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5 Moments To Remember The 2014-15 Milwaukee Bucks By

By Peter Myhrer

Apr 30, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; A Milwaukee Bucks fan holds up a sign prior to the game against the Chicago Bulls in game six of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 30, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; A Milwaukee Bucks fan holds up a sign prior to the game against the Chicago Bulls in game six of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 4, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd talks with guard Brandon Knight (11) during overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee won 113-105 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 4, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd talks with guard Brandon Knight (11) during overtime against the Los Angeles Lakers at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee won 113-105 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Milwaukee Trades Brandon Knight to Phoenix

Brandon Knight’s tenure in Milwaukee was controversial to say the least. There was a never-ending debate over whether the Kentucky product was actually a point guard or not. My argument was always that if you have to have the discussion, he’s clearly not. One thing was for sure though, Knight scored a lot of points.

Knight averaged 17.8 points per game over the 52 games he played with Milwaukee and teams had to plan how to stop him. That number is far from making him an elite player, but he was considered for an all-star reserve spot and many thought he was snubbed.

Despite the varying opinions on his style of play, no one imagined the Bucks’ future without him. He was the face of the franchise and many credited him with the team’s surprising success.

Unfortunately for Knight, he was an upcoming restricted free agent and that ultimately was what sent him packing. His quality statistics were driving up his market value and the Bucks didn’t think his value to the team was going to be worth over $12 million per year moving forward.

So Milwaukee sold Knight at the trade deadline to the highest bidder while they could still get value out of him. The highest bidder ended up being the Phoenix Suns with some help from the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Bucks essentially swapped the 23-year-old Knight for the 23-year-old Michael Carter-Williams. The move really showed that the organization’s goal was winning in the future.

The change of point guards really changed the look of the team, however, and Carter-Williams is spent the rest of the season trying to find out how best to be successful with the Bucks.

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