It's been a bumpy ride for the Giannis Antetokounmpo era of Bucks basketball, and the 2021 championship almost feels like it happened in a different time and place. Back then, you could ride two superstars and some role players to a title if everything broke right. But that playbook is dead now, and thankfully, the Bucks front office seems to understand that too.
Watch any contender today and you'll see the same thing: waves of talent coming at you in 12-minute stretches. The defending champions have playable talent up and down their bench. Denver has legitimate scoring threats 1 through 9.