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Milwaukee Bucks: 5 biggest offseason mistakes

By Jim Quinlan

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Donte DiVincenzo poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted 17th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Donte DiVincenzo poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted 17th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks during the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – APRIL 24: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during the second quarter of Game Five in Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden on April 24, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 24: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during the second quarter of Game Five in Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden on April 24, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /

Not every move every team makes is a good one. Let’s review the five biggest offseason mistakes the Milwaukee Bucks made in 2018.

The Milwaukee Bucks certainly did some positive things this offseason. Moves like the hiring of Mike Budenholzer and the signing of Brook Lopez on the cheap are almost universally applauded by Bucks’ fans and national media members alike.

However, there were still some questionable moves made as well as some missed opportunities by the front office to make the Bucks even better. This is leaving a lot of Bucks’ fans questioning if we have the right general manager and the right ownership group to lead Milwaukee to a championship. Here are the top five biggest offseason mistakes the Bucks made this past year:

5. The Draft

Let’s start with the drafting of Donte DiVincenzo.  He was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2018 NCAA tournament, shot 40 percent from three on the season and has shown good instincts playing off the ball as well as just being an overall smart player.  Those traits would suggest he should fit nicely on this Bucks team, but he was still just the sixth man on his team (albeit a very good team). He’s also a somewhat undersized two guard who, in his best season, averaged 13 points per game.

So what is the absolute best case scenario for DiVincenzo?  An All-Star?  Definitely not.  An above average starter?  Maybe.  A good sixth man?  Ok, I could see it.

However, this is exactly the problem with the Bucks’ front office. They are unrealistic on how good this team is; Milwaukee is still at least another at All-Star caliber player away from being a realistic championship contender, but they keep drafting players that project as role players. Cough, DJ Wilson, cough.

The Bucks still need to be swinging for the fences like they did with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Thon Maker. Lonnie Walker and Robert Williams were both available at pick 17 and possess considerably more upside than Divincenzo. It didn’t make me feel any better when the San Antonio Spurs raced to the podium to select Lonnie Walker at 18 after the Bucks passed on him.

We’re all hopeful Donte Divincenzo can be a contributor for the Bucks this season, but there are considerable question marks in his game that were made apparent in his summer league performance, where he literally did not make a shot.

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