Milwaukee Bucks: Ultimate 2019-20 Season Preview

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - MAY 17: Head coach Mike Budenholzer of the Milwaukee Bucks calls out instructions as Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 looks on in the second quarter against the Toronto Raptors during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at the Fiserv Forum on May 17, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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 Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – MAY 17: Eric Bledsoe #6, Malcolm Brogdon #13, and Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on from the bench during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at the Fiserv Forum on May 17, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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 Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

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General manager Jon Horst had a lot of difficult decisions to make in the offseason. Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez, George Hill, Malcolm Brogdon and Nikola Mirotic were all free agents. He was able to bring back the first three, but lost the last two.

Brogdon was the biggest loss of the bunch. He was terrific from the outside and was one of their only consistent shot-creators as well. Milwaukee will be trying to replace him all season long. Fortunately, they got a first and two second-round picks out of a trade with the Indiana Pacers.

Mirotic didn’t play very well in a Bucks’ uniform so that’s not as big of a loss as you’d think. He went back to the Euroleague. The Bucks also lost Tim Frazier (free agency) and Tony Snell (trade) to the Detroit Pistons. Snell was a necessary loss in order for Milwaukee to create necessary cap space to bring back their other guys.

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