One of the most pressing questions coming into the Milwaukee Bucks’ 2023–24 campaign was how Damian Lillard would fit with Giannis Antetokounmpo. They had spent their entire careers as lone wolves for the teams that drafted them, trailblazers who bucked the trend of superstars leaving for glitzier media markets. United at last, would they become the Warriors or the Nets?
Yet another pressing question concerned yet another addition: that of Adrian Griffin. After honing his craft under Nick Nurse, he arrived to questions about whether a first-time head coach would be able to take a championship contender to the promised land—and whether he would have secured the job over more qualified candidates without Giannis’ endorsement.