re: Are the Milwaukee Bucks the NBA's next Oklahoma City?

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Brooke Lopez

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His name doesn't need to be made any more feminine.

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able to pluck Marquette alum Jimmy Butler from the Bulls

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Not going to happen.

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the allure of playing for Jason Kidd

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This is a real thing?

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Are the Milwaukee Bucks the NBA's next Oklahoma City?

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Considering OKC has two established, top-tier superstar players, no. Milwaukee has built a nice foundation, but they desperately need shooting. Middleton is about to get paid like a guy who scores 20/night, he needs to make that leap. Given the current state of the NBA, their inability to space the floor (as constructed) is a major issue. Now that Ilyasova is gone, OJ Mayo (who you completely left out of the OP) and Jared Dudley are #2/#3 behind the arc...neither player is in their long-term plans. I'm not a huge Brandon Knight fan, but I'm not sure the MCW trade is a net positive for them going forward either.