The 2022–23 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 55th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On August 17, 2022, the NBA announced that the regular season for the league would begin October 18, 2022 and end on April 9, 2023. They won their fifth straight central division championship on March 28, 2023, after winning over the Detroit Pistons.
With a final record of 58–24, the Bucks finished the regular season as the best record in the league for the third time in the past five seasons, and won the inaugural edition of the new Maurice Podoloff Trophy.
Despite this, the Bucks were upset by the 8-seeded and eventual Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs in five games, becoming the sixth 1-seed in league history to lose a playoff series against an 8-seed following the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, the Miami Heat in 1999, the Dallas Mavericks in 2007, the San Antonio Spurs in 2011, and the Chicago Bulls in 2012. It was also widely regarded as one of the biggest upsets in NBA history.
Following their exit from the postseason, the Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after five seasons.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club124 MarJon Beauchamp SF/SG NBA G League Ignite The Bucks own their first-round pick. They initially had a second round pick, but it was forfeited due to tampering violations with respect to free agency in 2021. With their only pick of the draft at #24, the Bucks would select guard/forward MarJon Beauchamp from the NBA G League Ignite. It would be the second season in a row that the Bucks would select from the NBA G League Ignite, though unlike the previous season, they would keep Beauchamp on their roster.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | October 1 | Memphis | | Jordan Nwora (21) | Jordan Nwora (8) | Jevon Carter (4) | Fiserv Forum13,023 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 2 | October 6 | @ Atlanta | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (19) | G. Antetokounmpo, Ibaka, Portis (7) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Etihad Arena11,449 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | October 8 | Atlanta | | Lindell Wigginton (16) | Ibaka, Portis (5) | Carter, Holiday, Mamukelashvili (4) | Etihad Arena11,563 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | October 11 | @ Chicago | | Jordan Nwora (25) | Sandro Mamukelashvili (9) | Lindell Wigginton (5) | United Center19,356 | 0–4 |- style="background:#fcc; | 5 | October 12 | Brooklyn | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (24) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) | G. Antetokounmpo, Holiday, Carter, Nwora (4) | Fiserv Forum12,544 | 0–5
Regular season
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | October 20 | @ Philadelphia | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (21) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) | G. Antetokounmpo, Holiday (8) | Wells Fargo Center20,060 | 1–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | October 22 | Houston | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (44) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 2–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | October 26 | Brooklyn | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (43) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (5) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 3–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 28 | New York | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 4–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 29 | Atlanta | | G. Antetokounmpo, Holiday (34) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (17) | Jrue Holiday (11) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 5–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | October 31 | Detroit | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (31) | Bobby Portis (12) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 6–0
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | November 2 | Detroit | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (32) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) | G. Antetokounmpo, Allen (4) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 7–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | November 4 | @ Minnesota | | Jrue Holiday (29) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) | Target Center17,136 | 8–0 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | November 5 | Oklahoma City | | Brook Lopez (25) | Bobby Portis (21) | Jrue Holiday (13) | Fiserv Forum17,713 | 9–0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | November 7 | @ Atlanta | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (25) | Bobby Portis (10) | Jrue Holiday (7) | State Farm Arena17,494 | 9–1 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | November 9 | @ Oklahoma City | | Jevon Carter (36) | Brook Lopez (13) | Jevon Carter (12) | Paycom Center15,180 | 10–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | November 11 | @ San Antonio | | Jevon Carter (21) | Bobby Portis (12) | Jevon Carter (6) | AT&T Center15,642 | 10–2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | November 14 | Atlanta | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (27) | Bobby Portis (10) | Jevon Carter (6) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 10–3 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | November 16 | Cleveland | | Brook Lopez (29) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) | G. Antetokounmpo, Carter (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 11–3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | November 18 | @ Philadelphia | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (25) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) | G. Antetokounmpo, Holiday (4) | Wells Fargo Center19,769 | 11–4 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | November 21 | Portland | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (37) | Grayson Allen (8) | G. Antetokounmpo, Holiday (6) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 12–4 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | November 23 | Chicago | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (36) | Bobby Portis (12) | Jrue Holiday (11) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 12–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | November 25 | Cleveland | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (38) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (9) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (6) | Fiserv Forum17,447 | 13–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | November 27 | Dallas | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) | Carter, Holiday (6) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 14–5 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | November 30 | @ New York | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (37) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) | Madison Square Garden17,277 | 15–5
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 21 | December 2 | L.A. Lakers | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (40) | Bobby Portis (10) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Fiserv Forum17,938 | 15–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | December 3 | @ Charlotte | | Bobby Portis (20) | Bobby Portis (8) | Bobby Portis (7) | Spectrum Center18,128 | 16–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 23 | December 5 | @ Orlando | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Amway Center16,174 | 17–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | December 7 | Sacramento | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (35) | Brook Lopez (9) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 18–6 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 25 | December 9 | @ Dallas | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (28) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) | Jrue Holiday (6) | American Airlines Center20,277 | 19–6 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | December 11 | @ Houston | | Jrue Holiday (25) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (18) | Jrue Holiday (8) | Toyota Center16,268 | 19–7 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | December 13 | Golden State | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (5) | Fiserv Forum17,628 | 20–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | December 15 | @ Memphis | | G. Antetokounmpo, Portis (19) | Bobby Portis (7) | G. Antetokounmpo, Middleton, Hill (5) | FedExForum17,794 | 20–8 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | December 17 | Utah | | Bobby Portis (22) | Bobby Portis (14) | Jrue Holiday (8) | Fiserv Forum17,587 | 21–8 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | December 19 | @ New Orleans | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (42) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) | Jrue Holiday (11) | Smoothie King Center18,271 | 22–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | December 21 | @ Cleveland | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (45) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) | Jrue Holiday (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 22–9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 32 | December 23 | @ Brooklyn | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (26) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) | Barclays Center18,169 | 22–10 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | December 25 | @ Boston | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (27) | G. Antetokounmpo, Portis (9) | Jrue Holiday (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 22–11 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 34 | December 28 | @ Chicago | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (45) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (22) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) | United Center21,537 | 22–12 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 35 | December 30 | Minnesota | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (43) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (20) | Joe Ingles (10) | Fiserv Forum18,018 | 23–12
|-style="background:#fcc;" | 36 | January 1 | Washington | | Bobby Portis (19) | Lopez, Portis (10) | Grayson Allen (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 23–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 37 | January 3 | Washington | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (55) | Bobby Portis (13) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (7) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 24–13 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 38 | January 4 | @ Toronto | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (30) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (21) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 25–13 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 39 | January 6 | Charlotte | | Bobby Portis (19) | Bobby Portis (12) | Jrue Holiday (4) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 25–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 40 | January 9 | @ New York | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (22) | Pat Connaughton (11) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Madison Square Garden18,167 | 26–14 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 41 | January 11 | @ Atlanta | | Jrue Holiday (27) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (18) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (10) | State Farm Arena17,154 | 27–14 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 42 | January 12 | @ Miami | | Jrue Holiday (24) | Bobby Portis (7) | Jrue Holiday (11) | FTX Arena19,600 | 27–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 43 | January 14 | @ Miami | | Bobby Portis (15) | Pat Connaughton (8) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Miami-Dade Arena19,620 | 27–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 44 | January 16 | Indiana | | Jrue Holiday (35) | Bobby Portis (11) | Jrue Holiday (11) | Fiserv Forum17,412 | 28–16 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 45 | January 17 | Toronto | | Jrue Holiday (37) | Bobby Portis (12) | Joe Ingles (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 29–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 46 | January 21 | @ Cleveland | | Jrue Holiday (28) | Bobby Portis (11) | Jrue Holiday (10) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 29–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 47 | January 23 | @ Detroit | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (29) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Little Caesars Arena18,011 | 30–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 48 | January 25 | Denver | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (33) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (14) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (4) | Fiserv Forum17,352 | 31–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 49 | January 27 | @ Indiana | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (41) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (12) | Jrue Holiday (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,090 | 32–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 50 | January 29 | New Orleans | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (50) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) | Jrue Holiday (6) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 33–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 51 | January 31 | Charlotte | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (18) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (4) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 34–17
|-style="background:#cfc;" | 52 | February 2 | L.A. Clippers | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (54) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (19) | Jrue Holiday (8) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 35–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 53 | February 4 | Miami | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (35) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (15) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (11) | Fiserv Forum18,008 | 36–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 54 | February 6 | @ Portland | | Brook Lopez (27) | Giannis Antetokounmpo (13) | G. Antetokounmpo, Holiday (8) | Moda Center18,110 | 37–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 55 | February 9 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (38) | G. Antetokounmpo, Lopez (10) | Jrue Holiday (7) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 38–17 |-style="background:#cfc;" | 56 | February 10 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Giannis Antetokounmpo (35) | Brook Lopez (15) | G. Antetokounmpo, Holiday, Ingles (6) | Crypto.com Arena16,614 | 39–17