Alright, so the other day I got curious. You know how you watch the Bucks, season ends, players come and go. I started wondering, where do some of those guys end up? Specifically, the ones who head overseas. So, I decided to do a little digging for the 2023 season.
My first step was pretty basic, honestly. I just opened up my browser and started searching. Threw in terms like “former Bucks players international leagues” and “Milwaukee Bucks overseas players 2023”. You get a mix of stuff, some old news, some not quite right.
Then I thought, okay, need to be smarter about this. I tried recalling some names from recent years, guys who maybe didn’t stick long or were on the fringes. Sometimes you remember a guy signing a deal overseas from news headlines.
Getting Down to It
So, I started making a rough list of potential names. Guys who had cups of coffee with the team, maybe two-way players, or even some more established guys from a few years back known for playing internationally. Once I had a few names, I searched for them specifically, adding “2023 team” or “overseas contract”.
This got me better results. I started seeing mentions on specific basketball news sites, the ones that really focus on European leagues, or Asian leagues, or even Australia’s NBL. That was way more helpful than the big general sports sites.
It was a bit like detective work, you know? One site might mention a player signed with a team, say, in Spain. So then I’d try looking up that team’s roster for the 2023 season on the league’s official site, or the team’s own site if I could find it (and understand it, sometimes language barriers!).
- Started with broad searches.
- Made a list of potential former players.
- Searched for specific players + “overseas 2023”.
- Checked international basketball news sources.
- Tried to verify on league or team sites.
Putting the Pieces Together
Sometimes finding confirmation was tricky. A player might have signed but then got injured or cut before the season really got going. Other times, the info was clear as day – stats pages, official team announcements. I tried to cross-reference if I could. If two reliable sources mentioned a guy playing for, say, a team in Italy, I felt pretty good about it.
I just kept a running list on my computer, jotting down the player and the team/league I found for 2023. It wasn’t super scientific, just me following leads from search results and basketball forums or news sites I trust for international stuff.
Honestly, it took a bit of time. You go down rabbit holes, check player agency news sometimes, maybe even peek at social media updates (though you gotta be careful with rumors there). But eventually, I had a decent list of guys who wore the Bucks jersey at some point and were playing ball outside the NBA/G-League circuit in 2023.
It’s always interesting to see where careers take players. Some guys carve out really solid roles overseas for years. Anyway, that was basically my process – just curiosity, searching, digging into specific names, and trying to confirm through league or team info. Nothing too fancy, just persistence!
