# What is the best Milwaukee Bucks season of all time?

> Two championship banners hang in Milwaukee, yet several other years came close. Expect MVP campaigns, a Finals Game 7 and a top seed that went out in the first round.

*By YPB Team · Published November 10, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-milwaukee-bucks-season-of-all-time*

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1. **1970–71 Bucks** — score 1000/1000
   Went 66–16 and swept the Baltimore Bullets in the NBA Finals, with Lew Alcindor named MVP and Finals MVP in Oscar Robertson's first season in Milwaukee.
2. **2020–21 Bucks** — score 551/1000
   Finished 46–26 and beat the Phoenix Suns 4–2 in the NBA Finals, with Giannis Antetokounmpo named Finals MVP.
3. **1984–85 Bucks** — score 466/1000
   Won 59 games as Don Nelson earned Coach of the Year, then lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in the conference semifinals.
4. **1971–72 Bucks** — score 466/1000
   Won 63 games as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took his second straight MVP award before a 4–2 loss to the Lakers in the Western Conference finals.
5. **2018–19 Bucks** — score 466/1000
   Posted a 60–22 record as Giannis Antetokounmpo won MVP and Mike Budenholzer Coach of the Year, then fell to the Toronto Raptors in the conference finals.
6. **1969–70 Bucks** — score 466/1000
   Improved to 56–26 in the franchise's second season as rookie of the year Lew Alcindor led the team to the Eastern Division finals.
7. **2019–20 Bucks** — score 363/1000
   Went 56–17 as Giannis Antetokounmpo won both MVP and Defensive Player of the Year before a second-round loss to the Miami Heat.
8. **1973–74 Bucks** — score 363/1000
   Went 59–23 with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as MVP and reached the NBA Finals, losing to the Boston Celtics in seven games.
9. **1982–83 Bucks** — score 363/1000
   Swept the Boston Celtics in the second round and reached the conference finals while Sidney Moncrief won Defensive Player of the Year.
10. **1985–86 Bucks** — score 0/1000
   Went 57–25 and beat the Philadelphia 76ers in seven games before being swept by the Boston Celtics in the conference finals.
11. **2022–23 Bucks** — score 0/1000
   Posted the NBA's best record at 58–24 before losing in five games to the eighth-seeded Miami Heat in the first round.
12. **1980–81 Bucks** — score 0/1000
   Won 60 games and the Central Division before losing a seven-game conference semifinal to the Philadelphia 76ers.

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