Hitting Rock Bottom: The Bucks' Historically Disappointing Season Hits a New Low in Utah

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4.7 • 561 Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Milwaukee Bucks suffer a devastating 32-point blowout against the short-handed Utah Jazz, signaling there may be no bottom for the 2026 squad. Justin Garcia dissects the franchise-worst loss, highlighting troubling milestones: four 30-point losses this season, a negative-5.2 point differential, and company with the NBA's worst teams. Sobering comments from Bobby Portis, Cam Thomas, and Doc Rivers raise tough questions about identity, effort, and looming roster changes. The episode covers the mounting turmoil around the Bucks—including locker room rumors, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s uncertainty, and Doc Rivers’ candid postgame remarks—as the franchise charts a course through unprecedented struggles. With the tragic number shrinking, can Milwaukee even regain competitiveness, or are more seismic shifts ahead? Stay tuned for hard-hitting analysis on the Bucks’ playoff elimination timeline, looming lottery odds, and what this historically disappointing season means for the team’s future.

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0:00.0	For the 2026 Milwaukee Bucks, there is no bottom.
0:10.0	You are locked on Bucks, your daily Milwaukee Bucks podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network,
0:17.4	your team every day.
0:21.4	Welcome into Locked On Bucks. I'm Justin Garcia. You can Welcome into Lockdown Bucks.
0:22.8	I'm Justin Garcia.
0:23.8	You can find me on the Bucks Radio Network for 13 more games this season.
0:27.9	We thank you for making this your first listen to the day.
0:30.5	Each and every day.
0:32.0	Today's episode of the show is brought to you by GameTime.
0:35.0	Download the GameTime app, create an account, and use the code locked on for $20 off your first purchase.
0:40.7	On today's show, we recap the ugliness from Utah just hours ago. We're at the scene of the crime.
0:46.8	Here is the bucks lose by 32 to the Utah Jazz. We'll hear some thoughts from Doc Rivers and a couple of the players.
1:00.0	Some very, very sobering and troubling numbers for the bucks as well.
1:05.9	And just overall, what their lot has been this season and the teams that they are comping to.
1:10.4	Very different from where we thought it would be at the start of the season.
1:22.3	But you lose by 32 points to the Utah Jazz to a team that is actively not trying to win games.
1:26.4	Eight players out for the Jazz.
1:28.3	And they were big ones.
1:33.3	Laurie Markinen remains out for Utah.
1:36.5	Yusuf Nurkich out.
1:37.9	Jaron Jackson Jr. out.
1:40.5	Kianti George out. Walker Kessler.
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