Too bad about the Bucks. This was their year. It's going to be tough for them to get better in the future and Antetokounmpo's supermax is coming.
I was playing around with their cap situation a bit.
My link Hope this works.
No way can they bring this team back.
My guesses:
Middleton declines his option and signs for the max. Bucks will be "forced" to match Brogdon at a contract starting at something like $18,000,000 million.
With these moves they are already over the cap. And this is where things get interesting.
George Hill has team option for $19,000,000. That will be declined. He's gone.
Nikola Mirotic? He'll get offers over $10,000,000 and didn't even play last game. He's gone.
Brook Lopez? I'm not sure what his market is, but the Bucks don't have Bird rights on him. I can see another team swooping in on a larger, short-term term.