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Bucks took Rick Carlisle's blueprint - and starting center - and ran with it

In an attempt to change up their roster this summer, the Milwaukee Bucks stole Myles Turner from the rival Indiana Pacers. Doing so aligns with Milwaukee's new strategy of piecing together a roster full of contributors from top to bottom, a strategy Turner's former coach, Rick Carlisle, recently discussed becoming the new norm in the NBA during a sitdown with Basketball, She Wrote's Caitlin Cooper.

"The NBA game has now become a play hard league. It's not just being top heavy with stars. Roster construction is changing. It's become more important to have more good players than be top heavy with two or three great players that get all the touches.