In a normal year, the Milwaukee Bucks might not have improved their standing much in the Eastern Conference. After all, for the most part it looks like the gang is going to be back together in Milwaukee next season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo will keep getting better and Khris Middleton will get healthier, as will Jabari Parker, eventually, but the Bucks aren’t adding new faces outside of one bargain bin free agent and a pair of rookies.
This is not a normal year, however. The Indiana Pacers and Chicago Bulls both made the playoffs in the Eastern Conference last season, as the seventh and eighth seeds, respectively.