au kee ▁Buck s ▁were ▁formed ▁and ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁invest ors ▁head ed ▁by ▁Wes ley ▁P aval on ▁and ▁Mar vin ▁Fish man , ▁which ▁called ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Professional ▁Sports ▁and ▁Services , ▁Inc . ▁( Mil w au kee ▁Pro ). ▁The ▁Buck s ▁were ▁the ▁second ▁NBA ▁team ▁from ▁Mil w au kee , ▁after ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Haw ks , ▁which ▁moved ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁then ▁Atlanta ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Haw ks . ▁The ▁Buck s ' ▁se lections ▁included ▁former ▁first ▁overall ▁pick ▁Fred ▁Het zel , ▁six - time ▁All - Star ▁Larry ▁Cost ello , ▁five - time ▁All - Star ▁Wayne ▁Emb ry , ▁four - time ▁All - Star ▁Guy ▁Rod gers ▁and ▁one - time ▁All - Star ▁Len ▁Ch app ell . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁expansion ▁draft , ▁Cost ello ▁retired ▁from ▁playing ▁due ▁to ▁injury ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁first ▁head ▁coach . ▁Ten ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁expansion ▁draft ▁joined ▁the ▁Buck s ▁for ▁their ▁inaug ural ▁season , ▁but ▁only ▁three ▁played ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁team . ▁Jon ▁McG lock lin , ▁who ▁played ▁eight ▁seasons ▁with ▁the ▁Buck s , ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁becoming ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁first ▁All - Star . ▁He ▁was ▁the