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It's back! While Dan is going toe-to-toe on bird law (or whatever it is men of the law do), we're stepping in to bring back this year's edition of Ranking the Roster! We may be a little behind from when we started this last season, but there's no reason we can't catch up by the time the pre-season ends.
As a call back to one year ago, this is how the 2015 edition ended up:
The Final, Incontrovertible Milwaukee Bucks 2015 Roster Rankings
15. Johnny O'Bryant
14. Tyler Ennis
13. Damien Inglis
12. Miles Plumlee
11. Chris Copeland
10. Jerryd Bayless
9. O.J. Mayo
8. Greivis Vasquez
7. Rashad Vaughn
6. John Henson
5. Michael Carter-Williams
4. Khris Middleton
3. Greg Monroe
2. Jabari Parker
1. Giannis Antetokounmpo
Two years ago, the first "Asset Valuation" series we published came following the worst season in Bucks history. The team ended up going 41-41 and making the playoffs, which made last year's series far more optimistic, at the beginning at least. And while some of the main pillars haven't changed (it's reasonable to imagine that Giannis, Jabari, and Khris will hold down the top three spots), much has changed with the makeup of the supporting cast. So who's more valuable than who? Let's find out!
Remember, we're counting down the most valuable players from a roster-building perspective, not just who is going to be the best player next year. So put on your NBA GM hat and consider all the key factors that go into a player's value: past productivity, future potential, contract, age, personality, etc. So to start, pick the player you think is least valuable -- in other words, if the NBA had an expansion draft, who would be the first Bucks player you'd leave unprotected? I've left out the obviously unlikely choices for these first couple polls and for simplicity's sake, we're ignoring training camp players like Jabari Brown and Orlando Johnson, since they're all but assured to be gone by Halloween.
Without further ado, the least valuable player on the Milwaukee Bucks roster is...