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Milwaukee Bucks: Examining the offseasons to date of playoff rivals

By Adam McGee

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: A close up of the NBA Playoff logo is seen before the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Washington Wizards during the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on April 16, 2017 at Verizon Center in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: A close up of the NBA Playoff logo is seen before the game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Washington Wizards during the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on April 16, 2017 at Verizon Center in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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While the Milwaukee Bucks have made few personnel moves this summer, have their primary playoff rivals in the East gotten better or worse?

Although there’s still time for moves, and a trade could certainly still be on the agenda, the Milwaukee Bucks will return to action next season looking very similar to how they finished the last one.

Greg Monroe, Spencer Hawes and Tony Snell all chose to return for at least one more year in Milwaukee, and outside of that, the Bucks’ only new faces look set to be rookies D.J. Wilson and Sterling Brown, and two-way contract signings Bronson Koenig and Jalen Moore.

Understandably, that won’t move the needle for fans who have watched teams around the NBA make increasingly bold moves in the hope of keeping up with the Warriors, but that doesn’t mean that the Bucks won’t have the opportunity to put together a more successful season than they did in 2016-17.

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As a host of trades have seen some of the East’s more notable stars land in the West, much of the conversation has focused on just how bad the East could be this season and the colossal disparity between East and West.

While that’s the most objective way of framing the situation, for those with rooting interests in the East, it’s better framed as the conference being as wide-open as ever.

Although there’s still time for further deals to reshape the Eastern Conference, let’s take a moment to take heed of how Milwaukee’s key playoff rivals stack up following the events of the offseason to date.

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