Malik Beasley

Faster and more frenetic teams continue to confound the Bucks this season. On Tuesday in Sacramento, they couldn't slow the Kings.

From switching sides of the floor to start the game to executing a switching defense against the Sixers, the Bucks are "just playing hard."

Lillard's strategy for the 3-point contest was a stark contrast to teammate Malik Beasley's detailed preparation: "Just show up and shoot."

Here's a look at which stars will compete in which All-Star skills challenges Saturday night.

On Friday, Doc Rivers installed a new trapping defense. On Saturday, the Bucks used it to surprise Luka Dončic and the Mavericks.

Throughout crunchtime this season, the Bucks have managed to salvage sloppy performances. In Chicago, their messy play caught up with them.

The Giannis Antetokounmpo-Damian Lillard debut was put on hold, but Malik Beasley, MarJon Beauchamp and Andre Jackson Jr. made an impact.

The Bucks can go with shooting, size, youth or a glue guy, but, according to Adrian Griffin, whoever starts at the two will have earned it.

Now that the seven-time All-NBA guard is in Milwaukee, the Bucks can address lingering questions about the roster heading into the season.

With one of the best players in the NBA on the roster, the Bucks will always face significant pressure to compete for a championship.

Now that the Bucks have a 15-man roster, how will their new head coach use it? Could he take a different approach than his predecessor?

There isn’t enough shooting to satisfy everyone, but in general, teams shopping for shooting guards should feel pretty good.

The first half of the Lakers' 123-108 blowout win over the Pelicans was the realization of the team's post-trade deadline vision

Cole Huff looks at the Sixth Man of the Year Race and some under-the-radar trade deadline moves that are paying off for their new teams.

Sam Vecenie details how teams better positioned themselves for lottery odds and breaks down all the second-round-pick movement and more.

For the first time in a long time, it looks like the Lakers have built a core that is here to stay. But will it?

Follow along with The Athletic's NBA trade deadline live blog for all of the latest news on moves around the league.

By participating in a deal with the Lakers and the Timberwolves and sending away Mike Conley Jr., the Jazz started their full rebuild mode.