Damian Lillard makes the Bucks Clear Title Favorites.

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[@MDJiang]

Miami Heat fans you can let it all out here in the comments. This is a safe place.

[@thejhaygee]

Riley sucks istg. Dude is always asleep in FA

[@buenvidanadz1969]

Pat Riley needs a mental checkup real quick

[@daquancarney9828]

Whatever the Blazers asked for to trade Dame to Miami, the Heat should’ve fckin traded it. Now they looking crazy.

[@pv2639]

Hmm. Maaaaybe Gen Z heat fans only. When real ones say : Ride or die with riley, it means ride or die with riley. That's my 2 cents for your algirithm. edit: okay maybe millenials too. Most of them are super into the 'shiny new thing' syndrome anyway.

[@pv2639]

​@@daquancarney9828lol if you are worrying about what other people think about you, that's the road to 'crazy'. 😂

[@yeeticusvii6729]

The most insulting part is that the Bucks didn't even have to gut their depth to get Dame I HATE BEING A HEAT FAN

[@erenjager4698]

Ayton is more valuable to the blazers then herro is, and Miami never tanks so any picks they would get from Miami are low lottery at best. To get an expiring contract in jrue on top of it makes it just an all around better deal then what Miami had. Its a shame because I love Jimmy Butler but this move just wasn't in the cards.

[@moffo2626]

@@erenjager4698Herro trash anwyays, 20 ppg while giving up 30 🤣

[@mduar1000]

@@erenjager4698oh dude the blazers for sure won’t let Jrue play his contract out in Portland. If they were shrewd they’d trade him immediately and get more assets in return. If they were smart.

[@cdeleon3494]

​@@mduar1000jrue will be dealt for sure, as portland is going for a full rebuild with ayton and scoot as core pieces

[@Davivd2]

You can't gut what you don't have. Their only real depth was Allen, and he's gone. So essentially they did gut their depth.

[@pleasestay24]

Dame + Top 3 player + Dpoy finalist + 6moty finalist, diabolical what they’ve got in milwaukee

[@ddog2251]

Plus borderline all star middltion

[@ckq]

Giannis is 4th after Embiid and KD. Khris is like top 60 now. Bobby was nowhere near 6MOTY caliber. Their SG situation is rough. They're good, but not unbeatable or something

[@aj1092]

@@ckq lol giannis is better then embiid & KD. Hes best in the league with Jokic.

[@jekubb4348]

@@ckq Giannis is the best in the league and has been the last 3 seasons. bobby was actually 3rd in 6th man voting this year in a race that was a tossup! their sg spot is filled with Beauchamp! THE NBA READY rookie they just drafted in Andre Jackson and malik Beasley who been getting buckets at the 2 for years. No team is unbeatable!

[@henry7486]

@@ckqJoel is my favourite player ever but Giannis is the best player in the world right now, Bobby Portis was actually a top 3 finalist for the 6MOTY award last year and sure Khris isn’t quite as good as he used to be due to injuries but he’s still good

[@sportsenthusiast7119]

Malik Beasley could potentially also fill in for those lost Grayson Allen minutes as well if he can somewhat return to his early timberwolves form! Could be a sneaky good signing

[@drink_with_the_dead]

I think you're spot on. If he can avg 12ppg that would be amazing..ALSO, don't forget about Grren from the perimeter. Nobody is talking about him but he was lighting it up by the end of the season but was criminally underused by Bud.

[@Isaac-mk3wj]

beauchamp was looking pretty decent when he was on the floor, and milwaukee was/is very high on him. he’ll likely be the day 1 starter but who knows from that point

[@elivandrisse]

​@Isaac-mk3wj they're high on Beauchamp but the bucks might want him off the bench because they need the proven sharpshooter in Beasley starting

[@adriandaliva1341]

I am not too high on Beasley man he fell off the Lakers rotation because he couldn't find his shot at all and that was on a team that had Lebron who at year 21 is still among the best in setting up plays for 3-point shooters lmao

[@rome8180]

@@adriandaliva1341 He still shot 35% from three on over 7 attempts a game. And that's in a "bad" shooting year. That kind of volume has value.

[@ibitaRaptor]

Be cool to see PJ tucker back in this team. To help with the defense.

[@greekveteran2715]

Thats why they got Crowder.

[@jimmywalker8354]

PJ Tucker is 100 y/o

[@gar1256]

Tucker living off of reputation these days. He ain't it anymore man.

[@TimDaGoof]

@@gar1256high key lol

[@SirskiMula]

Im lowkey happy he got traded somewhere other than Miami pat Riley was acting like such a cocky doucher

[@mduar1000]

No cap. Dude thought it was given that dame would end in Miami. Like the story says, Don’t be the rabbit and think you won , be the turtle and be consistent and have faith that you’ll reach the finish line

[@raydillard8548]

It's a dumb fit

[@ltukkyle]

So happy to see MDJ videos again

[@PeterWoekel]

30/20/50 club I’m dying 💀💀

[@matts8012]

I wasn't a fan of the Bucks for a long time. Now, I look at them as one of the great teams that has been around for a while. It is hard to maintain success without making changes to the team in the NBA, however it's been Giannis/Middleton/Lopez/Caunoughton(oops) and gang since before I graduated high school and now I would have graduated college. They've become one of the great cores of the past 10+ years.

[@cheese3enjoyer]

Dame to the Bucks make sense too. Such a logical and obvious move. Altough losing Jrue is kinda sad

[@projectgraham414]

My home, Milwaukee, has damn near a super team now. MILWAUKEE. Let that sink in. Not Miami, New York, LA, or Boston. A small market Midwest team. This is a dream scenario for fans like myself

[@anthonynorman7545]

Giannis really does seem honest! He'll say whatever in the best way 😅

[@zbsz92]

been waiting all day for mdj’s take on this

[@MyFavoriteSportsballTeam]

Great content as always, Marc 👏

[@neuromancer5661]

I'm not willing to write off Jae Crowder based on his small sample size last year especially after sitting most of the season in Phoenix. He's been too good for too long to just be completely washed. Same for Malik Beasley. I think they both will contribute. Milwaukee does need a good backup PG.

[@grandpa203]

Great video. Regarding MIL depth don’t forget there is also the buy out market. If MIL depth looks like a issue the first 25 games they can easily explore the buy out market. And trust players will want to play with dame and giannis

[@cdeleon3494]

Yeah mdj be gassing it up to be a big problem but for sure vets who gets bought out will line up and sign in MIL. Just like with PHX

[@TimDaGoof]

Facts, still got dudes like cousins out there

[@raymondamoroa7683]

Great vid and insights

[@oliverl.9004]

We had many seasons where they were the title favorite, and it never worked out except for the one season they aquired the player they just got rid off. I wouldn't hype it too much, i'd rather had given up Khris and keep Jrue

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

I don't think this makes them clear title favorites, but it puts them back with the tier 1 contenders for sure

[@UncleJrueForTue]

We get it Skip. You're not like the other analysts.

[@nbabackcourtmedia]

@@UncleJrueForTue lmao I’m not saying that to be different, it’s just my opinion. I love the move

[@UncleJrueForTue]

@@nbabackcourtmedia Neat.

[@Beau838]

@@nbabackcourtmediahe’s insecure. Don’t mind him. I agree. I’m still taking DEN over any team in a series. I’m a LAL fan btw

[@kingdeedee]

It doesnt put them back, they were already tier 1 contenders before this trade. At the very worst they’re a top 3 title favourite

[@jzbocalan]

welcome back bro.

[@TheTinyTimmyTimTim]

They scariest part is that Giannis and Dame, 2 hyper driven and competitive guys, are going to be the most motivated dudes in the league. Giannis was just embarrassed in the 1st round and is publicly still pissed about it. Dame has made the playoffs every year of his career except the last 2 where his team made him sit out against his will to tank and he has to prove to himself that leaving his home team after 11 years was the right decision.

[@cromawdo3920]

Andre Jackson Jr is a very interesting player. Numbers don't pop but he's a crazy athlete and solid passer/defender. The best way I can describe his game is like a point guard matisse thybulle (also a bad shooter). Whether he contributes I'm not sure but he's a fun player fs

[@boredofurito]

I don't think the bucks depth is as bad as you say. Although I agree with all your other points, they definitely have 6 solid guys and 3 more that absolutely could be starter level players if things go ok for them . 6 being Dame, Giannis, Middleton, Lopez, Portis and Connaughton and then Crowder, Beauchamp, Beasley as the 3. you'd think that 2 of those 3 will prove useful in the playoffs and then suddenly you're at 8 rotation good rotation players and that is starting to be enough. Losing Allen is unfortunate though.

[@dustinadagala2590]

@@Tish429we just got cam Payne which is huge

[@jayopayke8846]

As a rockets fan Tyty could still be a decent player. There were several young players the rockets chose not to develop because we had so many. He was put behind daishen nix because one of silas or the front office thought he could be the next James harden (only half joking). Also Silas didn’t even run play for Jabari ( 3rd overall pick) so you know everyone getting garbage time was left out to dry. Might ne good if he has an actual coach to give him structure and guidance because he got lost in tithe shuffle here in Houston. Great vid btw

[@jonLK47]

Oh mdj is back.👍

[@tims4502]

Heat fans may be upset, but the Pelicans fans should be as well. NOP has control of the next few Bucks picks. The value of those went up a little when there was a possibility Giannis might leave. Now with Dame then the value of those just went way down. Bucks will be amazing new few years

[@markhoffman1310]

Milwaukee native here. I think we're going to regret this move but it should be a lot of fun. You have to guard dame 30 ft out leaving Giannis to roam. I'm not sure how defenses are supposed to deal with that. We also really need some clutchness at the end of games. Maybe we cannot get dame to play a little defense but I'm not holding my breath. Boston will still eat our lunch.

[@MatheusFernandes-wq5bb]

if mdj posts its a great day

[@ejiggle]

"Giannis is different than other NBA superstars" lol we thought the same about Lillard

[@averageguy1261]

First place I go for in-depth analysis

[@MuckNoya]

Milwaukee on 2k bout to go crazy

[@xxxtentaciongotthekrabbypa8838]

I love MDJ

[@mrultra6655]

Can’t be title favourites with a bench like that

[@tonysobon4669]

Allen only played as many minutes because of injuries so if Kris and the team stay healthy , it makes it less of an issue. Also I still do not know why Jay didn't play more last year and there is hope that he just wasn't given a chance and he can be productive again , at his best he is a great bench , fringe starter player. I like having Robin back on the team as well , he is at his best when on the same team with Brook and will at least come in and try hard. But yes overall they are missing one solid bench player that can rotate with the backcourt and could really use some veteran to hop on for a discount , it won't happen but one can hope.

[@jayking2919]

Damian Lillard has a LOOONG, MASSIVE… contract😏

[@MIICAH2]

All I feel is PAIN....

[@jamesh7469]

Imagine Dame getting his 3rd series game winning buzzer beater in the Finals

[@daanishgupta]

Mike Dumb leavy Jr. got us CP3. If Jrue is all it took, we could have had Dame in Golden State and that was apparently his most preferred destination before the trade for CP3. :')

[@TimDaGoof]

The main factor of that trade for Portland was Ayton and the picks, Jrue is being used as leverage for more young assets or picks from another contender who wants Jrue

[@matthewrutters6842]

You clearly are a casual. Cp3 doesn't make as much as Dame. There's no way you could afford him and stay under the second apron.

[@Studentofthegame3]

I’m a heat fan and this day has been so tuff

[@gigachad6582]

All the blazers fans are rooting for the bucks this season just in the hopes that dame finally gets that long deserved ring

[@kengeevang158]

I’m rooting for Chris Livingston, he used to go to the high school right next to the one I went to and he was a stud in high school

[@sautter09]

I'm really excited for the Bucks. Didn't see that coming. Just sad that I won't see Jimmy and Dame on Christmas Day😢

[@edmundkempersdartboard173]

Ngl, I would love to see this fail spectacularly. I don't think it will given the way they complimemt each other's play style, but I can dream.

[@johndotcue]

WOOOOOAH

[@elivandrisse]

Bucks 8 man playoff rotation Dame Beasley Khris Giannis Brook Bobby Beauchamp Pat (9th could be andre jackson jr, aj greene, jae crowder, or whoever they sign with their roster spot)

[@hulkhogan4203]

cp3 would have been an excellent fit on this team if he didn't pull the trigger on golden state early

[@raydillard8548]

Stop. He old bro.

[@nicholaskatsikas4904]

We need a Denver vs Milwaukee finals

[@ZeusWayy]

whos guarding Lillard on the nuggets cuz ik Aaron Gordon guarding Giannis

[@raydillard8548]

Noooo. Lakers and bucks

[@GodofDisco]

The cavs beat a 73 win team with a 7 man rotation.

[@johntorres5153]

Crowder coming off the bench to

[@aerob1033]

I think you're being a little hard on TyTy Washington. He was a rookie on one of the worst teams (and worst-coached teams) in the NBA and he got jerked around all season bouncing back and forth between the G-League and the Rockets when he really should have straight-up had the backup point guard job over Nix. He was well-regarded coming into his draft class and considered a good value where the Rockets got him, and he lit the G-League on fire. Yeah, it's just G-League, and sometimes G-League superstars just never translate, but it's still a positive sign. Not saying he's the answer for Milwaukee fleshing out their bench rotation, but he might be a lot better than he showed.

[@DGodsell]

How is it a depth issue? They literally only lost Grayson. And they signed Beasley who fills a similar role

[@anthonymcarthur6504]

What about golden state? Are they favorites?

[@requiemforameme1]

5:04 Ayo, shoutout A.J. Green for helping me win my fantasy league in 2015. 😂

[@taintedtapper]

"AJ Green playing the wrong sport" are we getting some NFL analysis from you soon? HAHAHAHA

[@scottscott5827]

The last 17 NBA Champions were in the Top 6 in True Shooting (TS) %. The Bucks were 15th last year. I think they need more than Damian Lillard.

[@PinkCircleO8]

I'll say it's mind-blowing to me seeing a draft pick from the 2030's be seen. Seems way into the future. But then it'll get close and smack us.

[@TimDaGoof]

Ikr shits crazy

[@alexanderboulton2123]

MALIK! BEASLEY!

[@sixtynine2856]

You had one job, Riley. 😅😅😅

[@kevinsmith138]

That’s cool. Lakers in 5

[@ant4613]

You're the only person I've seen talk about the Bucks' depth being a potential issue. I'm also concerned about the things you mentioned. You still think they're the title favorites despite this though 🤔

[@hjluke4807]

I don’t love that they let coach Bud go. But what’s done is done. Hope this coaching hire works out. Any team with Giannis at the helm should be perennial title favorites.

[@23rdJar]

Im not saying griffin is the answer (he could be), but bud was probably holding them back. I dont watch a lot of bucks games, so dont take my word as gospel, obviously, but every youtuber i watch says that they didn't have a plan on offense and just relied on on-ball screens the entire game. The firing didn't feel like a scapegoating at all

[@hjluke4807]

@@23rdJar agree

[@drink_with_the_dead]

You're not being fair to AJ Green. He can straight shoot. Sniper

[@King_Heise]

jae crowder is definatly the 8th guy

[@avid4373]

Thought pick was unprotected, along with swaps

[@glovs4188]

Giannis is basically a 6'11 draymond that scores 20ppg more. While dame might be a worse steph but still great. We all witnessed how teams still had no answer for any steph PnR other than let the other 3 players open and hope they miss. The bucks success will ultimately come down to how good the bucks role players can hit open shots.

[@James-hf6ez]

"Giannis is basically a 6'11" draymond that scores 20ppg more" Then Giannis is nothing like Draymond 🤣🤣🤣 That means I'm basically a 5'10" draymond that scores 9ppg less 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@QW22312]

You are severely underestimating Giannis

[@glovs4188]

@@QW22312 lmfao. Draymond averages 10 ppg. Add 20 more to that and it's 30. It just means giannis is a way better scorer. Can't believe i have to explain this. Lmfao. Draymond is a slightly better defender cause of his iq and both are great passers.

[@QGfk1]

​@@glovs4188the comparison I actually don't like as much is dame to Steph. they are the 2 most high volume 3 point shooters of all time but Steph's most unique and important attribute is his off ball game. I am very excited for Giannis to not be handling the ball so much and shooting so many bricks, but the reservation I have is more what dame can do off ball. I will have to look at his catch and shoot numbers, but I know they are low volume bc he's been The Only Star on the Team for his entire career. I also don't know who our point of attack defender will be, if we manage to pick somebody up it should be a 3 and d wing

[@QGfk1]

looking back on it now I understand the Steph Draymond comparison but specifically for the pick and roll. dame is the only other player where you can set a ball screen for him at nearly half court. Draymond has feasted off that short roll his whole career just being a great passer and having basically no scoring game. Giannis in a 4 v 3 at the top of the key sounds like a game over situation

[@christopherforrest5713]

Losing Jrue could really hurt their perimeter D that’s my only question mark

[@WOWZAWOW-qy5zo]

Me when i realize that the blazers traded for an eight grader

[@bruhdee8592]

Are people forgetting that there's a super team in the desert?

[@TheTinyTimmyTimTim]

There will be an army of ring chasers lining up to bust their ass on defense for dame and Giannis. Don’t think depth is really an issue.

[@jaylenjames364]

good player > good coach .

[@ThecrazyGaer]

You forgot Jae crowder and malik Beasley

[@ronaldmaxwell6668]

Heat didnt really lose anything from this they upgraded thier roster and should be feeling p good this year

[@irsan36]

they got Malik Beasley

[@elijah108]

Did Portland pass up on a OG and Ayton package for Grayson Allen? The Heat and Raptors had a better offer than Milwaukee or am I going crazy?

[@mduar1000]

I disagree , the Heat did not have a better offer. Also you have to keep in mind that the blazers lowkey helped dame go to the best place to help him win a title. In Toronto I don’t think he’d be the favorite

[@yobrosiah]

Grayson Allen ended up in Phoenix in the trade and Toronto reportedly wouldn’t trade OG in a package for Dame, so I don’t know if you’re going crazy or whatever. I do wonder if maybe the Heat could have given a “better” offer of just more young players but Portland will get more whenever they flip Jrue so depending on what they get for him it could end up being a better deal for them.

[@panner11]

There's some tweets from people around Dame hinting it. Rumors are the Blazers gave Dame the last say since they were satisfied with all the packages.

[@GodofDisco]

they didnt offer OG, the miami offer did not include ayton

[@elijah108]

@@yobrosiah yeah i didn't see till after that toronto never offered OG to begin with, unfortunately

[@aidene.nguyen]

I am just glad Dame won't have an excuse again. On the other hand I'm sad Giannis might be collateral. Hoping Giannis wins sometime soon but the Nuggets aren't going anywhere. And if Steph meets Bucks, he will probably outclass Dame as he has in all 10 previous match ups, if the rest of the team match Giannis and co's output then Warriors win. Celtics aren't going anywhere. Heat keep being a dark horse. 😊

[@patrickpangilinan6356]

Marjon beauchamp is 23???

[@akatzzki]

Cody zeller was genuinely the worst backup center of all time for a finals teak

[@yusufjibrel7465]

What if Bruce Brown stayed though?

[@nicholaskatsikas4904]

I don’t think their the clear cut favorites but I’m not gonna argue to much with anyone who thinks they are. My only question is about what kind of Kris Middleton we will see this season because if it doesn’t seem like he’s all the way back I think Milwaukee will have some issues in the playoffs but besides that I don’t see too many teams that can match up well with them.

[@raydillard8548]

Dame health could be in question to. And they depth is not that great. Good but not great.

[@nicholaskatsikas4904]

@@raydillard8548 dame health is something I worry about for the regular season but I don’t worry about for the playoffs weirdly enough. Unless it’s something terrible I really don’t see Dame missing time when this will be his best chance to win a ring. Roster is definitely old though so that has to be a concern though

[@brunoourique7447]

I would put Jae Crowder as a starter

[@timothy1949]

the bucks has no chance until they acquire draymond green

[@RyanMKE_]

Khris Middleton was great in the playoffs last year what are you talking about?? He averaged 24/6/6 on 47/41/87 shooting

[@Princecharisma111]

Dame Middelton Giannis Portis brook Plz give this lineup a shot

[@thorntonwilliams3851]

With that size, best defensive approach may be to close all passing lanes. Or, use Robin at 5, Brooke at 4, Giannis at 3, Kris at 2 and Dame at 1 as a limited experiment to see it could be effective.

[@bitcoinethereum9702]

Dame career .372 3pt percentage and Holiday .366

[@thorntonwilliams3851]

Maybe, Holiday had more open 3's from being on the floor with AD and Giannis.

[@alakaiwarford2275]

Scrolled through all the reactions but watched yours man. Can't stand the "WoOoOoOaAaAahHH" reactions. Love the breakdown

[@braidenb3973]

I need the greater nba fan base to apologize to the trailblazers front office, everyone saying “how dare they not trade him instantly to the heat” now look at it paired with a top 3 player in the league on a top contender just like KG with the Celtics.

[@io2068]

Also malik beasly

[@rockysalvatore435]

2 toxic attitudes from stars got rewarded

[@vinsanity3510]

My lord even you. I would like EVERYONE to remember these takes when they get knocked out 2nd round BECAUSE DAME AINT THAT GUY! Especially in THE PLAYOFFS. Now he has expectations, something he’s never played with before and everyone expects him to just elevate year 1? Not even year 2 dawg! Nuggets are so far beyond every other team it’s kinda disgusting. How did that even happen?? The nuggets??

[@Will4all85]

Nuggets are the favorites but their 2 best players are by far the most below average defenders on their team. It ain’t a stretch that any other contender could beat them

[@GodofDisco]

as an expert, awful take.

[@vinsanity3510]

@@GodofDisco I get we like these guys cuz they’re small market heroes and we want them to take down all the superteams but that’s not how it works. The seasons about to start they have zero time to build chemistry necessary for contention. Im really fascinated by this hype! Boy if I’m wrong come back and label me idiot cuz I foresee 2nd round exit at best

[@GodofDisco]

It is possible for it to take the team a year to build chemistry, your take that Dame "is not that guy" in the playoffs is laughable and already earned you the idiot label. @@vinsanity3510

[@hastexd923]

Lakers in 6

[@haroldsoriano9197]

Yeah , bucks it the title favorite, but i take denver anytime anyday. Jokic is unstoppable, i hope giannis can slow him down

[@marcosmartinez8088]

I dont know man, they wont hace the defense they need in the perimeter, Kris is not guaranteed to be healthy again at all (same with Dame). The new coach i don't know how is going to do. The Heat and Denver are way more reliable to win because of their chemistry and they are younger.

[@thorntonwilliams3851]

There are no health guarantees for anyone; especially athletes.

[@ajrivera0804]

Beauchamp should replace Grayson allen's role.

[@sw1fters]

woah woah woah why the AJ Green disrespect??? only rookie in the 40/40/100 club i see...

[@terrytse8281]

I stopped this vid as soon as you predicted that Marjon would be the 5th starter.

[@Beanhead_223]

Tyler herro has value but not equal to what that old man be trying to get for Jimmy I like the confidence in our team but running it back with tweaks ain’t it

[@localneo-graphic4647]

Honestly, you're actually giving the 2021 Bucks too much credit on offense, regardless of Middleton. I literally can't think of a title winner with a worse offense. Honestly, I can't think of a worse title winner period, they were like a worse version of the 03 Spurs on BOTH ends of the court, and that offense was literally just prime Timmy. Like their 'elite' RS offense literally got exposed, by defenses that weren't even that good, and STILL won a ring, it was unreal. Dame fixes all their problems though, he provides the kind of offense that can't be game planned, which is Giannis' weakness, and that's ASIDE from any synergy. I literally can't think of a more ideal fit, the strengths are too many to count.

[@palidanek74]

Denver than Boston if all teams are healthy over Bucks ez.

[@Wallyworld30]

You shouldn't be giving up on Jae Crowder so quick. He missed most of the season last year from sitting out and then injury.. give him a full regular season and you'll see Jae Crowder will be a decent playoff rotational piece. Clowning on AJ Green is another mistake. AJ shot 42% from 3pt as a Rookie. He's gonna be a floor spacer and get some of those Grayson Allen regular season minutes.

[@AirRusher1992]

Wow indeed. After months, the Dame trade saga is now over but he landed in Milwaukee instead of his preferred destination in Miami.