With the Milwaukee Bucks signing Cormac Ryan to their final open two-way contract, the roster is full. Between the 15 players on standard contracts and three two-way deals, let us break down the group.
Point guard - Kevin Porter Jr.
Shooing guard - Ryan Rollins, Cam Thomas, Gary Harris, Gary Trent Jr., Andre Jackson Jr., Cormac Ryan (two-way)
Small forward - AJ Green, Ousmane Dieng, Taurean Prince, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Alex Antetokounmpo (two-way)
Power forward - Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kyle Kuzma, Pete Nance (two-way)
Center - Myles Turner, Bobby Portis, Jericho Sims
Barring a last-second change, Milwaukee's roster is set
Ryan joins a shooting guard rotation that is loaded with depth. Harris, Trent, and Jackson don't even get on the floor these days, so it will be hard for a two-way player to surpass them on the depth chart. The rest of this season will likely be about getting his feet wet in the NBA waters through practice and mop-up duty before the Bucks see what they may have in him this summer.
Elsewhere, the point guard position is incredibly thin. Yes, Rollins and Thomas can both handle the rock and play there, but they're not natural point guards. Giannis Antetokounmpo can also act as a point guard when he returns from injury, which should be soon, but he's a power forward. For now, Porter must hold down the position, something he has certainly done lately.
While Sims is listed at the bottom of the center portion, he has actually leapt to the front of the mix for Doc Rivers lately. The big man has been playing an increased role in Giannis' absence, and he's thrived. A group of Turner, Porter, Sims, and occasionally Giannis has to be one of the best four-man center rotations in the NBA.
While the roster is currently full, there is a chance the team could make one last-second tweak if they so desire. By waiving Andre Jackson Jr., the Bucks could open up a standard roster spot to add a player before March 1 to beef up their group ahead of a playoff push. Plenty of Milwaukee fans have their eyes on Khris Middleton as buyout rumors continue to make headlines.
If this is the group they proceed with, though, it's a solid group. No, they won't be called juggernauts, but Milwaukee has an interesting 18-man group full of youngish players who can all impact the game in different ways as they fight for postseason positioning down the stretch.
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