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Milwaukee Bucks: 2015-16 Season Outlook

By Gerald Bourguet

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Nov 8, 2014; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) reacts with guard O.J. Mayo (00) after scoring a basket in the fourth quarter during the game against the Memphis Grizzlies at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Antetokounmpo scored 18 points as the Bucks beat the Grizzlies 93-92. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

Predictions

As you can see, there’s quite a large gap between this team’s best and worst case scenario for 2015-16. But that could be said for most of the teams in the middle of the Eastern rat race, and even though the Bucks are set to take a step backward on defense next season, the addition of Greg Monroe and the return of Jabari Parker will only make for a more balanced team.

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    • Milwaukee has an incredibly bright future, so the 2015-16 season should be seen as a building block to get there. With a core of Antetokounmpo (20), MCW (23), Henson (24), Middleton (24), Monroe (25), Parker (20) and rookie Rashad Vaughn (19), the Bucks top out as a second-round playoff exit, much like they have for the better part of a decade now.

    But unlike those Bucks teams of the past, this young group is laying forth the foundation to become a perennial contender in the East for the foreseeable future.

    Antetokounmpo feels like he’s still one year away from his breakout season, but MCW should start proving his impact extends beyond his lack of a jumper, while Kidd should find a way to hide Monroe behind a tree of long arms on the defensive end.

    To that end, Milwaukee probably won’t finish more than a few games above .500 next season, and they’ll probably be going home in the first or second round once again. But assuming Parker is able to avoid any setbacks in his return to the court, this will be the most important formative year yet for Jason Kidd’s Bucks.

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