The Milwaukee Bucks are looking for answers about this team, especially when it comes to postseason success. Over the last three seasons, the Bucks have been eliminated from the playoffs in the first round.
Milwaukee lost to the Miami Heat in 2022-23 and they have lost to the Indiana Pacers in 2023-24 and 2024-25. The Bucks this offseason decided to make some bold moves. They released Damian Lillard, and they signed Myles Turner. Are these moves going to make this team be contenders with Giannis Antetokounmpo still around?
One NBA Analyst Believes that the Milwaukee Bucks Will Be Contenders with Giannis Antetokounmpo This Season
Shaun Powell of NBA.com wrote about where all 30 NBA teams stand entering training camp. One of the biggest mysteries entering the 2025-26 NBA season is this Bucks team. Powell said,
"They’re either getting creative or reckless in their attempt to salvage the MVP-quality stretch of Giannis Antetokounmpo’s career, depending on your view. The strategy of stretching Damian Lillard’s salary to sign Myles Turner gives Antetokounmpo some assurance, given that Lillard wasn’t playing this season anyway. Still, this team’s most persistent issue — the lack of a potential young star — is problematic now and in the near future. However, with the Pacers and Celtics dealing with injuries, the Bucks should be a top-four team."
In the Eastern Conference, the Bucks should be a top four seed because they have Antetokounmpo on the team. The Cleveland Cavaliers, the Orlando Magic, and the New York Knicks could be the other top four seeds in the Eastern Conference this season. Antetokounmpo is still a top five player in the league and as long as he can stay healthy, this team is going to be a contender.
In 67 games played last season, he averaged 30.4 PPG, 11.9 RPG, 6.5 APG, 1.2 BPG, and 0.9 SPG. He also shot 60.1 percent from the field. Antetokounmpo is always a player who score 30 points and grab 15 rebounds on any given night. Can the Bucks get other contributions from the rest of the roster to help him out? If that's the case, then this team should finally win a playoff series this season as long as head coach Doc Rivers doesn't get in the way.
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