Watch: Bucks’ Khris Middleton dunks over Bulls’ Jimmy Butler on fast break
The Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls played a tight playoff series over the summer with Chicago prevailing in a chippy six games.
The two teams were back on the court Tuesday night in Chicago, with the stakes much lower in a preseason game. Although the game may not have been as important, Bucks guard Khris Middleton looked to be in regular season form, especially with his dunk over Bulls guard Jimmy Butler.
Middleton and Butler signed big contracts this off-season, and they should be fixtures as these two division rivals battle in the East for years to come. Middleton fired the first shot Tuesday.
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Before the dunk, Butler showed why he earned his $90 million max deal.
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Photos: Butler at 18, Middleton at 45 in SI’s Top 100 NBA Players of 2016
Top 100 NBA Players of 2016
#100 — Giannis Antetokounmpo
#99 — Wesley Matthews
#98 — Donatas Motiejunas
#97 — Nerlens Noel
#96 — Josh Smith
#95 — Roy Hibbert
#94 — Reggie Jackson
#93 — J.J. Redick
#92 — Lou Williams
#91 — Andrew Wiggins
#90 — Taj Gibson
#89 — Amir Johnson
#88 — Isaiah Thomas
#87 — Ricky Rubio
#86 — Kenneth Faried
#85 — Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
#84 — Robin Lopez
#83 — Deron Williams
#82 — Joe Johnson
#81 — DeMarre Carroll
#80 — George Hill
#79 — Brandon Knight
#78 — Tobias Harris
#77 — Jonas Valanciunas
#76 — Andrew Bogut
#75 — Thaddeus Young
#74 — Tiago Splitter
#73 — Danilo Gallinari
#72 — Ryan Anderson
#71 — Paul Pierce
#70 — Tristan Thompson
#69 — Hassan Whiteside
#68 — Timofey Mozgov
#67 — Nikola Vucevic
#66 — Chandler Parsons
#65 — Trevor Ariza
#64 — Markieff Morris
#63 — Marcin Gortat
#62 — Bradley Beal
#61 — DeMar DeRozan
#60 — Derrick Rose
#59 — Jrue Holiday
#58 — Tyreke Evans
#57 — Monta Ellis
#56 — Luol Deng
#55 — Nicolas Batum
#54 — Kobe Bryant
#53 — Tony Parker
#52 — Rudy Gay
#51 — Ty Lawson
#50 — Danny Green
#49 — Zach Randolph
#48 — Greg Monroe
#47 — Al Jefferson
#46 — Kyle Korver
#45 — Khris Middleton
#44 — Andre Iguodala
#43 — Joakim Noah
#42 — Goran Dragic
#41 — Jeff Teague
#40 — Pau Gasol
#39 — Rudy Gobert
#38 — Brook Lopez
#37 — Derrick Favors
#36 — Tyson Chandler
#35 — Andre Drummond
#34 — Kyle Lowry
#33 — Eric Bledsoe
#32 — Paul Millsap
#31 — Gordon Hayward
#30 — Dwyane Wade
#29 — DeAndre Jordan
#28 — Dirk Nowitzki
#27 — Mike Conley
#26 — Klay Thompson
#25 — Serge Ibaka
#24 — Damian Lillard
#23 — Kyrie Irving
#22 — Chris Bosh
#21 — Al Horford
#20 — Paul George
#19 — Dwight Howard
#18 — Jimmy Butler
#17 — Kevin Love
#16 — Draymond Green
#15 — Carmelo Anthony
#14 — DeMarcus Cousins
#13 — John Wall
#12 — LaMarcus Aldridge
#11 — Tim Duncan
#10 — Kawhi Leonard
#9 — Marc Gasol
#8 — Blake Griffin
#7 — Russell Westbrook
#6 — Chris Paul
#5 — James Harden
#4 — Stephen-Curry
#3 — Anthony Davis
#2 — Kevin Durant
#1 — LeBron James
- Rohan Nadkarni