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Milwaukee Bucks: 25 Best Players To Play For The Bucks

By Phil Watson

Mar 21, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; A general photo of Milwaukee Bucks warm up jackets resting on the banch before the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Pistons win 92-91. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 21, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; A general photo of Milwaukee Bucks warm up jackets resting on the banch before the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Pistons win 92-91. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Milwaukee Bucks’ Vin Baker (R) drives by the New York Knicks’ Charles Oakley during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden in New York 05 January. (HENNY RAY ABRAMS/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Milwaukee Bucks’ Vin Baker (R) drives by the New York Knicks’ Charles Oakley during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden in New York 05 January. (HENNY RAY ABRAMS/AFP/Getty Images) /

player. 89. <strong>How acquired:</strong> 8th overall pick from Hartford, 1993 NBA Draft.. PF-C. 1993-97. Vin Baker. 10

The University of Hartford isn’t big on the NBA radar, but after Vin Baker put up more than 28 points and almost 11 rebounds per game as a senior, the Milwaukee Bucks gambled and took Baker with the eighth overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft.

An All-Rookie selection in 1993-94, Baker was a three-time All-Star and an All-NBA pick in 1996-97 for the Bucks.

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and a first-round pick in 1998 from the Cavaliers.

In four seasons in Milwaukee, Baker averaged 18.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.3 blocks in 38.3 minutes per game, shooting .494/.252/.634.

Baker was an All-Star and All-NBA selection in 1997-98 with the SuperSonics, but his career began to unwind because of drinking problems. He was traded to the Boston Celtics in July 2002 before he was released in February 2004.

Signed with the New York Knicks in March 2004, Baker was traded to the Houston Rockets in February 2005. He was waived in October 2005 and signed with the Los Angeles Clippers in February 2006.

Signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves in October 2006, Baker retired after he was waived in November of that year.

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