Thunder and Bucks Emirates NBA Cup Preview and Prediction

LAS VEGAS – The 2025 NBA Cup final is here and it’s going to be a really fun game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks. There are probably a lot of smart basketball minds that thought the Thunder would be in this position so they aren’t really a surprise but the Bucks on the other hand are. They started the season off at 2-8 and there were a lot of questions on if they needed to make a trade or not. They have obviously turned their season around though. Winners of ten of their last twelve, the Bucks have started to make the noise that a lot of people thought they would. Winning this game would mean so much for both teams in similar and different ways. Obviously there is the money aspect of the NBA Cup with $500,000 on the line but for both teams but also, this would send a message to the NBA that they’re legit threats for a championship. For the Bucks, it would also, in some ways, prove they have really turned their season around. Beating one of the best teams in the league would be huge for them and could be the...