NBA Draft: Bucks select Arizona’s Brayden Burries with No. 10 pick
The Milwaukee Bucks have overhauled their roster in the 2026 NBA Draft, selecting Arizona's Brayden Burries at No. 10 and adding several other prospects.
📍 How it ended
The Milwaukee Bucks selected Brayden Burries with their first-round pick. The team later traded for the 60th pick and selected Malique Lewis in the second round.
Epilogue added 42d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
The Milwaukee Bucks selected Arizona guard Brayden Burries with the 10th overall pick and forward Nate Ament at 13th in the 2026 NBA Draft. Following a trade involving Giannis, the team continued its draft activity by acquiring the 60th pick from the Magic for cash to select Malique Lewis in a three-team deal.
Coverage from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, ESPN, and The New York Times emphasizes the team's building process and the integration of Burries and Ament into the roster. Local outlets and University of Arizona Athletics highlighted the transition of Arizona players into the professional league, noting that Burries and teammate Peat were both first-round selections.
Future attention focuses on how Burries and Ament fit into the Bucks' system and whether Malique Lewis, identified as 'Mr. Irrelevant,' can find success similar to Isaiah Thomas.
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Coverage (23)
- What to know about Malique Lewis, the Bucks' second-round draft pick via Wizards Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 45d ago
- Bucks trade into second round, draft Malique Lewis at No. 60 WLUK · 45d ago
- Malique Lewis works out with multiple teams, NBA stocks rising ESPN · 45d ago
- Round 2, Pick 60: Bucks select Malique Lewis The New York Times · 45d ago
- Milwaukee Bucks Acquire Draft Rights To Malique Lewis In Three-Team Deal NBA.com · 45d ago
- Who was the NBA Mr. Irrelevant? Can Malique Lewis become the next Isaiah Thomas? USA Today · 45d ago
- Bucks To Acquire 60th Pick From Magic For Cash HoopsRumors.com · 45d ago
- Milwaukee Bucks acquire second-round pick, draft Malique Lewis Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 45d ago
- 2026 NBA Draft: Bucks trade for No. 60 pick, select Malique Lewis Brew Hoop · 45d ago broke it first
- How do Brayden Burries and Nate Ament fit on the Milwaukee Bucks? Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- How the Bucks did in NBA Draft grades with their first-round picks Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 46d ago
- Arizona’s Burries drafted by Bucks; Peat taken by Mavs but traded to Suns KOLD · 46d ago
- Bucks draft a guard from Arizona with 10th pick in 2026 NBA Draft WISN · 46d ago
- Bucks draft Arizona G Brayden Burries Channel 3000 · 46d ago
- NBA draft recap: Who did Bucks take at Nos. 10 and 13 in first round? Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 46d ago
- Bucks draft Burries, Ament after Giannis trade: 'We're building' ESPN · 46d ago
- Burries, Peat See NBA Dreams Come True in First Round of NBA Draft University of Arizona Athletics · 46d ago
- Grade the Milwaukee Bucks' picks in the 2026 NBA Draft Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- 2026 NBA Draft: Arizona primed to climb all-time 1st round pick list Arizona Desert Swarm · 46d ago
- Milwaukee Bucks select Brayden Burries, add Nate Ament in 2026 NBA Draft Milwaukee Journal Sentinel · 46d ago
- Bucks draft G Brayden Burries with #10 overall pick, F Nate Ament at #13 WBAY · 46d ago
- Brayden Burries selected by Milwaukee Bucks with No. 10 pick in 2026 NBA Draft The New York Times · 46d ago
- NBA Draft: Bucks select Arizona’s Brayden Burries with No. 10 pick Brew Hoop · 46d ago broke it first
Quick answers
Which players did the Bucks select in the first round?
The Bucks selected Arizona guard Brayden Burries with the 10th pick and forward Nate Ament with the 13th pick.
How did the Bucks acquire Malique Lewis?
The Bucks acquired the 60th pick from the Magic for cash as part of a three-team deal to draft Lewis.
What was the context of the Bucks' draft strategy according to ESPN?
ESPN reported that the Bucks drafted Burries and Ament after a trade involving Giannis, with the team stating, 'We're building.'
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