As if they didn’t face plenty of questions regarding their roster, the Milwaukee Bucks wing depth could be turned over significantly this offseason.
The fireworks will soon begin for the Milwaukee Bucks when it comes to their offseason dealings.
All eyes are focused on the Bucks as they’ll be faced with a number of pivotal decisions, all while Giannis Antetokounmpo’s future hangs over everything they will do in a couple of weeks time.
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As they assess where their roster stands ahead of potentially making significant changes to their foundation, the Bucks have some outstanding holes to address.
When it comes to the topic of turnover, it’s the Bucks’ wing depth that may look very different next season for a variety of reasons. After making the high-profile decision to move on from Malcolm Brogdon, the Bucks relied on a committee of internal and external options to hold them over last season.
Now a number of Bucks wings are set to enter free agency and leave the Bucks with having to ponder some big decisions as to who, if anyone, will be back from crop of players from this spot on the Bucks’ depth chart.
Sterling Brown
The timing couldn’t have worked out any poorer for Sterling Brown as he’s set to enter to restricted free agency in a couple of weeks time.
Brown’s third NBA season was mired in inconsistency and endured a sharp drop-off in production and efficiency. On that latter note, Brown finished the 2019-20 campaign with a career-worst 48.6 true shooting percentage while averaging 5.1 points per game and shot 32.4 percent from three.
While Brown certainly brings plenty of toughness and rebounds well for a player of his position, as evidenced by his 18.5 defensive rebounding percentage last year, offering up some level of reliability is the name of the game for Brown at this point.
The first order of business for the Bucks and Brown will be the organization tendering his $2 million qualifying offer to officially make him a restricted free agent and the ability for the Bucks to match any offer sheet for the 25-year-old.
Normally, that would be a no-brainer, especially as players of Brown’s position are always valued around the league. But no one would fault the Bucks from moving on, given the diminishing returns Brown provided last season.