2017-18: 44-38 (7th in the East, lost in the 1st rd)
Draft picks: 17
Signed for next season ($105.5m): Giannis Antetokounpo, Eric Bledsoe, Khris Middleton, Tony Snell, John Henson, Matthew Dellavadova, Thon Maker, DJ Wilson, Tyler Zeller, Malcolm Brogdon, Sterling Brown
This summer's free agents: Jabari Parker, Jason Terry, Marshall Plumlee, Shabazz Muhammad, Xavier Munford
Could be a huge mistake but I think they're going to let Parker move on. Terry is rumored to be retiring, Plumlee and Munford are on 2-way contracts. Muhammad (the poor man's Jeff Green) probably won't be back (but I wouldn't be surprised if the Bucks sign him).
Their only draft pick is #17. The Bucks have been known to gamble (took Antetokounpo when no one was sure what he was and Thon Maker at #10), so I wouldn't be surprised if they nabbed high schooler Anfernee Simmons or a foreigner like Dzanan Musa (Bosnia).
Personally I kinda liked what I saw in Parker but reports are that he resented the presence of the Freak and rather than going with it, he sulked. Also with his injury history it feels like the Bucks are going to let him walk. That leaves a lineup of PG Brogdon, SG Bledsoe, SF Middleton, PF Antetokounpo, C Henson with Dellavadova, Snell, Zeller, #17 and Maker off the bench. They've got some room for a free agent but do they go for scoring or a down-low presence that can free Antetokounpo for more offense? I can see them going after Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (good veteran on both sides of the ball, should be a reasonably priced addition) or Ed Davis (as a down low complement for Antetokounpo). I don't think they could get both but either one of those would work for them I think. Also, is Parker a sign & trade possibility? Cap space is tight out there, in order to bring Parker in, a lot of teams would have to send something out. So is Parker still a trade chip for them even if he doesn't come back?
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