The court is ninety-four feet long. The rim is ten feet high. The Milwaukee Bucks may have shocked the basketball world when they landed Damian Lillard, but they did not change the immutable laws of the sport. While the geometric arrangement of defenders will change as teams try to deny Dame, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Khris Middleton, the fact remains that the Bucks and their opponents will each deploy five players at all times.
While rudimentary, this point is lost in the whirlwind of post-blockbuster transaction euphoria. And that’s fine, it’s Dame Lillard! Euphoria is an appropriate reaction!