Gregory Derayle Buckner is an American former professional basketball player who is serving as an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He had previously served as the associate head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers and an assistant coach for the Memphis Grizzlies.
Selected in the second round (53rd pick overall) of the 1998 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks after playing college basketball at Clemson, he played for the Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and Grizzlies. Buckner's first professional experience came with the Grand Rapids Hoops of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), where he averaged 8.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in the 1998–99 season.
| Milwaukee Bucks Current Roster |
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| 00 Sims • 0 Lillard • 3 Porter • 5 Trent • 7 Livingston • 9 Portis • 11 Lopez • 12 Prince • 13 Rollins • 15 Bouyea (TW) • 17 Umude (TW) • 18 Kuzma • 20 Green • 21 Smith • 24 Connaughton • 34 Antetokounmpo • 35 Nance (TW) • 44 Jackson |
| Players who left during the season: 3 Beauchamp • 15 Robbins • 22 Middleton • 55 Wright • 77 Johnson |
| Head coach: Rivers • Assistant coaches: Baker • Buckner • Dominguez • Ham • Joerger • Kalmanian • Love • S. Rivers • Prunty |