re: All an NBA franchise needs to turn around is just one player. See Giannis

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The Bucks are what people thought the T'Wolves would be.

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Nah. Everyone understood the Minnesota situation was pretty different; the Bucks thrive by playing reasonable defense-- a Top 10 rate by most metrics-- and staying out of the way of their one offensive superstar, as his game grows.

The Bucks also made the playoffs last year-- so this isn't exactly new or surprising territory for the Bucks.


The Wolves, by contrast, have been expected to be a team that has to sort out its offensive hierarchy while learning how to play some sort of a vague semblance of team defense.

In the end, its going to be an interesting question as to which approach is going to pay off more in the long term- the Bucks are a year or two ahead in the design of the roster, particularly with veteran role players and the roster fit of everyone around Giannis. The Wolves still haven't decided who will be their starting PG long term.