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    Milwaukee Bucks Bench is One Injury Away from a 2023 Problem

    Zachary ArthurBy Zachary ArthurJanuary 5, 2023Updated:January 16, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
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    May 11, 2022; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Milwaukee Bucks center Bobby Portis (9) reacts after a play against the Boston Celtics in the second half during game five of the second round for the 2022 NBA playoffs at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
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    One injury to the Milwaukee Bucks bench has the chance to expose what could be the team’s most glaring weakness. Despite going 5-5 in their last 10 games, Milwaukee still sits in third place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference and only 1.5 games behind the leading Boston Celtics. With a growingly competitive East, it would be wise for the Bucks to evaluate potential problems down the road. One that could get overlooked is the lack of bench depth and what an injury to one of its best players could mean.

    Bobby Portis of the Milwaukee Bucks
    Bobby Portis takes a shot in a game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

    For Milwaukee Bucks, it’s Bobby Portis or Bust

    In a league of superstars, a team’s bench is oftentimes the most critically overlooked element to an organization’s success. And though players like Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton will be instrumental for any hope of a title, a productive, injury-free bench will be required for a deep postseason run. Which is why the presence of Bobby Portis is so important.

    Bobby Portis just picked up his 5th straight double-double (his 23rd of the season)

    He tied Dennis Rodman tonight for the 6th most double-doubles off the bench in NBA history (51) 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4KWtrdKk1f

    — The Lead (@TheLeadSM) January 5, 2023

    A closer look at the numbers shows the Bucks are 14th in the league in bench scoring at 34.9ppg. On top of that, Milwaukee’s bench is 2nd in the league with 19.4rpg. Respectable numbers for sure, but it’s concerning to see the team’s bench and recognize the majority of those stats only belong to one player: Portis. Sustaining 14.1ppg and 10.2rpg for the rest of the year would be a major lift to one of the Eastern Conference’s best organizations. The issue is there’s just not much other firepower off Milwaukee’s bench if something else were to happen to Portis.

    Milwaukee Bucks Bench is one Injury Away from a 2023 Problem
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 05: Bobby Portis #9 of the Milwaukee Bucks reacts against the Brooklyn Nets in Game One of the Second Round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at Barclays Center on June 05, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)

    Pat Connaughton‘s 7.1ppg, MarJon Beauchamp‘s 6.2ppg , and Jordan Nwora‘s 6.1ppg certainly matter. There’s no denying that, and their balance is important. But on a team with few weak spots, an injury to a player like Portis—who contributes to nearly half of the scoring and almost 75percent of the rebounding—is the type of concern that’s important to locate now. That way the organization as an opportunity to address in time for the trade deadline.

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    Zachary Arthur graduated with a Masters in Journalism from Harvard University and a Masters of Fine Arts in Screenwriting from UCLA. He's from Salt Lake City, Utah but currently lives in Los Angeles as a screenwriter and couldn't be more of a basketball fanatic.

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