As they dig into ready themselves for the upcoming NBA season, the Milwaukee Bucks know a great deal will be expected of them this year.
A 60-win season and a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals, a series in which they came out of the gates with something to prove and stood up 2-0 after the first two games on their home floor, will do that sort of thing.
So will having the reigning Most Valuable Player in Giannis Antetokounmpo, whose long term-future is on the minds of many inside and outside of the league, and the outcome of this coming season could determine whether he accepts what would be the largest contract in NBA history.