We spent a long time last summer compiling a list of the Milwaukee Bucks' most valuable "trade assets." The term was used mostly for lack of a better one, and because at the time the Bucks were still expected to...well, to suck. It was all about the long game, and that meant figuring out what everybody was "worth" for the future of the organization.
As it turned out, the Bucks didn't suck last year, and that really seemed to change everything. To their credit, the Bucks didn't double-down on unexpected success the way they did in the post-Fear-the-Deer summer, instead keeping the same priorities we've all been focused on: develop a young core of good players, augment it where possible, keep an eye on the future.