Milwaukee Bucks: 2018 season grades

The Milwaukee Bucks put a bow on the 2018 NBA season in disappointing fashion, losing in the first round of the playoffs. Lets’ grade their players.

The Milwaukee Bucks finished the 2017-18 season by improving their record for the third consecutive year. However, it was still a somewhat disappointing campaign due to the loads of potential the team has yet to reach.

Milwaukee’s 44-38 record was the best record they’ve had since 2009-10 when they went 46-36. They also improved on last year’s win total by two victories. The small jump was only a modest one and something many people around the organization probably aren’t satisfied with.

Going into the offseason this summer, the Bucks have a lot of work to do in order to take the expected significant leap next season. Milwaukee certainly has the talent on their roster to compete with the top teams in the Eastern Conference, but have holes in a few major spots.

As they get deeper into the offseason, we’ll take a look at those weaknesses and discuss how they can best address them. For now, let’s grade each of the players for the 2017-18 season.

It’s important to note, we’re only grading the 15 players who ended the season on their roster. Guys like Xavier Munford, Marshall Plumlee and Greg Monroe won’t be found here. Also, the players are graded on their expectations going into the year and the role they were supposed to play. If a role player went above and beyond his duties, his grade will reflect that. If one of the key cogs didn’t perform as well as expected, his grade would suffer in return (even if the key cog played better overall basketball than the role player).