The Milwaukee Bucks are officially past the one-year anniversary of their last title; a recent memory for most people but a virtual eternity on the NBA scale of time. They fell short last offseason, and the response from the team has been to (once again) embrace continuity. How does that affect their odds for taking the trophy next time around?
The Bucks are at least in the top-5 according to DraftKings at +700, where the oddsmakers have them behind Boston, the Clippers, and the defending champion Warriors. There’s a strong case to be made that the Bucks ought to have an edge over all three of those teams, and that it’s the betting markets that are wrong.