The Milwaukee Bucks did end up joining the NBA Draft festivities.
The team swung a deal with the Orlando Magic for the draft rights to Andre Jackson Jr. out of UConn (36th overall selection), and Orlando got Milwaukee’s 2030 second-round pick and cash considerations. It was an easy deal to make as John Hammond (current GM of Orlando) served as the Bucks’ general manager from 2009-2017. Milwaukee also selected Chris Livingston out of Kentucky with the 58th overall pick in the draft (That pick ended up being the last pick as Philly and Chicago had to forfeit their second-round selections due to tampering violations).