Episodes

  • Episode 23: Bucks Free Agency Breakdown

    Episode 23: Bucks Free Agency Breakdown
    Jul 23 2024
    This week on Hear District, Marques and Kris share their takeaways from NBA Summer League and highlight the Bucks players whose performances they found most encouraging. They also break down the exciting additions GM Jon Horst has made to the roster, including Delon Wright, Taurean Prince, and Gary Trent Jr., and share why these three players in particular will impact the team on both ends of the floor. The episode wraps with a discussion on reports of the WNBA's media rights negotiations and how the league's stars are ushering in a new era for women's sports. For more, follow @bucksplusaudio - the official podcast network of the Milwaukee Bucks - on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook, and check out all Bucks+ podcast content at www.bucks.com/plus
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    51 mins
  • Episode 22: Coaching Summer League with Pete Dominguez

    Episode 22: Coaching Summer League with Pete Dominguez
    Jul 16 2024
    This week, Marques and Kris are thrilled to host Milwaukee Bucks assistant coach, and the team's coach for this year's NBA Summer League, Pete Dominguez. Dominguez explains why his lack of basketball success on the court paved the way for his passion for coaching. Then, he speaks about how he first got into the coaching profession and how he was in the right place at the right time to begin his career on Coach Doc Rivers' Clippers staff. There he became part of a long lineage of great coaches who started out in the video room. Dominguez also details his experience being the head coach for a professional club in Argentina and how it helped him grow his understanding and vision for the game. Kris shares a story about dropping 40 points on Randy Moss as a Summer League player, and Pete reveals what characteristics teams are looking for from prospects that can translate well to the team roster. They also break down what the Bucks are expecting from the team's new draft picks, and recent Hear District guests, AJ Johnson and Tyler Smith. Marques and Kris wrap the show with their thoughts on the WNBA's heated Rookie of the Year race, and why both frontrunners Caitlin Clarke and Angel Reese are deserving of the honor.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 21: Living in the Gym with AJ Johnson and Tyler Smith

    Episode 21: Living in the Gym with AJ Johnson and Tyler Smith
    Jul 9 2024
    Fresh off their introductory press conference, Milwaukee Bucks rookie draft picks AJ Johnson and Tyler Smith join Marques and Kris for an exclusive interview on this week's episode of Hear District. Johnson opens up about the challenges of playing professionally in Australia, and Smith reveals how Overtime Elite and the G-League Ignite helped him develop his game. Then, Marques and Kris weigh the costs and benefits of the variety of paths available to prospects, and which will best prepare players for the rigors of the NBA. Speaking of the rigors of the NBA, our hosts break down Giannis Antetokounmpo's extensive game day routine and discuss why naps may be the secret to the Greek Freak's success.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 20: A Better Tomorrow with Jim Owczarski

    Episode 20: A Better Tomorrow with Jim Owczarski
    Jul 2 2024
    Bucks beat reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jim Owczarski, joins Marques and Kris this week to break down the Bucks draft picks, AJ Johnson and Tyler Smith. Marques does some reporting of his own and shares a revealing conversation he had with first round pick AJ Johnson's high school basketball coach. After getting into Jim's love for Wu-Tang Clan, the three of them discuss Giannis' return to live game action in the last warm-up game before Greece begins their win-or-go-home Olympic qualifying tournament. Marques can't help but share a hilarious story about the time Kris tried to punk Kobe in a pick-up game and learned a valuable lesson about messing with the Mamba. And who better to discuss Bronny joining his father on the Lakers than the only father and son duo to ever win a national championship at the same college? Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your sense of humor) Marques recalls the time he was subject to a strange incident of nepotism while visiting the doctor. The podcast wraps with a discussion of Jim's longform feature report on the Wisconsin roots of basketball's point forward position, with Marques insisting he get his due credit for inventing the term. For more, follow @bucksplusaudio on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and Facebook, and watch full episodes of Hear District on the official Milwaukee Bucks YouTube page.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Episode 19: Getting in the Game with Sidney Moncrief

    Episode 19: Getting in the Game with Sidney Moncrief
    Jun 25 2024
    Bucks legend and Naismith Hall of Famer, Sidney Moncrief, is one of the greatest two-way basketball players in the history of the NBA. Alongside his former All-NBA teammate, Marques Johnson, the Bucks were perennial contenders under head coach, Don Nelson. This week, Moncrief joins Marques and Kris on Hear District to discuss how he became one of the toughest players of his era. Moncrief reacts to reports that Jerry West wanted to select him with the number one overall pick in the NBA draft over Magic Johnson, and how a trip to Bulgaria in college showed him just how special of a player Larry Bird would become. The two-time DPOY also reveals his strategy for defending Michael Jordan, and Kris tells the story of how he delighted the President after name-dropping Sir Sid at the White House.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 18: Tales from a Basketball Pioneer with Ann Meyers

    Episode 18: Tales from a Basketball Pioneer with Ann Meyers
    Jun 18 2024
    Naismith Hall of Famer, Olympian, and longtime broadcaster and executive for the Phoenix Suns and Mercury, Ann Meyers, joins Marques and Kris Johnson this week. Meyers was so accomplished in her basketball career that she became the first woman to ever sign an NBA free agent contract. She shares what it was like to break barriers throughout her life, as well as how Caitlin Clark would benefit from a spot on Team USA. Marques and Kris also reminisce on their experiences with the late Jerry West, and why a familiar face returning to Milwaukee sets the team up to win another championship.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 17: Family Matters with Josiah and J. Marques Johnson

    Episode 17: Family Matters with Josiah and J. Marques Johnson
    Jun 11 2024
    It's a special Johnson family edition of Hear District this week as the King of NBA Twitter, and co-host of Gil's Arena, Josiah Johnson, and one of the stars of BET+'s All the Queen's Men, J. Marques Johnson, join their father, Marques, and brother, Kris, to talk about the pressures of growing up in the shadow of their All-Star father. Josiah also speaks about working with LeBron James on his new film, Memes and Nightmares, and J. shares the advice Tyler Perry gave him on set that he will never forget. The brothers-in-basketball wrap up the show discussing Giannis playing for Greece in an Olympic qualifying tournament this summer, and Caitlin Clark's snub from Team USA.
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • Episode 16: How Giannis Became Giannis with John Henson

    Episode 16: How Giannis Became Giannis with John Henson
    Jun 4 2024
    On this episode, Marques and Kris Johnson memorialize NBA icon and their dear friend, Bill Walton. They share cherished memories and reflect on the Big Red Head s legacy on and off the court. Then, longtime Bucks fan favorite John Henson comments on the infamous Matt Bartnes incident and recalls his earliest experience with Giannis Antetokounmpo and how former coach Jason Kidd pushed him and Khris Middleton to become the stars they are today.
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    1 hr and 1 min