2005–06 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
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The 2005-06 Milwaukee Bucks season was the team's 38th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 30-52 output from the previous season. They bested it by ten games, finishing 40–42, qualifying for the playoffs despite finishing last place in the Central Division.[1]
| 2005–06 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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| Head coach | Terry Stotts |
| Owners | Herb Kohl |
| Arena | Bradley Center |
| Results | |
| Record | 40–42 (.488) |
| Place | Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 8th (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Pistons 1–4) |
| Local media | |
| Television | WCGV-TV FSN North |
| Radio | WTMJ |
Draft picks
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 1 | Andrew Bogut | C |  Australia | Utah |
| 2 | 36 | Ersan İlyasova | F |  Turkey |
Roster
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Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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| y-Detroit Pistons | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | 37–4 | 27–14 | 13–3 |
| x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14 | 31–10 | 19–22 | 11–5 |
| x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 | 27–14 | 14–27 | 6–10 |
| x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 | 21–20 | 20–21 | 4–12 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 6–10 |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | z-Detroit Pistons | 64 | 18 | .780 | - |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12 |
| 3 | y-New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 |
| 4 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 14 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 |
| 6 | x-Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 |
| 7 | x-Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 23 |
| 8 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 |
| 9 | Philadelphia 76ers | 38 | 44 | .463 | 26 |
| 10 | Orlando Magic | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28 |
| 11 | Boston Celtics | 33 | 49 | .402 | 31 |
| 12 | Toronto Raptors | 27 | 55 | .329 | 37 |
| 13 | Charlotte Bobcats | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 41 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
| 2005–06 game log Total: 40–42 (home: 4–1; road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November: 6–3 (home: 4–1; road: 2–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 2–1 (home: 2–1; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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| 2005–06 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoffs
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First Round: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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| 2006 schedule | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Player statistics
Source:[2]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Charlie Bell | 59 | 6 | 21.7 | .439 | .423 | .708 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| Andrew Bogut | 82 | 77 | 28.6 | .533 | .000 | .629 | 7.0 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 9.4 |
| Josh Davis | 4 | 0 | 3.0 | .250 | .000 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
| T. J. Ford | 72 | 70 | 35.5 | .416 | .337 | .754 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 12.2 |
| Dan Gadzuric | 74 | 0 | 12.0 | .553 | .000 | .461 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| Reece Gaines | 12 | 0 | 4.5 | .500 | .000 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| Jermaine Jackson | 30 | 2 | 6.7 | .423 | .250 | .857 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Ervin Johnson | 18 | 0 | 4.5 | .412 | .500 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | |
| Toni Kukoč | 65 | 0 | 15.7 | .389 | .306 | .714 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.9 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 82 | 82 | 30.1 | .467 | .535 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 9.2 | |
| Michael Redd | 80 | 80 | 39.1 | .450 | .395 | .877 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 25.4 |
| Bobby Simmons | 75 | 74 | 33.8 | .453 | .420 | .825 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.4 |
| Joe Smith | 44 | 5 | 20.2 | .475 | .000 | .774 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 8.6 |
| Jiri Welsch | 58 | 2 | 14.9 | .387 | .286 | .747 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Mo Williams | 58 | 12 | 26.4 | .424 | .382 | .850 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 12.1 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Michael Redd | 5 | 5 | 37.0 | 52.4 | 46.7 | 89.1 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 27.2 |
| T. J. Ford | 5 | 5 | 32.4 | 49.0 | 40.0 | 91.7 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| Charlie Bell | 5 | 0 | 21.6 | 39.5 | 45.5 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.2 |
| Jamaal Magloire | 5 | 5 | 27.0 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 9.0 |
| Andrew Bogut | 5 | 5 | 34.4 | 43.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 8.6 |
| Joe Smith | 5 | 0 | 21.2 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 7.6 |
| Toni Kukoč | 3 | 0 | 17.7 | 57.1 | 62.5 | 50.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7.3 |
| Mo Williams | 5 | 0 | 15.0 | 50.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 7.2 |
| Bobby Simmons | 5 | 5 | 31.8 | 33.3 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
| Dan Gadzuric | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.3 |
| Jiri Welsch | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| Ervin Johnson | 3 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Jermaine Jackson | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Transactions
Trades
| June 28, 2005 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To Cleveland Cavaliers----
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| October 26, 2005 | To Milwaukee Bucks---- | To New Orleans Hornets---- | [3] |
Free agents
| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Bobby Simmons[4] | August 8, 2005 | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Charlie Bell | August 18, 2005 | Leche Río Breogán |
| Ervin Johnson | September 29, 2005 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Josh Davis | October 2, 2005 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Jermaine Jackson | December 15, 2005 | Chicago Bulls |
| Subtractions | ||
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| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Zaza Pachulia | August 11, 2005 | Atlanta Hawks |
| Calvin Booth | September 7, 2005 | Washington Wizards |