Milwaukee Bucks are not going to be ignored to start the 2020-2021 NBA season. Milwaukee will open the season up in two primetime spots with national eyeballs on them. Bucks are one of the more emerging public teams in the league. The popularity of Giannis Antetokounmpo is growing yet nowhere to LeBron’s level. Still, people want to watch Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee. As a Bucks fan growing up to think the Bucks would start a season with back-to-back primetime spots is nuts. They’ll open up the year at Boston on Wednesday, December 23rd then home for a Christmas Day matchup with the Golden State Warriors. Giddy up.

NBA schedule dates:

Dec. 22: Nets-Warriors, Lakers-Clippers
Dec. 23: Celtics-Bucks, Mavericks-Suns
Dec. 25: Pelicans-Heat, Warriors-Bucks, Nets-Celtics, Mavericks-Lakers, Clippers-Nuggets

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 2, 2020

Milwaukee-Boston is a great way to lead off the year. Khris Middleton loves playing against the Celtics. Jrue Holiday will debut, and not face Kemba Walker who is battling an injury. We’ll see what Boston looks like too without Gordon Hayward and the addition of Tristan Thompson. Then Bucks-Warriors which I probably shouldn’t have shit on as much on my podcast the other day. It’s a good game. Not the one I expected on Christmas. There is a bit of a rivalry here. Nothing will be funnier to watch this game after Giannis signs his Supermax to see all the whiny Warriors fans. Mostly the NBCSWarriors crew who will probably find a way to spin this to get Giannis to Golden State.

Charlie.