It’s no secret how problematic the Milwaukee Bucks’ defense became over the past couple of seasons, but while their over-aggressive style led to obvious and more deep-rooted problems, it also created some often under-discussed positives too.
In both the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, the Bucks somewhat ironically stood out among the NBA’s elite teams in terms of the most basic and easily accessible counting stats.
Through both of those campaigns, the Bucks ranked in the top-10 in both steals and blocks, while they only narrowly missed out on the 2015-16 season also fitting into that category by ranking 13th in steals.