What teams should the Milwaukee Bucks keep an eye on a few years down the line, and how do the Bucks stack up against the competition?
The Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers currently sit atop their respective conferences. Those teams are great right now, but they probably won’t be in a few years.
Great teams have a tough time sticking together, and there’s always a younger, faster challenger waiting in the wings. The Milwaukee Bucks are one of those young, hungry teams.
The Bucks aren’t the only team on the rise though. There are several others, five of which will be covered in this piece.
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How do the five best young cores–aside from the Bucks–stack up against Milwaukee in terms of young talent? For the purposes of this article, young will be defined as 25 years old or younger.
Draft picks will not be taken into account here, because there are so many variables there. The 30th overall pick could turn into Jimmy Butler, or the first overall pick could turn into Anthony Bennett.
From the fifth-best to the creme of the crop, let’s see how the Milwaukee Bucks compare to their opposition in terms of young talent.
Next: Number Five