NBA Season Preview 2018-19: Bucks have gotten deeper

With minimal departures and a few key additions, the Milwaukee Bucks figure to have increased depth and as a result, an increased battle for rotation minutes in 2018-19.

Any way you slice it, the Milwaukee Bucks were a major disappointment last season. Once again failing to get beyond the first round of the playoffs, they allowed another incredible season from Giannis Antetokounmpo to go to waste.

To be fair, the year was essentially written off in mid-January, when head coach Jason Kidd was given his marching orders and Joe Prunty took over the interim duties. While the cutthroat mid-year decision to fire Kidd was clearly a step in the right direction, it also left the Bucks and Prunty stuck in the middle, unable to fully reset on the fly, but hardly schemed well enough to contend.

Nonetheless, Milwaukee attempted to forge ahead on the back of raw talent but was ultimately brought unstuck by a Boston Celtics squad drilled as well as any in the league. With Mike Budenholzer now leading the charge, and some key offseason additions, let’s take a look at how the rotation shapes up in the lead up to the commencement of the regular season.