2019 NBA Free Agency: 3 Teams That Could Finally Reach The Next Level

Milwaukee Bucks

Eric Bledsoe and Giannis Antetokounmpo

This team which has been led by Giannis 'The Greek Freak' Antetokoumpo always have a decent regular season with Giannis making great highlight plays but fall short in the playoffs. The team has a very good and experienced point guard who has skill but never got the chance to make the playoffs with the Pheonix Suns.

However, starting positions like the Shooting Guard and the Centre spots have been very deficient and losing Jabari Parker will also hurt their future chances. Hence to keep, Giannis the Bucks would seriously need to convince players to join the franchise. Milwaukee is not a big market team, which means that retaining their starters in Bledsoe and Middleton has to be very important as well as getting other free agents.

For instance, Jabari Parker has been injury ridden, however, he did have potential so not giving him a 1 year deal like so many other teams does not seem hopeful. Yet there is still hope for the franchise, with the entry of new head coach Mike Budenhozer and signing of Centre Brook Lopez on a near minimum deal can work out really well. Moreover, the Eastern Conference is now in a LeBron-less era( a very big deal), and except Boston, no other team has exceptional talent Philly has to good players but young, Washington has been disappointing after spending so much money.

So one thing which the Bucks need to do is find a veteran (32 plus) players who have won a title or has at least been to the conference finals multiple times, in essence, their Andre Iguodala. The other route they go through is to leave Bledsoe (trade him this season) and train Middleton and Brogdon (ROTY) to play as the backcourt duo and hope that Lopez provides enough defensive capabilities at the rim.

Jimmy Butler: Butler is one player who does not have a big ego about minutes, points or averaging a high stat sheet. He recently came out complaining about the fact that rookies on the Timberwolves roster were not serious about winning. This would be a big difference for him if he were to come to Milwaukee, and a combo of Butler and Giannis at 3 and 4 respectively would trouble the opponents at the defensive and the offensive side. Both players are known for their lockdown and blocking ability and have been averaging 20 plus points quite long.

Kevin Durant: Even though this seems like a stretch it is not entirely impossible, Giannis is not a ball hogger and just 23 years old so he would not mind a peak player joining with him to win championships. Further, Durant does not mind taking a few million less if he thinks it would win him NBA titles. The extra cap space and Durant would also attract mid-level players who would be looking to join a championship team.