As long as the Milwaukee Bucks have star Giannis Antetokounmpo in his prime, they begin every NBA season with championship expectations.
Despite losing Khris Middleton, arguably their second-best player, for the final 10 games of the 2022 playoffs with a sprained MCL in his left knee, the Bucks took the eventual Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics to seven games before losing in an epic second-round playoff series. Milwaukee enters the 2022-23 season with the third-highest odds -- behind last year's two Finals teams, Boston and the Golden State Warriors -- to win its second NBA championship in three years, according to Caesars Sportsbook.