Milwaukee Bucks had an active first day of free agency like most other teams in the NBA. The Bucks brought back Bobby Portis, added Semi Ojeleye but lost PJ Tucker. We talked about the podcast yesterday. If you haven’t, make sure you give it a listen. Milwaukee continued to add to their bench today by signing Rodney Hood and George Hill. Hill returns to the Bucks after a year’s hiatus.

Rodney Hood is a guy that is a very interesting piece for Milwaukee’s bench. He is 6’8. He can shoot from three like no one’s business. Hood can be thrown in the corner and just make it rain. A bench unit with Portis and Hood flanked at each wing sounds pretty good to me. The other thing about Hood is he’s not just a three-point shooter. Hood can make plays off the dribble and in isolation. That is something the Bucks missed off their bench last year. The big thing with Hood is he has to stay healthy. He’s battled injuries all his career and had an Achillies injury in December 2019. The Bucks have a great training staff, so, I believe they can get him right.

As for Hill, it is a mild surprise to see him back. It’s exactly what Milwaukee needs in terms of a vocal bench leader. But from what we heard after 2020 is that Hill didn’t feel respected by the organization after the protests in late August. Whatever happened there, cooler heads must have prevailed. Hill didn’t do much last year after coming off an injury for Oklahoma City then Philadelphia. Mike Budenholzer and he worked very well together. I could honestly see a better version of Hill this time around with fewer responsibilities now that Jrue Holiday is on the team.

Time to start the repeat, Bucks.

Charlie.