Milwaukee Bucks: 3 things to watch for in Saturday visit to Indiana Pacers

A reunion with Malcolm Brogdon may yet be put on hold, but the Milwaukee Bucks will still be looking for a win against their division rival, the Indiana Pacers.

With wins in six of their last seven games, and after a very brief one-game respite at home, the Milwaukee Bucks hit the road again on Saturday.

Mike Budenholzer’s team will face a three-game road trip this week, albeit a more local one, which starts out with a first clash of the season with division rivals, the Indiana Pacers.

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In spite of being without Victor Oladipo, along with Myles Turner for the majority of the season so far, the Pacers have been very solid to start the current campaign and currently boast a record of 7-5.

Of course, one of the driving factors behind Indiana’s early season success has been the stellar play of former Buck Malcolm Brogdon, who is a large part of the reason why many Milwaukee fans will have had Saturday’s game circled on their calendars for quite some time.

As I’ll get into in more detail in a moment, there may well be disappointment for those anticipating an on-court reunion between Brogdon and his former teammates on Saturday, but there’ll still be plenty of reason for interest as the Bucks make their first visit of the season to Indiana.

With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at three elements worth watching out for in Saturday’s game.