Evaluating Milwaukee’s key offseason acquisitions: Divining player from system

This offseason, the Milwaukee Bucks have acquired three key players: Gary Trent Jr., Taurean Prince, and Delon Wright. The chatter around these (and any) acquisitions often boils down to two key parts: player and system. Who are they as a player and how will they fit in the Bucks’ system?

Unfortunately, the answer to these questions are intertwined. Players play in systems and systems are comprised of players. It is hard to know whether a player’s performance is a function of the player himself or the system he plays in. Likewise, it is hard to know whether a system’s performance is a function of the system itself or the players that implement it.

Yet, these are important questions. Social…