Will Giannis Antetokounmpo Shock the NBA Again or Face an Unthinkable Challenge in 2025-26?
Porter produced well in limited duty off the Bucks’ bench down the stretch — just under 12 points, four rebounds and four assists in 20 minutes per game on 49/31/87 shooting splits — and will get a chance to step into a larger role on a Bucks team that needs someone to lighten the shot-creation workload on Giannis. Who lines up next to him, though, could tell us what Doc sees as this iteration of the Bucks’ best chance of consistently competing.
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Does he start the young, defense-first Ryan Rollins, aiming to play big and physical up and down the lineup in an attempt to build a top-10 defense? That might be the Bucks’ most direct path to a successful identity: They allowed 115.7 points per 100 possessions with Lillard on the court last season, which would’ve ranked 19th in the league over the course of the full season, and just 113.6 points-per-100 with him off, which would’ve been just outside the top 10.



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