "The Good Land"), Cream City cream (based on Milwaukee's old nickname of "the Cream City", which came from the cream-colored bricks that were used for constructing many of Milwaukee's buildings back during the late 19th century), Great Lakes blue, black, and white.[5]
Milwaukee Bucks wordmark, 2015–present.
On June 6, 2015, the Milwaukee Bucks unveiled their new home and road uniforms, to be worn beginning with the 2015–16 season. The new uniforms remained white at home and green on the road, but red is now replaced by cream. The 'Milwaukee' city name also returned to the road uniforms for the first time since 1976. In addition, the jerseys feature a unique color block pattern on the sides, titled the "Cream City Rainbow". The pattern consists of the team's new colors of green, cream, royal blue and black, which the Bucks described as an homage to the "Irish Rainbow" design of the 1980s. Blue was also included inside the collar, representing Milwaukee and Wisconsin's "blue collar" citizens, while the inscription "Fear the Deer" was written on the bottom left upside down. The back collar features a small gold tab above the NBA logo, commemorating the Bucks' 1971 NBA championship.[43][44]
On October 3, 2015, the Milwaukee Bucks unveiled a new black alternate uniform. The uniforms still feature the trim and the "Cream City Rainbow" on the sides, with the new Bucks logo in the center and the uniform number placed between the antlers of the logo. In conjunction with the unveiling of the uniform, dubbed the "Fear the Deer uniform", the team also unveiled a new alternate court design, a first in NBA history. The team planned to wear the black alternate uniform and play on the alternate court design for at least four (4) home games during the 2015–16 season.[45]
In 2017, as part of the NBA's new protocol for uniforms, with each team allotted 5 different uniform sets, the Bucks added to their regular home (now "Association" white) and road (now "Icon" green) uniforms, as well as their alternate black ("Statement") uniforms. For their retro uniform, the Bucks went with a replica version of their inaugural home uniforms from 1968 to 1970, as part of the Bucks celebrating their 50th season in the NBA. In addition, the Bucks were also given new "City" uniforms, conceived by Nike as a way of commemorating each of the NBA teams' city history and pride. The "City" uniforms, dubbed "Cream City" uniforms, featured cream-colored jerseys and shorts, with the "Cream City Rainbow" running horizontally along the front of the uniform, with the Bucks logo in the middle. The "Cream City Rainbow" was also on the shorts, shaped in an "M" on both sides that are part of the regular Bucks' uniform design.
For the 2018–19 season, Milwaukee's "City" uniform will pay homage to Robert Indiana's famous MECCA court, featuring yellow, beige and red as base colors and light blue and forest green on the hem of the shorts. "Bucks" is written vertically on the right while the number is on the left; both are in forest green with lime green trim. The Bucks would also wear an "Earned" uniform by virtue of qualifying in the 2018 playoffs; this uniform is essentially the "City" uniform but with the visual elements of red with green stripes, inspired from the 1977–1985 "Irish Rainbow" home uniform.
The Bucks made slight updates to the black "Statement" uniform prior to the 2019–20 season. It was essentially a black version of the team's 2017–18 "City" uniform, with the exception of the "Fear the Deer" insignia on the beltline and near the jock tag.
The Bucks' 2019–20 "City" uniform again used a cream base, this time with a stylized "Cream City" wordmark in front. Blue, cream and green stripes run through the piping while a giant "M" insignia is featured on the shorts.
Season-by-season records[edit]
Main article: List of Milwaukee Bucks seasons
Players[edit]
Main article: Milwaukee Bucks all-time roster
Current roster[edit]
Milwaukee Bucks roster
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
F 34 Antetokounmpo, Giannis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 242 lb (110 kg) 1994–12–06 Greece
F 43 Antetokounmpo, Thanasis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992–07–18 Greece
F 17 Bender, Dragan 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997–11–17 Croatia
G 6 Bledsoe, Eric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1989–12–09 Kentucky
G 23 Brown, Sterling 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1995–02–10 SMU
G 24 Connaughton, Pat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1993–01–06 Notre Dame
G 0 DiVincenzo, Donte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1997–01–31 Villanova
G 3 Hill, George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1986–05–04 IUPUI
F 7 İlyasova, Ersan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987–05–15 Turkey
G/F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981–03–17 Creighton
C 11 Lopez, Brook 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988–04–01 Stanford
C 42 Lopez, Robin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1988–04–01 Stanford
G 15 Mason, Frank (TW) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994–04–03 Kansas
G/F 9 Matthews, Wesley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1986–10–14 Marquette
F 22 Middleton, Khris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1991–08–12 Texas A&M
G/F 13 Reynolds, Cameron (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1995–02–07 Tulane
F 5 Wilson, D. J. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1996–02–19 Michigan
Mike Budenholzer
Assistant coach(es)
Vin Baker
Chad Forcier
Darvin Ham
Josh Longstaff
Patrick St. Andrews
Ben Sullivan
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
(TW) Two-way affiliate player
Last transaction: 2019–07–27
Retained draft rights[edit]
The Bucks hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. A drafted player, either an international draftee or a college draftee who is not signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA team. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.[46] This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams.
Basketball Hall of Famers[edit]
Milwaukee Bucks Hall of Famers
Inducted
1 Oscar Robertson 1 G 1970–1974 1980
36 Dave Cowens C/F 1982–1983 1991
7 Nate Archibald G 1983–1984 1991
16 Bob Lanier C 1980–1984 1992
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 1969–1975 1995
23 Alex English F 1976–1978 1997
8 Moses Malone C/F 1991–1993 2001
7 Adrian Dantley F/G 1990–1991 2008
20 Gary Payton G 2003 2013
5 Guy Rodgers G 1968–1970 2014
34 Ray Allen G 1996–2003 2018
4 Sidney Moncrief G 1979–1990 2019
43 Jack Sikma C 1986–1991 2019
Don Nelson Head coach 1976–1987 2012
15 Wayne Embry 2 General manager 1972–1979 1999
Hubie Brown Assistant coach 1972–1974 2005
1 In total, Robertson was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as a member of the 1960 Olympic team.
2 Inducted as contributor for being the first African American to manage a team in the NBA. He also played for the team in 1968–1969.
FIBA Hall of Famers[edit]
1 Oscar Robertson G 1970–1974 2009
7 Toni Kukoč F 2002–2006 2017
Retired numbers[edit]
Milwaukee Bucks retired numbers
1 Oscar Robertson G 1970–1974 October 18, 1974
2 Junior Bridgeman F 1975–1984
1986–1987 January 17, 1988
4 Sidney Moncrief G 1979–1990 January 6, 1990
8 Marques Johnson F 1977–1984 March 24, 2019
10 Bob Dandridge F 1969–1977
1981 March 7, 2015
14 Jon McGlocklin G 1968–1976 December 10, 1976
16 Bob Lanier C 1980–1984 December 4, 1984
32 Brian Winters G 1975–1983 October 28, 1983
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 1969–1975 April 24, 1993
First overall picks[edit]
Milwaukee Bucks first overall picks
1969 33 Lew Alcindor C 1969–1975
1977 54 Kent Benson C 1977–1980
1994 13 Glenn Robinson F 1994–2002
2005 6 Andrew Bogut C 2005–2012
Personnel[edit]
Head coaches[edit]
Main article: List of Milwaukee Bucks head coaches
General manager history[edit]
GM history
John Erickson 1968–1970
Ray Patterson 1970–1972
Wayne Embry 1972–1977
Don Nelson 1977–1987
Del Harris 1987–1992
Mike Dunleavy 1992–1997
Bob Weinhauer 1997–1999
Ernie Grunfeld 1999–2003
Larry Harris 2003–2008
John Hammond 2008–2017
Jon Horst 2017–present
Franchise records[edit]
Main article: Milwaukee Bucks accomplishments and records
Home arenas[edit]
Milwaukee Arena/Mecca Arena (1968–1988, plus one commemorative game in the 2017–18 season)
Bradley Center (1988–2018)
Fiserv Forum (2018–present)
Radio and television[edit]
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Since the 2007–08 season, all Bucks games not nationally broadcast have aired exclusively on regional cable television over Fox Sports Wisconsin, with selected games also airing on the FS Wisconsin Plus feed, in case of Milwaukee Brewers conflicts. Bucks games produced by Fox Sports are also carried on the Fox Sports Go application within the team's broadcast territory.
Prior to the Fox Sports Wisconsin exclusivity, the Bucks split their television broadcasts between FS Wisconsin (which through various incarnations have televised Bucks games since 1996) and WCGV (Channel 24) from 1999 to 2007, and prior that, WVTV (Channel 18) was the over-the-air partner from 1994 to 1999. WCGV also previously carried Bucks games from 1988 to 1994, and WVTV again, this time from 1976 to 1988; these two stations are currently owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. The telecasts during each station's tenures as the over-the-air TV home of the Bucks consisted of almost exclusively road games; very few Bucks home games on either station were televised through the years, as the Bucks were one of the last NBA teams to regularly televise home games. The Bucks, along with their respective TV partners, co-produced and distributed the over-the-air telecasts to stations throughout Wisconsin.
In the franchise's early years, Bucks games were carried on then-ABC affiliate WITI (Channel 6), from 1968 to 1971, and on then-CBS affiliate WISN-TV (Channel 12) from 1971 to 1976; both respective runs also coincided with NBA coverage already carried by their networks at the time: ABC (1965–1973) and CBS (1973–1990). The two stations swapped networks in March 1977, with WISN since remaining with ABC, and WITI switching from CBS to Fox in December 1994.
Since 1986, Jim Paschke has been the team's television play-by-play announcer, with former Buck Jon McGlocklin providing color commentary for the team from 1976 to 2018. From 2015 to 2018, veteran announcer Gus Johnson called selected games alongside Paschke on a rotating basis. During that time, former Buck Marques Johnson also was in the booth for selected games, but became the new permanent color commentator for the 2018–19 season when the team moved to the Fiserv Forum. Veteran sportscaster Eddie Doucette served as the team's original play-by-play voice, working in that capacity from 1968 to 1984; he also called selected Bucks games on WITI, WISN-TV, and during most of WVTV's first tenure with the Bucks. He and McGlocklin also co-founded the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) Fund in 1976, which raises money to help cancer research.
On the radio side the team has been carried by WTMJ (620/103.3) and throughout the state on the Bucks Radio Network (which is sponsored by BMO Harris) for most of the team's history. Ted Davis announces, with former WTMJ-TV sports director Dennis Krause providing color and serving as solo announcer on nights where Davis has a broadcasting assignment elsewhere.[47]
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UK Latest Hepatitis C Reports - New Hep C Drugs Having An Impact On HCV-related Deaths
Hepatitis C in England 2018 report
Working to eliminate hepatitis C as a major public health threat
In case you missed it, Public Health England this month released the latest hepatitis C virus (HCV) reports, which include slide sets with infographics summarizing progress with hepatitis C elimination in England and the UK.
Hepatitis C in England and the UK
Updated - Slide sets
In this report, we summarise the impact of action plans in England to drive down mortality from HCV, reduce the number of new infections, and outline the actions required to make further progress.
HCV-related deaths drop from end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma
Excerpt: Hepatitis C in England and the UK
The first fall in deaths in more than a decade, has been sustained for another year, with a 3% fall in deaths from HCV-related end stage liver disease (ESLD) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) between 2014 and 2016. This suggests that increased treatment (a 19% increase in 2015/16 compared to earlier years, and 56% more in 2016/17 than in 2015/16) with new direct acting antiviral (DAA) drugs, particularly in those with more advanced disease, may be starting to have an impact. Falls have also been observed in liver transplant registrations (43% fall by 2016, when compared to pre-2014 levels) and liver transplants undertaken (25% fall by 2016, when compared to pre-2014 levels) in those where post-hepatitis C cirrhosis is given as the indication for transplant. These falls are encouraging although it is too early to rule out a degree of deferred listing pending assessment of the impact of treatment. Either way, as treatment is rolled out further, the WHO GHSS target for a reduction in HCV-related mortality of 10% by 2020[1] looks within our reach. Despite this, only around one half (52% in 2016) of people who had injected psychoactive drugs sampled in the UAM Survey[4] were aware of their HCV antibody positive status, and this figure has remained relatively stable at this level over the last decade.....
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28 July 2017 Added Hepatitis C in the UK 2017 report and infographic.
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Summary of the F&B Networking Hub by SIAL Middle East
E-summit and Meetings' opening sessions
The sessions highlighted the importance of enhancing food and water security in the UAE, ongoing strategies related to food distribution and control, investment in agriculture in the Arab world, and supporting international agricultural investment
Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb AlMheiri, Minister of State for Food and Water Security, inaugurated the F&B Networking Hub by SIAL Middle East – E-summit and Meetings, the virtual event organised by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (ADNEC), in collaboration with Comexposium and the support of its strategic partners, the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) and the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, under the SIAL Middle East brand and in conjunction with the Abu Dhabi Date Palm Virtual Platform.
In her welcoming speech, H.E. AlMheiri, said: "We are all thankful that through these digital platforms, we have an effective means to communicate and support each other through these unprecedented times. It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak to you today, and to open the SIAL E-Summit programme: perhaps the most important edition, in view of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak that has had such important implications for the agriculture, food, and beverage industry."
H.E. AlMheiri added: "There is no doubt that this pandemic has had a profound impact on the global food supply and distribution landscape, with the necessary lockdown measures affecting the 'just in time' supply chains that we have come to take for granted over the years. This is something the UAE has felt keenly, importing, as it does, over 90% of its food. Fortunately, as a country, we have been able to weather the worst of the pandemic and ensure our shelves have remained stocked during this critical time. We have kept our heads above water, thanks to the resilience that we have built into the UAE's food security system, and the launch of the UAE's National Food Security Strategy. The strategy has set a strong foundation to enable us to deal with food crises and emergencies, just like the one we are currently experiencing. It does this by establishing specific targets for food safety drills and the reserve supply of staple food commodities, as well as for widening our international sources of food. This latter aspect, helped by the UAE government's policy of forging firm and friendly relations with other countries around the world, has been key for overcoming the obstacles that we came across for the last few months."
H.E. AlMheiri said: "Despite ensuring continued supplies, the food and beverage companies are nevertheless facing significant reduced consumptions. This is especially significant for the UAE, where the F&B industry is a vital driver of the country's economy. The sector's incredible rate of expansion in recent years is proof of this. F&B's direct contribution to the UAE's GDP increased by 138% in the ten years up to 2017, with employment in the sector growing by 119% over the same period."
H.E. AlMheiri highlighted that the pandemic has created a range of opportunities in the food and beverage space. Online stores and e-commerce platforms have emerged, with one prominent shopping chain in the UAE recording a 300% increase in online orders and a 59% increase in new customers between February and April of this year. General e-commerce platforms have entered the grocery business to supplement their traditional retail business. Further, health food choices have become increasingly important, as individuals become increasingly aware of the importance of healthy food during the era of COVID-19. Sales of natural and organic foods have increases as supermarkets have launched their own ranges of organic products.
H.E. AlMheiri also indicated that sustainability is factoring as a more prominent issue, with consumers more educated on the need to consume food from more sustainable sources. That has been accompanied by sourcing food locally. This presents an opportunity for F&B stakeholders to earn revenue by catering to a better informed public that is demanding food that is produced in ways that do not harm the environment and reflects transparency when it comes to nutritional information and sourcing of food.
H.E. Maryam concluded: "It is clear that we are undergoing changes that have a far-reaching impact on the food and beverage sector. Changes that may ultimately be permanent, as opposed to transient. This compels us to take stock of not only how we produce and distribute our food, but our fundamental relationship with it. We should take note of the shift in demand trends, and adapt to it. These shifts are all towards more sustainable food systems."
The welcome speech was followed by an opening session with the participation of His Excellency Saeed Al Bahri Salem Al Ameri, Director General of Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, His Excellency Mohamed bin Obaid Al Mazrooei, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development, and His Excellency Rashid Abdul Karim Al Balooshi, Undersecretary of Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development.
His Excellency Saeed Al Bahri Salem Al Ameri, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, said: "The drastic impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of life, including food supplies, has made us rethink our priorities and has reshaped global operations in the agriculture and food sector. This highlights the importance of advancing the food, beverage, and hospitality sector at the global and regional levels, and the need to design more resilient food systems that can bridge the gap between global food supply and demand."
H.E. Al Ameri added: "I take this opportunity to emphasise the importance of joining our efforts and learning from the recent experience with the pandemic. I would also like to highlight the great support provided by our wise leadership to this vital sector and the great ability to turn challenges into opportunities. The wise decisions and flexible measures taken by the government contributed to reducing the pandemic's economic and social impacts on the food sector and maintaining food supplies. This ensured community wellbeing, by providing safe food to the public, despite all the challenges imposed by supply disruption around the world."
H.E. Al Ameri indicated that ADAFSA has made key contributions, transforming Abu Dhabi into a global exemplary model in the food sector. Abu Dhabi received a food safety ranking of 99% from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and there are legislative and organisational frameworks across the food chain. The Authority has been assessing food safety risks, looking to ensure safety throughout the supply chain, and preserving animal and plant health. The Authority monitors the supply chain from farm to fork. In addition, ADAFSA are also keen in adopting flexible strategy and agile systems to address food emergencies, benefiting from the efficient management of the COVID-19 crisis. We are working on facilitating food shipment release systems and implementing smart, proactive, and risk based inspection systems.
H.E. Al Ameri stated that Abu Dhabi has always focused on creating an environment that is attractive to investment and supportive of businesses. This e-summit is an opportunity for all leading global companies in the food and hospitality industries to build promising partnerships with companies and local investors to find new market possibilities.
H.E. Al Ameri added: "These unprecedented circumstances have taught us the importance of working together towards finding innovative solutions to improve global food supply chains and to develop a more flexible and adaptive system in the food and hospitality industry. This is what we look forward to by having you, today, in this important summit. During this pandemic, Abu Dhabi managed to take a great leap in the agricultural sector, increase quality and competitiveness of local products to enhance the UAE's food security system and create new opportunities in local food industries. This leading experience strengthens our belief that we can overcome these circumstances and attain more achievements and progress for our country and communities."
His Excellency Mohammed bin Obaid Al Mazrooei said: "The Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) is pleased to be participating for the fourth consecutive year in one of the leading food and beverage events, the prestigious SIAL Middle East exhibition, organised by ADNEC. 2020 has been a year marked with challenges. These challenges have motivated scientists, technologists, and agriculturalists to create mechanisms and innovative technologies in different sectors and fields.
"The unprecedented spread of the COVID-19 virus stimulated several creative and innovative efforts to overcome the financial, social, economic, and environmental challenges that effected individuals, businesses, and governments. The level of the challenge is evident in the World Bank report on the agricultural sector's GDP of the UAE, which has fallen by -5% in 2020. The AAAID's efforts and activity in the field of agricultural investment and development is represented by 53 affiliate companies. Projects and companies are actively monitored and continuously enhanced to align their strategies with current global standards.
"We at AAAID have adapted a new and enhanced strategic plan for agricultural investment, where the criteria for all investment opportunities for new projects are set on benchmarking against best global standards. The flexibility of the new strategic plan enables the AAAID to respond to unforeseen changes in a timely and appropriate manner. The AAAID has also launched an initiative for fulfilling the urgent demand of Arab countries for basic food commodities through its affiliate companies and their inter-Arab partners, resulting in increased agricultural trade. This initiative was a consequence of COVID-19 and the breakdown of international trade and food supply due to limited mobility."
H.E. Al Mazrooei said, "The goal is to secure the nutritional needs of the Arab nations and rid them of the fear of food shortages. AAAID and its companies create and implement numerous sustainable models that assist in increasing agricultural production and productivity, promotes social and economic development, protects the environment, builds a skilled workforce through green and capacity building programs. AAAID has currently invested in six companies in the UAE, three of which are currently operational, while the rest are in various stages of establishment. The total value of AAAID's investment in the UAE reaches about AED 343 million in corporate assets.
H.E. Al Mazrooei concluded: "Recently, AAAID and the Al-Rajhi International Investment Company partnered to create TransAgri Holding Limited. A model agricultural investment entity, with the objective to be a pioneer in augmenting the performance of existing environmental companies and integrating related operations to enhance food security in the Arab region. AAAID would like to take this opportunity to invite businesses, financial institutions, agricultural organisations, and governments to join AAAID in combining know how and expertise to improve existing practices, focus on creating innovative and sustainable methods that support the advancement of the agricultural sector and thus promote global food security."
On his part, His Excellency Rashid Abdul Karim Al Balooshi said: "The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, through its Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), takes a great interest in this global, virtual platform and network, with leading international companies specialised in the food and beverage sectors. This event falls in line with the department's role in supporting the UAE's national agenda in food security and help achieve the objective of the National Food Security Strategy 2051.
H.E. Al Balooshi added: "We look to enhance the business relationship in the F&B sector as we anticipate the participation of the global industrial leaders to share their insights on the challenges within the sector. ADDED spares no effort the investments in environment and attract more industrial investments within the F&B sector. We in Abu Dhabi recently launched the Foreign Direct Investment license that offers 100% ownership to foreign investors. The FDI license comprises 122 diversified economic activities, across several sectors including agriculture, industrial, and services. The FDI licence targets capital investments ranging from the minimum of AED 2 million to AED 100 million and over.
"ADDED currently implements the Basics Industrial Project, which seeks to define a better industrial development investment areas in Abu Dhabi. While limiting the covered sectors to four, including food industries, the project aims at making Abu Dhabi self-sufficient in the local production of basic and consumer commodities. Eight investment areas in the food industries were also identified in addition to existing investments. We are keen to continue our efforts and strengthen co-ordination between IDB and Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), to study the various potential investment fields and development existing in basic industry, including food. We aim to achieve self-sufficiency in basic industries, particularly food, and analyse the gaps between local products, basic products, and those which are imported."
The Department is currently implementing the Basic Industries Project, which aims to identify areas for local industrial investment at the level of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, while this is limited to four main sectors, including food industries, with the aim of achieving self-sufficiency for the emirate of basic and most consumed commodities. At the local level, eight investment fields have been identified within the food industry, to be added to the existing investments. We are working to continue our efforts and intensify coordination between the Industrial Development Office and the Abu Dhabi Investment Office of the department, to study the various available investment fields and analyse the gaps between the basic products produced locally and imported."
H.E. Al Balooshi concluded: "The latest figures have shown that, in 2019, the value of imported animal products amounted to AED 2.7 billion. Imported plant products were valued at AED 2.6 billion. Abu Dhabi food exports value amounted to more than AED 6 billion in the same year. Re-export of food products through the port of Abu Dhabi amounted to AED 3.2 billion. The production licence within the emirate of Abu Dhabi reached 69, with the average investment value of AED 5.4 billion. The industrial pioneer licence within the emirate of Abu Dhabi reached 43, with an average investment value of AED 985 million. The food industrial establishment in the city of Abu Dhabi reached 38, with an average investment value of AED 3.1 billion. The food industries establishment in Al Ain city reached 25, with an average investment value of AED 2 billion. The food industries establishment within the Al Dhafra region reached six establishments, with an average of AED 221 million."
On his part, Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, Managing Director and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company, said: "ADNEC is proud to launch the F&B Networking Hub by SIAL Middle East – E-summit and Meetings. The event demonstrates the extensive investment that ADNEC has placed into world-leading technological solutions that can enable business activity and industry growth, in spite of the global conditions caused by the pandemic."
Al Dhaheri added: "This group of prominent figures hosted by the platform confirms the commitment of our teams in developing and providing the finest solutions for holding international events that enable the leaders of these sectors to continue their work and towards achieving their future goals. We are pleased to welcome the global leaders of the food, beverage, hospitality and dates sectors in this forum, and we look forward to welcoming them to the SIAL Middle East exhibition in its 2021 edition."
The F&B Networking Hub by SIAL Middle East – E-Summit and Meetings was developed by ADNEC in the form of nine virtual sessions. The summit provides international exhibitors, specialised across the food, beverage, hospitality, and dates industry with the unique opportunity to meet and do business. The format was developed in line with current global conditions, in particular relation to ongoing travel restrictions, and in adherence with health and safety measures implemented to limit the spread of COVID-19. Alongside the event, ADNEC will host a private virtual platform for 5 days, starting from 23 November, to facilitate live meetings between sellers and buyers.
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