Bucks Coverage

Keith Smith, NBA writer for Yahoo Sports, joined The Wendy’s Big Show to give some insight on the NBA’s plan for the rest of the season.  What can we expect the remainder of this season to look like?  What time and where will the NBA be playing these games in Orlando? What can and can’t the players do while they stay in Orlando?  How much does not having home-court advantage impact...

Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders discusses the breaking news surrounding the NBA’s proposal to relaunch the season on July 31 st . What does he make of the proposed format? Does he expect it to pass? Will there be a permanent shift in the NBA’s seasonal calendar?

Howard Beck, senior NBA writer for Bleacher Report, weighs in on the likely return of the NBA. How will it be perceived if the Bucks win a championship this year? What kind of roadblocks are in the way of the NBA relaunching?

Milwaukee Basketball Insider Eric Nehm, joins The Wendy’s Big Show to give us the details of what playoff formats could help or hurt the Bucks the most.

Matt Velazquez, Bucks beat reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, joins the show to talk about the NBA proposed resumption ideas, the Bucks and more. What are his thoughts on the proposed NBA playoff plan in Orlando? How will the proposed plan affect the Bucks? Would the plan be more unfair to a team like the Bucks or like the Clippers? What is the perfect plan to return to play? What does h...

Eric Nehm, Milwaukee Basketball Insider, joins Bart to give his thoughts on the NBA's proposal of a "World Cup Style" playoff format.  How would this impact the Bucks?

Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports (NBA) joins the Wendy's Big Show to discuss the latest rumors surrounding the NBA's return.  Plus, does he think Giannis Antetokounmpo will stay in Milwaukee or eventually leave?

Eric Nehm, MKE Basketball Insider for the Athletic, joins the show to talk about a potential return to NBA basketball, and more. What are his thoughts on the group of players petitioning a return to play? Does he think they’ll have a plan that makes sense for all parties involved? How have the players responded to the training facilities opening back up? Is there a drop dead date for the cancellat...

Milwaukee Basketball Insider Eric Nehm joins The Wendy’s Big Show to calm everyone down with all of these Giannis trade talks running amuck.

Peter Feigin, Milwaukee Bucks Team President, joins the show to talk about the efforts to bring the NBA back, this year’s Bucks team, and more. How have the talks been progressing on getting basketball back? Are there any criteria or things that need to happen before they can resume the season? What have the Bucks been doing during this crisis to help the local community? Is he optimistic there wi...

Steve Aschburner, Senior Writer for NBA.com, joins the show to talk about The Last Dance, the NBA Hiatus and more. When can we expect an announcement on whether there will be a rest of the season or not? What would the games look like if the season comes back? Will all of this affect the 2020-21 season as well? When will teams and players begin to work out and practice again? What are his thoughts...

Sidney Moncrief, NBA Hall of Famer and Bucks legend, joins the show to talk playing against Michael Jordan, the Bucks and more. What would he do as a player if the NBA season was cut short like this season? What was his first experience with Michael Jordan like? What made Jordan one of the best players of all time? When did he know that Jordan was different?

Kurt Helin, Lead NBA Writer for NBCSports.com, joins the show to talk about the Bucks, the NBA hiatus and more. When does he expect the NBA to make a decision on finishing the season? Does he see them going right into the playoffs or playing a couple regular season games? Is he worried about payer health if they jump right into games? Is there a team that could beat the Bucks this season? Did he e...

CBS Sports NBA columnist and analyst Bill Reiter joins The Wendy’s Big Show to discuss Giannis’ greatness and how he could already be an all-timer.

Jim Paschke, Bucks Television Voice on Fox Sports Wisconsin, joins the show to talk about the Bucks season, potential for bringing play back and more. What was different about this year’s team compared to last year? Does he think this team had the championship drive? What does he think needs to happen to finish out the season? What has he been up to during the quarantine? What does he think of pla...

Ian Eagle, Brooklyn Nets/CBS Sports/Westwood One Play-by-Play Broadcaster, joins the show to talk NBA hiatus, H.O.R.S.E tournament and more. When does he think the NBA will have to cancel the rest of the season? If the Bucks are named champions will there be an asterisk attached to it? Could Kevin Durant return from the torn Achilles if they resume the season? How has it been being quarantined wit...

Sean Deveney, NBA Writer for Forbes.com/Heavy.com, joins the show to talk about the NBA hiatus, the possibility of bringing the season back and more. What does he think is going on behind the scenes for trying to get the season back? How will the NBA decide to balance making money over safety when it comes to resuming play? What would a shortened playoffs look like for the NBA? Where would the tea...

Frank Madden, co-host of the Locked On Bucks podcast, joins the show to talk about the success of the Bucks, the hiatus and more. Does it make sense to start the season up again in the playoffs? Does he like what the Bucks brass has the players doing during the hiatus? Will the time off help the Bucks and Giannis with their injuries? Will the Bucks depth hurt or help them when it comes to the play...

Ernie Johnson, Host of TNT’s Inside the NBA, joins the show to talk about his broadcast school, his Milwaukee roots, and more. Has he ever seen a pandemic like this before? How has his broadcast school been going? What is his advice to new broadcasters trying to get into the business right now? Is it possible to fit the rest of the NBA season in? What was it like to receive such a warm homecoming...

Steve Aschburner, senior writer for NBA.com, joins the show to talk NBA hiatus, the Bucks and more. If they decide to restart the season, will they have to play without fans? How long does he expect the hiatus to be? What does he think of the idea of two different tournaments once the season gets back up, one or playoffs and other for lottery teams? Is Giannis still the MVP once the season comes b...

Billy “Baby Tausch” Schmid, co-host of the Big Show and the Pro Hoops Postgame Show on 105.7 FM The FAN in Milwaukee, joins the show to talk about life without sports. What are his thoughts on everything being cancelled? What does he see the end game for all of this being? What are his thoughts on the possibility of the entire MLB season being cancelled?

Billy “Baby Tasuch” Schmid, co-host of the Wendy’s Big Show and Pro Hoops Postgame Show for 105.7 FM the Fan in Milwaukee, joins the show to talk about the coronavirus and a bit of Bucks. Will the NBA hiatus help out teams like the Bucks and the Lakers for the playoffs? When does he think sports will be back? Giannis has become a social media star during the quarantine, what are his thoughts on Gi...

Matt Velazquez, Bucks beat reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, joins the show to talk about the coronavirus hiatus, the Bucks and more. When does he expect the season to actually resume, and if it does what will the schedule look like? Is it possible they may just cancel the season in general? Can the players still go to the facilities and work out? Have all the Bucks players been tested...

Brian Scalabrine, our Radio.com Sports NBA Insider, joins the show to talk NBA, coronavirus, and more. As a former player, is he happy with the way Commissioner Adam Silver has handled the virus so far? What will the next step be for the players and coaches? What does he see the schedule looking like once the season resumes? Do the Bucks benefit more than most teams from having this month off? Doe...

Tony Cartagena of 96.7 FM The Zone in Madison joins the show to talk NBA, coronavirus and more. Will the NCAA Tournament be cancelled? What are his thoughts on the Badgers heading into the NCAA Tournament? How impactful will the suspension of baseball be for the pitchers once the season resumes? Will the suspension of the NBA be a good thing for the health of Giannis Antetokounmpo?