The Milwaukee Bucks are officially 0-2 in Summer League play, tumbling to a 90-80 loss against the San Antonio Spurs. It's a rough start, and the team's offensive struggles are absolutely glaring.
Burries Shines Amidst First Half Collapse
Brayden Burries, that No. 10 pick, was the lone real bright spot for Milwaukee, dropping 26 points. Cormac Ryan also hit double figures with 15 points, but man, the rest of the team just couldn't find the basket. We're talking a dismal 15-for-39 from the field overall, a shocking 38.5% efficiency. It was rough from the jump. Burries actually got Milwaukee on the board early with a sweet shot fake from three and an 11-foot mid-range jumper. But then second-year guard Kasparas Jakučionis coughed up three straight turnovers, and while the Spurs didn't immediately make them pay, that early sloppiness was a sign of things to come. San Antonio quickly built a lead, fueled by three-pointers from RJ Melendez and Ja'Kobi Gillespie, pushing them up 13-6 with three minutes left in the first quarter. Things snowballed from there. The Bucks missed seven straight shots, committed three *more* turnovers, and suddenly the Spurs were up by 17. Jesse Edwards finally broke the drought with back-to-back buckets in the paint, but Emanuel Miller still banked in a floater at the buzzer to end the first frame 25-10, Spurs. Ouch.Glimmers of Hope Can't Stop the Bleeding
The dry spell kept going in the second quarter. Milwaukee missed their first four shots before Burries, bless his heart, found a back cut to the rim. San Antonio just kept expanding their lead, hitting a 21-point advantage at one point. Burries was the lone guy who could get anything going, even drilling a catch-and-shoot three amidst the team's struggles. Eventually, Cormac Ryan and Jakučionis finally strung together some consecutive baskets, with Jakučionis hitting a euro-step layup and Ryan sinking a transition three. Ryan then drilled his second three-pointer of the game, cutting the Spurs' lead to 17 points, but it was still a tough 42-25 deficit heading into halftime. The third quarter saw a bit of a spark, though. Nate Ament, who had a quiet first half, finally got on the board with a corner-three right out of the break. Another recent draft pick, Bogoljub Marković, a 2025 second-rounder, scored his first basket with a reverse layup off a feed from Pete Nance. But honestly? Both teams really struggled to put the ball in the hoop. By the 5:51 mark, these squads had combined for only 10 points on a paltry 3-for-13 shooting. RJ Davis led the Spurs with 20 points and three assists, with four other San Antonio players also hitting double figures. This 0-2 start is a tough look for the Summer League squad. While Brayden Burries is clearly out here proving why he was a top-10 pick, the team's offensive woes and turnover issues are glaring. They've got to find some rhythm and protect the ball if they want to make any kind of statement in these games. You gotta wonder if they can turn this around.This article was created with AI assistance and reviewed by Seattle On Tap editorial staff. Always verify information with official team sources.