Milwaukee Bucks fans should not worry about their early-season struggles

Why Milwaukee Bucks fans should not worry: Incorporating new pieces

In the early 1980s, the Los Angeles Lakers started two point guards, Magic Johnson and Norm Nixon, at the same time. This strange arrangement worked, as the team won championships in 1980 and 1982.

However, Magic Johnson became dissatisfied with sharing point guard duties; he wanted a backcourt mate who was comfortable playing the off-guard, thus allowing him to be the lone floor general. The team traded Nixon to the San Diego Clippers for an unproven rookie named Byron Scott.

Scott eventually became an All-Star and the team won three more championships. Although the names were changed, the results were the same. Milwaukee is hoping for a similar outcome this season.

Comparing the subtle roster changes the Bucks made this off-season to the drastic change the “Showtime” Lakers made in the middle of their historic run may be a little dramatic. However, the point is, both teams understood who were the unmovable pieces, and which players may be swapped out for a better fit.

Milwaukee allowed Bryn Forbes to leave in free agency. Bruising forward PJ Tucker left the same way. In their place, the team brought back veteran guard George Hill, talented swingman Rodney Hood, and the promising Grayson Allen.

While Hood is regaining his rhythm after missing large portions of the previous two seasons due to injury, Hill and Allen look like great fits with the team thus far. Hill was on the team in 2020, when an injury to Antetokounmpo contributed to their second-round loss to the Miami Heat.

Meanwhile, Grayson Allen is playing the best basketball of his pro career and showing the world why he was a first-round pick coming out of Duke. While they may not be winning just yet, all three of these players could potentially make key contributions for the team during a deep postseason run this year.