Taking look back at what the Milwaukee Bucks did right and wrong during the NBA offseason, including the draft and free agency
For the Milwaukee Bucks, the 2017-18 NBA season was mostly a disappointment as the team went 44-38 and earned the 7th seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Bucks did manage to go seven games with the Boston Celtics in the playoffs but the result was hugely disappointing for a team expected to be a contender in the East.
Milwaukee made their biggest change during the season when. they fired head coach Jason Kidd. Shortly after their season was over, they hired former Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer fill the job.
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Budenholzer should be a massive upgrade for the Bucks and his first area to fix should be the team’s defense. The Bucks have the talent to be a top 10 defense but they’ve ranked closer to 20 than 10 under Kidd.
The Bucks also made significant upgrades to their roster this offseason as they added Brook Lopez, Ersan Ilyasova, Pat Connaughtonn and Jaylen Morris. The Bucks also drafted Donte DiVincenzo who was the Final Four’s Most Outstanding Player.
During free agency, the Bucks did lose Jabari Parker but it was in the team’s best interest to not re-sign him a his asking price was simply too steep for the team to match. He eventually signed a two-year deal with the Chicago Bulls.
The Milwaukee Bucks should be a better team next season and with a new coach and a better system they could surprise some in the Eastern Conference. Giannis Antetokounmpo is still only scratching the surface on the player he can be, and as he continues to improve so will the team’s chances of finally breaking through.
Milwaukee isn’t the type of team that needed to make big changes this summer – and they didn’t. It’s the type of situation where a new lead voice could make all the difference, and they’re hoping Budenholzer can push the right buttons in 2018-19.