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The Bucks are very strong, almost... deservedly so.
Those who thought they would plummet after losing Yu Fei are bound to be disappointed.
After all, what Yu Fei left behind was an Eastern Conference Finals-worthy roster.
Kevin Martin, Danny Granger, Pau Gasol, LaMarcus Aldridge, Lou Williams.
This talent-laden starting lineup can be summed up in four words, leaderless despite their strength.
They all seem strong, but there's no reliable frontrunner to trust.
The Bucks' choice was to let the veteran Martin take over Yu Fei's mantle, but what they didn't expect was that Granger would make significant strides that summer too.
This led to a rather awkward situation.
With the two leaders looking about the same, who's the real boss?
But that's a problem for later in the season, now it's the first game of the new season, and as defending champions the Bucks received their rings at home and watched the team's fifth championship banner being raised.