From the first day of the Milwaukee Bucks’ training camp last year, there was a sense of purpose permeating throughout the organization.
The arrival of now-reigning NBA Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer and his staff spurred a new set of principles that Bucks players, both new and old, had to acclimate to in an effort to finally lift the team out of the cycle of mediocrity they were previously mired in.
The fact that the vast majority of Bucks players took and ran with it as they went on to climb atop the NBA by compiling the best record in the league last year made the formula behind their success that more impressive to watch on a nightly basis.