The Milwaukee Bucks wrapped up their time in Sacramento on Monday night with a 95-89 loss to the Sacramento Kings, closing the California Classic at 1-2.
Milwaukee opened the event with a win over the Golden State Warriors Blue, then dropped back-to-back games against Sacramento and the Brooklyn Nets. The team will be back on the floor Friday in Las Vegas against the Miami Heat.
Even in a loss, there were a few encouraging signs for Milwaukee, starting with Brayden Burries. The Bucks used one of their two first-round picks in the 2026 NBA Draft on the Arizona guard, and his first Summer League outing gave them a look at why he was taken so high.
Burries played 16 minutes and finished with 12 points, two rebounds and one assist while shooting 3-for-8 from the field and 1-for-4 from 3-point range. He came out firing, launching a pull-up 3 just 18 seconds into the game. It missed, but the intent was there from the start.
He kept pressing the issue from there, getting downhill, drawing fouls and going 3-for-4 at the line. He also buried a step-back 3 over a defender and finished a transition play with authority. The shot didn’t always fall, but he never backed off.
Kam Jones also made a strong first impression after signing a two-way contract with Milwaukee a few days ago. In 18 minutes off the bench, Jones scored 14 points with two rebounds and three assists, shooting 6-for-12 from the floor and 1-for-4 from deep.
Jones did most of his damage inside, where five of his six made baskets came in the paint. The five turnovers were the obvious blemish, but overall it was a productive debut with his new team.
Zack Austin kept his strong run going as well. After leading the Bucks with 17 points in their previous game, he followed that up with another solid performance against Sacramento, finishing with 10 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks.
Austin, who spent time with the Oklahoma City Thunder organization and mostly the G League’s Oklahoma City Blue before joining Milwaukee, has had plenty of highlights in Sacramento. That included putback dunks and an emphatic one-handed alley-oop against the Kings. He also knocked down three 3-pointers after struggling from outside earlier in the stretch.
Bogoljub Marković added another all-around outing, posting 10 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks. After scoring 16 points against Golden State, he turned in another productive night against Sacramento.
Marković is still working to find his perimeter shot, but he made his presence felt in plenty of other ways for Milwaukee.
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