As the NBA continues to explore the limitless boundaries of shooting from behind the 3-point line as ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry recently explored, the Milwaukee Bucks have been a leading example in this department over the last couple of seasons.
With the arrival of reigning NBA Coach of the Year, Mike Budenholzer, the Bucks have been mandated to let it fly from well beyond the 3-point line, with those patented blue squares that represent the team’s five-out system being implemented on the first day of training camp ahead of the 2018-19 season.
It was a brand new day in Milwaukee and the results of turning their attention to beyond the arc to open up driving lanes, and the paint for the reigning MVP in Giannis Antetokounmpo, clearly speak for themselves.