Many say the Milwaukee Bucks was among the biggest winners in the trade deadline, with Doc Rivers discovering the best rotation he can use.
The team acquired Kyle Kuzma, Jericho Sims, and Kevin Porter Jr. before the All-Star break and although Bobby Portis is currently out, that does not seem to matter that much.
The team has fielded several mix of starting five since the start of the season but the current one appears to be working for Rivers.
Standard starters Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, and Brook Lopez are now joined by Taurean Prince and Kuzma. These guys have been effective as the team are 5-1 since the All-Star break.
Size is what makes this unit stand out according to the head coach.
“I’ve liked our size,” Rivers said, when asked about that starting lineup by The Athletic’s Eric Nehm.
“I’ve liked our defense, for sure. I think it’s gone very well. TP has, unfortunately, been struggling with an ankle (injury), so we’re not seeing the real TP right now.”
The offense flow smoothly as they at least four players scored double digits in their last two games. Against the Denver Nuggets, all five of them scored more than 10 points with Gary Trent Jr. contributing 15 off the bench
Milwaukee Bucks still need guard defenders
The Bucks have become versatile on the frontcourt but for Rivers, they still have a big problem when dealing with backcourts.
This has to do with Prince still not 100 percent.
“What we have to find out is if we can guard the guards. We’ll find that out. Right now, we don’t know yet. We haven’t had the right health to evaluate. We think, and right now, we’re putting TP on the guy, we probably should put Kuz on the guy more. That will probably be later. We don’t want to do it right now.”
Trent Jr., AJ Green, and KPJ are the guards Rivers rotate each game. Andre Jackson Jr., who started in several games before the trade is suddenly out of the rotation.
The team cannot acquire anymore player as they just gave that roster spot to Ryan Rollins who also played as a starter many times this season.
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