Doc Rivers, coach

There are few people in the modern NBA who invoke more polarizing opinions than Doc Rivers. He was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches in league history, but hasn't won a championship since 2008 or been to the NBA Finals since 2010.

Rivers jumped at the chance to take the Bucks' coaching job in the middle of the 2023-24 season, but emphasized that expectations shouldn't get too high given the limited practice time. Rivers took over a 32-14 team and finished 17-19, losing in the first round of the playoffs in a series mired by injuries.

Milwaukee has two superstars in Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard running it back for a second season, and a three-time All-Star and proven playoff performer in Khris Middleton. Now, Rivers will have a full offseason and training camp to mold the team before entering the 2024-25 season. Will he meet the Bucks' championship expectations?

Jon Horst, general manager

Horst has not been afraid to shake up his team in the past few years.

He fired coach Mike Budenholzer, who won a championship with Milwaukee in 2021 and guided the Bucks to the best record in the NBA during the 2022-23 regular season, after losing in the first round in 2023. He traded for Lillard the following offseason, parting with Jrue Holiday, who ended up winning a title with the rival Boston Celtics. Then he fired Adrian Griffin, the first-year coach he hired to replace Budenholzer, 43 games into his NBA career to hire Rivers.

Horst has stated the Bucks' championship expectations remain high. But it remains to be seen if these bold shake-ups will pay off.