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Bucks projected lineup and rotations heading into 2023-24 season

By Nicholas Chiarito

Mar 13, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) puts his arm around small forward Khris Middleton (22) during the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 13, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) puts his arm around small forward Khris Middleton (22) during the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Grayson Allen, Milwaukee Bucks. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports /

Milwaukee Bucks starting shooting guard: Grayson Allen

The Bucks have a lot of options as to who their starting shooting guard will be but it will be none other than Grayson Allen. Allen is returning for his third season with the Bucks having started all but seven games.

Even though Allen is a player who is not very respected throughout the NBA, every team needs a grit guy like Allen. In his two seasons with the Bucks, Allen has averaged 10.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists on 44/40/89 splits which are his career-best for any team he has played for.

Allen is the perfect complementary player for Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo. He’s not a player who demands the ball but is a very great three-point shooter and can score off the dribble when he drives into the paint. These are key offensive perks to have when Giannis is on your team because he needs floor spacing and loves transition offense.

Allen is also a very solid defender too where he and Jrue Holiday can lock up other great backcourts across the league.

Primary Bucks backup shooting guard: Malik Beasley

Malik Beasley is the newest signing for the Bucks but he is going to be the primary backup shooting guard. Out of all of the Bucks shooting guards, Beasley is the most seasoned out of all of them.

Last season Beasley struggled as he averaged 12.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists on 40/36/77 splits. Don’t expect Beasley to struggle as much with his efficiency on the Bucks because their system is Taylor made for their role players to be efficient. Expect Beasley to be closer to his career average from three, around 38 percent.

Beasley has been one of the best high-volume three-point shooters over the last few seasons and one of the perfect players to have on your team. There will probably be times when Beasley becomes unplayable but thankfully the Bucks have a lot more options.

Others who could receive minutes: Khris Middleton, Pat Connaughton, MarJon Beauchamp, and Andre Jackson Jr.

The Bucks do have a lot of depth at their wings where almost all of them could either play the three or the two. Even though Pat Connaughton can play the two guard, it is more than likely that the Bucks third string two guard is Andre Jackson Jr.

Andre Jackson Jr. was selected with the 36th overall pick in this year’s draft by the Orlando Magic and traded to the Bucks. Jackson was a part of the NCAA Champion UConn Huskies so playing a role with a great team is very familiar to him. Playing under great shooters his efficiency should also be up from what it was in college to a respectable average in the league.

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