Milwaukee Bucks: Ranking their starting lineup among NBA’s best
By Dillon Graff
The 2021-2022 NBA season is just days away from the season tip-off. It’s been an active offseason all around the NBA, and one thing is for certain, the target will be on the defending world champion Milwaukee Bucks.
Roster depth is obviously of the utmost importance when it comes to enduring the ebbs and flows of a marathon NBA season. But ultimately, it’s star power that sets apart the good teams from the great teams. So with that in mind, we’re going to take a look at some of the league’s best starting units and see where Milwaukee’s starting lineup ranks among the league’s elite.
Ranking the Milwaukee Bucks among league’s best starting fives — No. 5: Phoenix Suns
- Chris Paul
- Devin Booker
- Mikal Bridges
- Jae Crowder
- Deandre Ayton
The Phoenix Suns boast one of the league’s most cohesive and versatile starting units in the NBA. They are a team that can match up with anyone defensively, making them a tough play night in and night out – evidenced by their sixth-ranked defensive rating last season, according to NBA.com/stats.
Devin Booker is a certified bucket, Deandre Ayton is an incredibly efficient big man on both ends of the floor, and Mikal Bridges is quickly emerging as an ascending 3-and-D wing with tremendous versatility – something every team covets. This group is young and just began finding their footing last season, led by veteran point guard Chris Paul. With the starting unit still intact after a trip to the NBA Finals against the Bucks, don’t be surprised to see this team take another step.