The 2009–10 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 42nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Bucks made the playoffs for the first time in four seasons, though they would lose in the first round to the Atlanta Hawks in seven games after three games to two lead they lost the final two games of the playoff series. It was during this season in which the slogan "Fear the Deer" was coined, which the fans adopted on the Internet. Five years after it was introduced, the Bucks used the slogan as part of their new jersey design and on the sidelines of the court. The team's also used the phrase as their official Twitter hashtag since 2018. The phrase was also engraved onto the Bucks' 2021 NBA Championship rings. The 46-win total was the most games the Bucks had won since 2001 and the most they would win until 2019.

Key dates

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

14,638 15,095 19,789 13,758 15,486 12,987 14,978 13,683 13,479 15,578 11,209 17,677 14,315 18,203 16,128 13,684 12,272 16,557 16,625 18,624 12,637 15,973 16,309 20,562 13,745 12,836 13,113 14,864 15,473 17,461 15,264 11,101 18,717 18,997 15,116 20,465 17,455 19,669 17,187 12,724 17,819 17,742 19,799 12,685 18,717 15,858 17,461 19,274 12,724 12,724 12,724 12,724 12,724 12,724 12,724 12,724 18,883 16,381 13,247 16,963 18,717 14,316 14,917 15,107 15,241 12,098 19,390 14,186 12,675 17,841 17,008 12,724 12,724 12,724 12,724 12,724 16,037 14,217 18,717 14,186 18,624

Playoffs

Game log

18,729 18,938 18,717 18,717 19,304 18,717 19,241

Player statistics

Season

1Stats with the Bucks.

Playoffs

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

All-Star

Records

Injuries and surgeries

Transactions

Trades

Free agents