48 Minutes "Two-a-Days" Thunder and Bucks

So, Bruce, to say the Milwaukee Bucks have a new look this year would be a massive understatement.

And to say the Bucks had unfortunately underachieved yet again last season, going 32-50, is another massive understatement.

So what's your thoughts on this new team heading into a new season as this will be a Giannis-less Bucks?

Well, you know, the Bucs will be without Giannis for the first time in 13 seasons, okay? And look, replacing the man who had the greatest career in franchise history, well, that'll just be impossible.

And while there are really no expectations that this is a playoff team, I'm not going to say that the cupboard is bare because I don't really think it is.

I mean, everyone who came over from the heat in that Giannis deal is probably going to get minutes with two of them, Tyler Hero and Jaime Jaquez Jr., likely to start.

I mean, seven footer Kalil Ware is going to back up Miles Turner at the five and 20 year old Kasparis Yachikonis could actually play himself into the rotation at some point as well.

He's only 20 years old.

So they joined Kyle Kuzma, Kevin Porter Jr., AJ Green, Ryan Rollins, Gary Trent.

Speaking of black clouds hanging over the team, you know, his contract, that's like the Kawhi 2.0 situation that might turn into.

And then they bring in a veteran that I really respect and have always admired, Karis LeVert.

So, look.

The Bucs are probably going to be sellers at the trade deadline.

They have very few draft assets of their own at this point.

So while it's unlikely they're going to reach 30 wins, perhaps new coach Taylor Jenkins, who I think was a really good hire, perhaps he can work some magic with this crew.

But, you know, it's going to be really hard.

And I'm not going to say it's highly likely.

Yeah, it's going to be very difficult here in the New Look Eastern Conference.

Roby, what's your thoughts on Milwaukee?

Yeah, as you guys mentioned, it's just going to be tough for them to compete in a conference that's gotten stronger and has so many quality teams.

And we talk about how many teams are in contention.

We talked about how many teams could miss the playoffs that are good teams.

There's 11 solid teams we've mentioned, and three of them are going to make it.

And the Bucs are not one of those teams.

It's just going to be tough for them.