Milwaukee Bucks: Complete 2016 Offseason Grades

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Mar 23, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova (8) drives against Milwaukee Bucks center Miles Plumlee (18) in the third quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

In 2014-15, the Milwaukee Bucks completed one of the largest single-season turnarounds in NBA history, improving from 15 wins the year before to 40 wins and a playoff berth. They were a franchise on the rise, with promising youngsters like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jabari Parker and Khris Middleton composing the core.

In 2015-16, the young Bucks lost veterans like Jared Dudley and Zaza Pachulia, and in their first full season with Michael Carter-Williams playing in Brandon Knight‘s stead, a once mighty defense felt the full impact of Greg Monroe‘s flat-footedness on the defensive end.

Despite that disappointing regression, the Bucks are still a team on the rise in the East, with that Antetokounmpo-Parker-Middleton trio starting to come into its own. Heading into the offseason, however, this young team had specific needs heading into the draft and free agency.

Can the Bucks go back to the stingy defense they were in 2014-15? Can they sneak into the playoffs with the rest of the East improving as well? Here’s a look at what Milwaukee did to strengthen its short-term and long-term future with complete 2016 offseason grades.

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Milwaukee Bucks: 2016 Offseason Grades

By Gerald Bourguet | Jul 29, 2016

The Milwaukee Bucks and their young core look to bounce back into the playoffs after a season of regression, but did they do enough this summer? Here are their complete 2016 offseason grades.