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NBA Draft: Evaluating Every Milwaukee Bucks 1st-Round Pick

By Phil Watson

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These are the picks the Bucks made that perhaps they should have reconsidered, as these players did very little in their time in Milwaukee.

1968, No. 7 overall: Charlie Paulk, F, Northeastern (Okla.) State
The very first draft pick in Bucks’ history, from a school hardly anyone outside of northeastern Oklahoma has ever heard of, turned out to be pretty much a bust for Milwaukee.

He played in just 17 games for the Bucks as a rookie and sat out the entire 1969-70 season while serving in the military, averaging three points and 4.6 rebounds per game and shooting just 22.6 percent from the floor and 56.5 percent from the free-throw line.

In April 1970, Paulk was part of one of the biggest trades in Bucks’ history, however, as he was sent along with Flynn Robinson to the Cincinnati Royals in exchange for Oscar Robertson.

He also played for the Chicago Bulls and New York Knicks during a three-year NBA career.

Season Tm G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1968-69 MIL 17 217 19 84 13 23 3 26 51
1969-70 Did Not Play (military service)
1970-71 CIN 68 1213 274 637 79 131 27 186 627
1971-72 TOT 35 211 24 88 15 21 11 31 63
1971-72 CHI 7 60 8 28 7 9 4 7 23
1971-72 NYK 28 151 16 60 8 12 7 24 40
Career 120 1641 317 809 107 175 41 243 741
1 season MIL 17 217 19 84 13 23 3 26 51

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Generated 6/13/2014.

1986, No. 22 overall: Scott Skiles, G, Michigan State
Skiles was a second-team All-American at Michigan State, but his career in Milwaukee consisted of one season, 13 games and 205 minutes.

Skiles averaged 3.8 points and 3.5 assists, playing 15.8 minutes per game and shooting .290/.214/.833.

The Bucks traded him to the Indiana Pacers in June 1987 for a second-round pick in the 1989 draft. Skiles was later taken by the Orlando Magic in the expansion draft in June 1989 and played for the Washington Bullets and Philadelphia 76ers in a 10-year NBA career, retiring in January 1996.

Skiles was the Most Improved Player in the NBA with the Magic in 1990-91 and holds the NBA record for assists in a game with 30 against the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 30, 1990.

He is also a former coach of the Bucks, posting a 162-182 record from 2008-13, and also has coached the Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls.

Season Tm G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1986-87 MIL 13 205 18 62 3 14 10 12 26 45 5 1 21 18 49
1987-88 IND 51 760 86 209 6 20 45 54 66 180 22 3 76 97 223
1988-89 IND 80 1571 198 442 20 75 130 144 149 390 64 2 177 151 546
1989-90 ORL 70 1460 190 464 52 132 104 119 159 334 36 4 90 126 536
1990-91 ORL 79 2714 462 1039 93 228 340 377 270 660 89 4 252 192 1357
1991-92 ORL 75 2377 359 868 91 250 248 277 202 544 74 5 233 188 1057
1992-93 ORL 78 3086 416 891 80 235 289 324 290 735 86 2 267 244 1201
1993-94 ORL 82 2303 276 644 68 165 195 222 189 503 47 2 193 171 815
1994-95 WSB 62 2077 265 583 96 228 179 202 159 452 70 6 172 135 805
1995-96 PHI 10 236 20 57 15 34 8 10 16 38 7 0 16 21 63
Career 600 16789 2290 5259 524 1381 1548 1741 1526 3881 500 29 1497 1343 6652
1 season MIL 13 205 18 62 3 14 10 12 26 45 5 1 21 18 49

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Generated 6/13/2014.

2000, No. 9 overall (taken by Houston): Joel Przybilla, C, Minnesota
The Bucks made a draft night trade with the Houston Rockets, sending the No. 15 overall pick along with a first-rounder in 2001 to Houston for the No. 9 overall pick.

Przybilla came out of Minnesota after his sophomore year and at 7-foot-1 had one of those uncoachable quantities, height. But he didn’t have much game beyond that.

Przybilla ’s best season with the Bucks was his second, 2001-02, when he played 71 games, starting 62, and averaged 2.7 points, four rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game in 15.9 minutes a game, shooting .535/.000/.422.

Yes, that was his best season with the Bucks, who traded him as part of a three-team deal to the Atlanta Hawks in February 2004. Milwaukee got Keith Van Horn from the New York Knicks as part of the trade and also sent Tim Thomas to the Knicks.

Przybilla came back to Milwaukee briefly, signing as a free agent in August 2012 and playing 12 games in the 2012-13 season. As a Buck, he averaged 1.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots in 13.4 minutes per game over parts of five seasons, shooting .471/.000/.419.

In a 13-year career, he also played for the Portland Trail Blazers and Charlotte Bobcats.

Season Tm G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2000-01 MIL 33 270 12 35 0 0 3 11 71 2 3 30 13 56 27
2001-02 MIL 71 1128 76 142 0 1 38 90 283 21 20 118 43 199 190
2002-03 MIL 32 546 18 46 0 0 12 24 145 12 10 45 19 85 48
2003-04 TOT 17 347 18 50 0 0 13 31 111 7 5 17 18 53 49
2003-04 MIL 5 33 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 3 0 0 2 5 1
2003-04 ATL 12 314 18 50 0 0 12 29 101 4 5 17 16 48 48
2004-05 POR 76 1858 199 333 0 0 90 174 588 74 24 163 98 239 488
2005-06 POR 56 1395 131 239 0 0 82 154 391 43 20 130 76 149 344
2006-07 POR 43 701 37 78 0 0 10 27 168 12 10 67 40 124 84
2007-08 POR 77 1819 144 250 0 1 83 122 649 27 13 93 95 234 371
2008-09 POR 82 1952 168 269 0 1 112 169 717 27 34 97 78 215 448
2009-10 POR 30 681 45 86 0 0 33 51 238 8 8 43 39 95 123
2010-11 TOT 36 519 25 44 0 0 14 27 145 13 5 15 29 79 64
2010-11 POR 31 445 21 34 0 0 13 23 121 13 5 14 22 63 55
2010-11 CHA 5 74 4 10 0 0 1 4 24 0 0 1 7 16 9
2011-12 POR 27 449 22 48 0 0 11 18 138 6 4 16 22 66 55
2012-13 MIL 12 68 1 4 0 0 0 2 21 4 1 2 4 10 2
Career 592 11733 896 1624 0 3 501 900 3665 256 157 836 574 1604 2293
5 seasons MIL 153 2045 107 227 0 1 54 129 530 42 34 195 81 355 268

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Generated 6/13/2014.

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