2022–23 Milwaukee Bucks season

On August 17, 2022, the NBA announced that the regular season for the league would begin October 18, 2022 and end on April 9, 2023.

Despite this, the Bucks were upset by the 8-seeded and eventual Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs in five games, becoming the sixth 1-seed in league history to lose a playoff series against an 8-seed following the Seattle SuperSonics in 1994, the Miami Heat in 1999, the Dallas Mavericks in 2007, the San Antonio Spurs in 2011, and the Chicago Bulls in 2012.

Following their exit from the postseason, the Bucks fired head coach Mike Budenholzer after five seasons.

[4] They initially had a second round pick, but it was forfeited due to tampering violations with respect to free agency in 2021.

[5] With their only pick of the draft at #24, the Bucks would select guard/forward MarJon Beauchamp from the NBA G League Ignite.

Milwaukee warming up before a game against the Chicago Bulls