The Philadelphia 76ers didn’t win a basketball game between Jan. 30 and March 28 and yet the Milwaukee Bucks finished with the worst record in the NBA. In fact, in the long history of the National Basketball Association, only 15 teams won a fewer percentage of their contests than the 15-67, 2013-14 Bucks.
So, at the moment, nobody is too fearful of the deer.
But with a strong offseason, that could change.
The Sixers are an instructive example here. Philadelphia, too, brazenly some would say, tore down its roster in the last 13 months to rebuild a stronger one. Likewise, the primary thing the Bucks need to do this summer is take things apart, accept that the team needs another high lottery pick—maybe two—to put around Jabari Parker and Giannis Antetokounmpo for the franchise to have any hope of really competing. In other words, Milwaukee won’t raise a banner until it razes its roster.
"We have a piece that we're sure is going to take us to another level," coach Larry Drew told Genaro C. Armas of the Sheboygan Press. "Any time you go through a rebuilding process, it's important you get the ...
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