2012/13 NBA Team Rankings & Previews: #20 Milwaukee Bucks
#20 - Milwaukee Bucks
2011/12 Record: 31-35, no playoffs
2012/13 Projected Record: 38-44, possible playoffs
Key Additions:
Samuel Dalembert - Center
John Henson - Power Forward/Center
Doron Lamb - Shooting Guard
Key Departures:
Carlos Delfino - Shooting Guard
Shaun Livingston - Point Guard
Depth Chart:
Point Guard: Brandon Jennings, Beno Udrih
Shooting Guard: Monta Ellis, Doron Lamb
Small Forward: Mike Dunleavy, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute
Power Forward: Ersan Ilyasova, Drew Gooden
Center: Samuel Dalembert, Ekpe Udoh
The X Factor:
Brandon Jennings
Jennings has shown steady growth over his three-year NBA career - can he make the next step this season and become an elite point guard?
Summary:
There are few backcourts in the NBA as explosive as Milwaukee's combo of Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis. With Ersan Ilyasova improving year over year in the frontcourt, the Bucks are a real playoff threat in the East this season.
NBA Preseason Power Rankings
#21 - Cleveland Cavaliers
#22 - New Orleans Hornets
#23 - Washington Wizards
#24 - Toronto Raptors
#25 - Sacramento Kings
#26 - Phoenix Suns
#27 - Houston Rockets
#28 - Detroit Pistons
#29 - Orlando Magic
#30 - Charlotte Bobcats
