Bucks banking on long-term potential of their two 19-year-old draft picks
The Milwaukee Bucks appear to be in the latter stages of a championship window and can’t spend much in free agency due to salary-cap concerns
By Steve Megargee
Published - Jul 02, 2024, 01:29 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 02, 2024, 01:29 PM EDT
MILWAUKEE (AP) — If it wasn’t obvious enough already, the youth of the Milwaukee Bucks’ two draft choices became apparent when second-round pick Tyler Smith discussed the origins of his love for bowling.
“I was in Vegas this year (and) there was really, like, nothing to do out there,” Smith said Tuesday during an introductory press conference for himself and first-round pick A.J. Johnson.
Bucks coach Doc Rivers’ stunned reply: “In Vegas?”
Smith explained that his status as a teenager didn’t give him much of an opportunity to sample the Las Vegas nightlife, so he and his friends often would spend their spare time at a bowling alley.
