BROOKLYN — This time last year, the Milwaukee Bucks were right in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff field. Their rebuild was way ahead of schedule, only a year after finishing with the NBA's worst record. And they were doing it without Jabari Parker, the second pick of the previous summer's NBA draft.
Projections are always abnormally high for young teams fast-tracked for success. Many predicted the young team as a sleeper playoff squad. ESPN's forecast panel predicted 43 wins and a top-eight finish this season.
But it was not to be.
They have fallen drastically short. The Bucks are 10 games under .500 right now, too far back (5.5 games with 14 to go) to sneak into the playoff field.
Yet there are tremendous silver linings for patient Bucks fans. Giannis Antetokounmpo has already evolved into a triple-double machine, and the version of Parker we've seen these last few weeks gives the Bucks reason to believe they have two future perennial All-Stars (and maybe three).
Talent and Time
To hear Parker tell it, a good deal of his impr ...
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