With the blistering success of the Milwaukee Bucks over the past two seasons, it’s easy to forget that their journey up until that point was far from smooth sailing.
Even with future All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton showing real promise early in their careers in Milwaukee, the Bucks had a long-running habit of seemingly taking one step forward only to take another couple of steps back.
Perhaps the most notable example of that came in the 2015-16 season. In 2014-15, the Bucks had made an incredible turnaround, bouncing back from a franchise-low 15 wins in 2013-14 to win 41 games and return to the postseason.