The Bucks' Post-Giannis Era Officially Begins With a Lineup Ranked Dead Last
Bleacher Report ranked the Bucks’ projected starting lineup at #30 overall.
The are officially rolling out their post-Giannis starting five on Wednesday against the Wizards, and it looks exactly like a roster you auto-generated in NBA 2K after hitting "simulate season."
Underdog NBA confirmed the will start , , Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kyle Kuzma, and Myles Turner.
Bleacher Report ranked this exact projected lineup 30th overall heading into the season. Dead last. Behind teams actively trying to lose basketball games for draft picks. It sounds harsh until you realize is running point for a team that just traded away a generational superstar.
For anyone firing up player props, this is a usage rate goldmine. Herro is coming off a stretch where he dropped 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists on absurd 50/45/93 shooting splits after returning from a foot injury. Somebody has to take the shots in Milwaukee, and Herro has never met a contested jumper he didn't like.
Then you have Jaquez Jr., who was putting up 18.5 points on 14-plus attempts over a recent 10-game stretch in , sliding in next to Kuzma and Turner. The are currently 1-1, bouncing back from a 21-point blowout against the Chicago Bulls to edge out the Indiana Pacers 128-127. Defense is clearly going to be optional.
This is the reality of the post- era. The front office hit the reset button, and now fans are stuck watching a starting five that feels like a random assortment of guys you draft in the middle rounds of a fantasy league.
We will see how this experiment looks when they tip off against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. If they get run off the floor by Washington, that number 30 ranking is going to look less like a hot take and more like a generous compliment.