Tonight is the 45th NBA Draft the Milwaukee Bucks' organization has been around for, so I figured it was as good a time as any to look back in the history of those drafts and pick out some the best – and worst – of all-time. We've got memories from those of you, some of us here at OnMilwaukee.com and 44 fun Bucks draft facts.

The Bucks (as it stands now) pick at No. 15 and No. 43.

Being that it’s 45 years since the 1968 NBA Draft, it’s only right to start there. The Bucks made 12 picks in that 21 round – yes, 21 round – event and frankly none were that memorable, save one: Charlie Paulk.

Not only was Paulk the Bucks organization’s first draft pick (No. 7 overall), he only played one season in Milwaukee before being part of the trade that brought Oscar Robertson to the Cream City in April of 1970.

Here are some Bucks draft memories from those of here at OnMilwaukee.com and out in the Twitterverse:

"I remember exactly where I was when the Bucks won the lottery for the 2005 draft. But, speaking to that draft itself I was right away swayed by Rick Majerus' lack of all-out enthusiasm for Andrew Bogut. I liked Bogut, while healthy, but would have loved to see Chris Paul or Deron Williams as Bucks. Oddly, look at the draft year. Monta Ellis was taken 40th. Interesting, for sure. In 2011 the Bucks could have, without the trade to the Kings, grabbed Jimmy Butler who we all knew would be a solid pro. And, last year the Bucks passed on DJO and Jae Crowder. This year, if Vander (Blue) is available the Marquette fan in me would like to see the Bucks give him a shot." – Jeff Sherman

"This memory is going to make Badgers and Bucks fans wince – Rashard Griffith. As a high-schooler in the south suburbs of Chicago, it was a big deal when Griffith not only went off to UW, but was drafted into the NBA at No. 38 overall by the Bucks in 1995. Griffith was a larger than life figure back then, winning a state title at famed King High School, being named Illinois Mr. Basketball, and then shunning the big state programs to head to Wisconsin. Everyone’s expectations of the 7-footer probably outweighed his actual talent, as he retired in 2010 after spending his entire career overseas." – Jim Owczarski

"In 1986, with Don Nelson and his quirky personality the coach, the Bucks drafted the greatest name in their history when they picked Baskerville Holmes in the third round. He was a small forward from the Memphis Tigers who averaged less than five points a game in his senior year. To nobody's surprise, he didn't make the team and played a few years in Europe before returning to Memphis where he shot his girlfriend to death and then killed himself. Still, the greatest name ever on the roster." – Dave Begel

@JimOwczarski ill never forgive them for big dog over grant hill — Jacob Anderson (@jakecronus) June 25, 2013

@JimOwczarski @onmilwaukee Marques Johnson, really got excited when they took him.

— Willie Armstrong (@CanadaBucks) June 25, 2013

As you get ready for tonight's festivities, here are 44 (plus one) Bucks draft facts:

0. Number of players in the Bucks’ 1980 draft class that played in the NBA.
1. Lew Alcindor.
2. Five All-Stars were picked following Andrew Bogut’s selection at No. 1 in 2005.
3. Number of players the Bucks have drafted out of Wisconsin Eau-Claire. Also number of Hall of Famers the team has drafted.*
4. The Bucks had two picks in the top 3 in 1977, drafting Kent Benson No. 1 and Marques Johnson No. 3.
5. Number of players the Bucks have drafted out of Marquette and Wisconsin.
6. Number of wins by the Atlanta Hawks in their last eight games of the 2002-03 season that pushed their record to 35-37. As a result, the Bucks wound up with the Hawks’ No. 8 pick and saw future All-Stars Dwyane Wade (No. 5) and Chris Kaman (No. 6) as well as Kirk Hinrich (No. 7) get picked right before them.
7. Number of All-Stars picked immediately after Bucks selections. They were Paul Pierce (1998), Jason Kidd (1995), Dan Majerle (1988), A.C. Green (1985), Otis Birdsong (1977), Robert Parish (1976) and World B. Free (1975).
8. Joe Alexander was taken in this spot in 2008.
9. Spot where the Bucks picked Dirk Nowitzki in 1998.
10. A decade ago, the Bucks picked T.J. Ford No. 8 overall.
11. The Bucks have had two first rounds picks in five different drafts.
12. Number of All-Stars the team has drafted.*
13. Marcus Haislip was picked at this point in the 2002 draft.
14. General manager John Hammond was ecstatic that John Henson fell to the Bucks at this spot last year.
15. The Bucks picked Larry Sanders at this spot in 2010 and Jason Collier in 2000.
16. In 1990, Terry Mills was picked in this spot out of Michigan.
17. Total number of players from Wisconsin colleges the Bucks have drafted.
18. In 1994, Eric Mobley was selected here as the team’s second first round pick.
19. Pat Garrity was picked here in 1998.
20. Vin Baker was the team’s No. 8 overall pick in 1993.
21. Kenny Fields was the Bucks first round pick here in 1984.
22. Skiles was picked at this spot in the 1986 draft.
23. Future Hall of Famer Alex English was picked at this point in the 1976 draft.
24. The immortal Cornelius Cash fell to the Bucks at this point in the second round in 1975.
25. Jeff Grayer was the No. 13 pick in 1988.
26. The Bucks had three first round picks in 1977.
27. Seven members of the 1971 championship team were drafted by the Bucks in 1968.
28. Team has drafted a future general manager (Ernie Grunfeld) and head coaches (Scott Skiles, Quinn Buckner).
29. In the 1968 expansion draft, the team picked another future general manager in Wayne Embry and coaches in Bob Weiss and Larry Costello.
30. Randy Breuer was picked No. 18 overall in 1983.
31. The Bucks have been without a first round pick eight times.
32. Only four members of the 2000-01 Eastern Conference finals team were drafted by the Bucks (Glenn Robinson, Michael Redd, Rafer Alston and Jason Hart).
33. The Bucks won a coin-flip for the right to draft Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) No. 1 overall. But, for Milwaukee to truly land him, he had to turn down offers from the Harlem Globetrotters and the New York Nets of the ABA.
34. Of the 14 players taken in the last six drafts, four are currently on the roster.
35. Number of years since George Johnson was picked No. 12 overall in 1978.
36. The team had future All-Star Bob Love for one season in 1968-69 following his selection in the expansion draft.
37. The Bucks have picked players out of Westminster College of Pennsylvania, Lakeland College, Kenyon College, Drury University, Scranton, Trinity, Adams St., Cheyney University of Pennylvania and State University of New York at Potsdam.
38. Since 1999, the Bucks have been without a first round pick four times. In those years, 25 All-Stars have been selected.
39. Announcer Jon McGlocklin was "drafted" by the Bucks in the expansion draft in 1968.
40. Swen Nater was picked No. 16 overall in 1973.
41. The team has selected 143 players that never played in the NBA.
42. The team has drafted players named Elbert, Collis, Tiny, Moochie, Skeeter, Jolly and Virgle.
43. Here, the Bucks picked future All-Star Michael Redd (2000) as well as Keith Bogans (2003), Eric Snow (1995) and Brian Hammel (1975).
44. The team once traded Josh Smith.

* Not all players drafted played in Milwaukee.