Milwaukee Bucks traded for Eric Bledsoe on Tuesday morning. It cured every Wisconsin sports fans hangover from the Monday Night Football debacle. Bledsoe coming to Milwaukee gives Giannis Antetokounmpo another scorer off the dribble, a good passer and an occasional shooter. He will likely be with the team for the Friday game against San Antonio. Bledsoe’s role has not be defined yet as we do not know if he will start or come off the bench. It’s one big experiment for Jason Kidd which could scare Bucks fans.

The case to be made for the bench is Bledsoe would play with the second unit, and he could still come in another crunch time. Malcolm Brogdon is rolling well with Giannis in the starting five, and you would hate to see that split up. It’s unlikely we’ll see a combination of Brogdon and Bledsoe. Tony Snell is not shooting enough, but he’s probably great value to the team. I don’t see this being a situation where Snell gets knocked to the bench. He’s a better starter for this team with as many Giannis minutes as possible. Bledsoe works with the second unit which will feature different starters, and suddenly, they have a bit of a bench mob that can win you basketball games.

The case for Bledsoe, the starter, is pretty simple. Get him on the court with Giannis as much as possible. The two will have to form a bit of a chemistry together, and it’s not going to come from playing in games. I’m willing to bet we actually see less of Giannis and the former first rounder together early on as they’re still looking to gel as a whole. Once the two are comfortable together, it could be all systems go. Giannis is going to dictate a lot of this decision-making for Kidd.

It’s an exciting time to be a Bucks fan. Even with the loss last night, they’re still in prime position to be a fun bunch this winter.

Charlie.