The Milwaukee Bucks are amidst one of the longest stretches of high-level basketball in franchise history. Since Mike Budenholzer took the reins and Giannis Antetokounmpo took the leap, Milwaukee has accumulated a record of 264-116 (0.695 winning percentage) in the regular season and earned a top-3 playoff seed in the Eastern Conference every year. If the standings hold where they’re at today, the Bucks will reach the top rank in the East for the third time in five years, and given the status of their roster they’re once again primed for a deep postseason run.
As recently as a month ago, the outlook wasn’t this rosy.