Following his sterling run during the 2018 NCAA Tournament, which was capped off by a title that he helped capture for Villanova, Donte DiVincenzo knew what he was walking into last summer when he was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The 17th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, DiVincenzo was the first of a long line of personnel additions that made up the Bucks’ reshuffling that was overseen by general manager Jon Horst following the team’s inconsistent 44-win season in 2017-18.
Of course, the hiring of Mike Budenholzer reigned supreme over the Bucks’ entire offseason, but DiVincenzo’s pick was a glimpse into the mandate the Bucks sought to execute last summer, that being finding complementary role players to maximize superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.