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The Bucks finished the 2006-07 season a disheartening last place in the Central Division, but additions to the roster in the off season promise to greatly improve 2007-08. The big story is the addition of Yi Jainlian, the power forward who many regard as the best Chinese prospect since Yao Ming, but the season will really depend on how well Michael Redd, Charlie Villanueva and Bobby Simmons have healed. Get your tickets to Bradley Center and cheer the Milwaukee Bucks on to a winning 2007-2008 season!

Basketball came to Milwaukee in 1955 with the NBA's Milwaukee Hawks. After just four years of sparse support, the team fled to St. Louis. In 1968, basketball returned to Milwaukee by way of the Milwaukee Bucks. They entered the NBA much like many expansion teams, but they discovered success very differently. For the Milwaukee Bucks, success came with the flip of a coin. A simple coin toss secured the franchise one of basketball's all-time greats, Lew Alcindor, who became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. With Kareem playing center and superstar guard Oscar Robinson handling the ball, not only were tickets tough to get, the Bucks were able to win their first NBA title just three years after joining the league.