Editing Milwaukee Bucks (section)

===2009–2013: The Brandon Jennings era===
[[File:Jennings3 20091204.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Brandon Jennings]]
In the [[2009 NBA draft]], the Milwaukee Bucks selected point guard [[Brandon Jennings]], who had not gone to college but played in [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italy]] the previous year. Midway through the season, Bucks' general manager [[John Hammond (basketball)|John Hammond]] traded [[Hakim Warrick]] to the [[Chicago Bulls]], and acquired [[John Salmons]]. In a Bucks uniform, Salmons averaged a team-leading 19.9 points per game. The play of Jennings, along with the improvement of Andrew Bogut, the improved [[Ersan İlyasova]], and the Salmons trade, catapulted the team to be a playoff contender. At the beginning of the season, the Bucks had low playoffs expectations; they had not been in four years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/scoreboard/previews/76ers-@-bucks.cfm/date/03-24-10|title=NBA Previews for the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee Bucks Matchup|publisher=Vegas Insider|date=March 24, 2010|access-date=April 25, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192102/http://www.vegasinsider.com/nba/scoreboard/previews/76ers-@-bucks.cfm/date/03-24-10|url-status=live}}</ref> In October, the Bucks quickly fell behind the [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] in the Central Division, but Milwaukee ultimately clinched a playoff berth on April 6, 2010, with a road win over the [[Chicago Bulls]].

It was during that time that the phrase ''"Fear the Deer"'' was coined, most likely by ESPN commentator [[John Anderson (sportscaster)|John Anderson]]. It was quickly adopted on message boards and within Andrew Bogut's Squad 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/89079357.html|title='Fear the Deer' is catching on|author=Don Walker|access-date=June 30, 2015|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626114352/http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/business/89079357.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=May 2019 |title=Where did "Fear The Deer" come from anyway? |url=https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/bucks-fear-the-deer-history |access-date=May 4, 2022 |website=OnMilwaukee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605131318/https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/bucks-fear-the-deer-history |archive-date=June 5, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> The slogan rang well with Bucks fans, who started bringing signs with the phrase to games. The slogan became the team's battle cry in the NBA playoffs. The Bucks finished the regular season with a record of 46–36. The Bucks clinched the sixth seed and were eliminated in a seven-game series against the [[Atlanta Hawks]]. It was the farthest Milwaukee had gotten in the post-season since [[2001 NBA playoffs|2001]]. The Bucks' short playoff run was also in part due to Bogut suffering a broken arm after making an awkward fall after a dunk in a late-season game, thus ending his season. In the 2010–11 season, the Bucks finished ninth in the Eastern Conference, just out of reach of the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web|title=2010-2011 DIVISION STANDINGS|url=http://www.nba.com/standings/2010/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Div.html|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=May 16, 2013|archive-date=May 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530092257/http://www.nba.com/standings/2010/team_record_comparison/conferenceNew_Std_Div.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

With Bogut sidelined for the rest of the season and [[Stephen Jackson]] and head coach [[Scott Skiles]] not seeing eye-to-eye, the Bucks decided to trade both players. On March 13, 2012, 48 hours before the trade deadline, the Bucks traded Bogut and Jackson to the [[Golden State Warriors]] in exchange for [[Monta Ellis]], [[Ekpe Udoh]], and [[Kwame Brown]].

Before the [[2012 NBA draft]], the Bucks sent a first-round pick, [[Shaun Livingston]], [[Jon Brockman]], and [[Jon Leuer]] to the Houston Rockets for a first-round pick and [[Samuel Dalembert]]. In the 2012 draft, the Bucks selected [[Doron Lamb]] and [[John Henson (basketball)|John Henson]].

After 32 games of the 2012–13 season, the Bucks fired Skiles, their coach since 2008. Jim Boylan was announced as the interim head coach and led the Bucks to a 22–28 record to finish the season at 38–44. The Bucks qualified as the eighth seed, where they were quickly swept 4–0 by the reigning, and eventual champions, the [[Miami Heat]].