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And I wanted to kind of touch on something that I thought was pretty interesting.

A viral article is going around via Bleacher Report ranking the all 30 starting fives in the NBA heading into the start of training camp slash, of course, the impending preseason that's coming up starting next week.

And for the Milwaukee Bucks, unfortunately, this Bleacher Report ranking was not very kind to them, something that's been kind of a continued theme over the course of the summer.

As the projected starting five of Ryan Rollins, Tyler Hero, Jaime Jaquez, Kyle Kuzma, and Miles Turner was ranked dead last, 30th in the NBA.

For context, that is directly behind the Sacramento Kings and the Chicago Bulls ahead of them.

I also should throw in that the Memphis Grizzlies are ranked 27th.

So those are the three teams directly above the Milwaukee Bucks.

And I think that the overall belief system around Bleacher Report's ranking of the Milwaukee Bucks, it's kind of interesting because it almost feels like it's not necessarily poking fun or pointing the finger at the lack of talent in this specific starting five.

It seems more like they're kind of indicating that they don't believe this is going to be the long-term starting five of the Milwaukee Bucks, which is kind of a weird way to go about approaching this list.

But let me, let me explain what I mean by that based off of reading it, right? It says, "The Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Bucks are starting from scratch, creating plenty of fluidity with the first fi-- with the first five.

With a fair share of veteran ho-holdovers and young talent sure to be promoted upon the first hints of readiness, this is a lineup that could change looks over and over.

For now, though, this feels like the right starting five-- starting point, excuse me.

This feels like the right starting point.

Hero has been an All-Star before, and Rollins had a Most Improved Player award argument last season.

They should comprise the opening night starting backcourt, although lottery pick Braden Burries will have ample opportunity to challenge for his spot.

Up front, Milwaukee might love to see Khalil Ware and Nate Ahmed force their way into the five, but that probably-- that's probably more of a mid-season development than an October occurrence.

Jaquez, Kuzma, and Turner will have all the chances to showcase themselves for potential trade season suitors." Again, like I said before, if you really put it in perspective, it almost seems like they're not saying this starting five isn't talented.

They, they bring up Tyler Hero being a former All-Star.

They bring up the fact that Ryan Rollins had a Most Improved Player candidacy last season.

They talk about the fact that, you know, Jaime Jaquez, Kuzma, and, and Miles Turner are all, you know, players with high upside that could play themselves into being, you know, legitimate trade chips.

I think it sounds like they're ranking them 30th because they think at some point Braden Burries is gonna probably be a part of this starting five.

They think at some point maybe Khalil Ware and Nate Ahmed end up replacing Kyle Kuzma and Jaime Jaquez in that starting five at, uh, dur-- uh, you know, at the latter portion of the season.

I think that unfortunately this Milwaukee Bucks team is kinda getting dinged by the belief that this team is gonna go into a fire sale some point this season.

We'll talk about that a little bit later on in the podcast 'cause I don't wanna get too ahead of myself.

And I wanted to kind of touch on something that I thought was pretty interesting.

A viral article is going around via Bleacher Report ranking the all 30 starting fives in the NBA heading into the start of training camp slash, of course, the impending preseason that's coming up starting next week.

And for the Milwaukee Bucks, unfortunately, this Bleacher Report ranking was not very kind to them, something that's been kind of a continued theme over the course of the summer.

As the projected starting five of Ryan Rollins, Tyler Hero, Jaime Jaquez, Kyle Kuzma, and Miles Turner was ranked dead last, 30th in the NBA.

For context, that is directly behind the Sacramento Kings and the Chicago Bulls ahead of them.

I also should throw in that the Memphis Grizzlies are ranked 27th.

So those are the three teams directly above the Milwaukee Bucks.

And I think that the overall belief system around Bleacher Report's ranking of the Milwaukee Bucks, it's kind of interesting because it almost feels like it's not necessarily poking fun or pointing the finger at the lack of talent in this specific starting five.

It seems more like they're kind of indicating that they don't believe this is going to be the long-term starting five of the Milwaukee Bucks, which is kind of a weird way to go about approaching this list.

But let me, let me explain what I mean by that based off of reading it, right? It says, "The Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Bucks are starting from scratch, creating plenty of fluidity with the first fi-- with the first five.

With a fair share of veteran ho-holdovers and young talent sure to be promoted upon the first hints of readiness, this is a lineup that could change looks over and over.

For now, though, this feels like the right starting five-- starting point, excuse me.

This feels like the right starting point.

Hero has been an All-Star before, and Rollins had a Most Improved Player award argument last season.

They should comprise the opening night starting backcourt, although lottery pick Braden Burries will have ample opportunity to challenge for his spot.

Up front, Milwaukee might love to see Khalil Ware and Nate Ahmed force their way into the five, but that probably-- that's probably more of a mid-season development than an October occurrence.

Jaquez, Kuzma, and Turner will have all the chances to showcase themselves for potential trade season suitors." Again, like I said before, if you really put it in perspective, it almost seems like they're not saying this starting five isn't talented.

They, they bring up Tyler Hero being a former All-Star.

They bring up the fact that Ryan Rollins had a Most Improved Player candidacy last season.

They talk about the fact that, you know, Jaime Jaquez, Kuzma, and, and Miles Turner are all, you know, players with high upside that could play themselves into being, you know, legitimate trade chips.

I think it sounds like they're ranking them 30th because they think at some point Braden Burries is gonna probably be a part of this starting five.

They think at some point maybe Khalil Ware and Nate Ahmed end up replacing Kyle Kuzma and Jaime Jaquez in that starting five at, uh, dur-- uh, you know, at the latter portion of the season.

I think that unfortunately this Milwaukee Bucks team is kinda getting dinged by the belief that this team is gonna go into a fire sale some point this season.

We'll talk about that a little bit later on in the podcast 'cause I don't wanna get too ahead of myself.