it sucks dame got injured but i think the bucks will be a better team this year, esp with boston and indiana out of contention. dame/giannis never really meshed well, the team played better when it was just giannis running things. plus they can actually play with pace and not get burned in transition now true there's no 2nd all-star but with giannis and a bunch of solid 10-15 ppg guys/ sharpshooters, i bet they'll look better in the playoffs than most ppl expect
they'll be better in the playoffs regardless but bucks were mid a lot of last year and still ended up 4th seed, if they finish higher that's pretty good imo. people are talking like they'll be a 7/8 seed should they be favored to come out of the east? no, but i think their chances are higher than common opinion. there's still work to do on the roster obviously, kuzma is a disappointment and we don't have a clear 1 guard but the tandem of kpj/cole/rollins will be serviceable