Bucks tipped as NBA champions in annual GM survey
The survey released on NBA.com revealed that the Bucks were seen as frontrunners for the 2023 championship with 43% of the votes.
The defending champion Golden State Warriors received 25% of the votes while the Los Angeles Clippers had 21%.
The Boston Celtics, runners-up to Golden State in last season's finals, were the other team named with 11% of votes.
The Dallas Mavericks' Luka Doncic meanwhile was tipped as the clear favourite for the NBA Most Valuable Player award with 48%.
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo polled second with 34% while the Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid attracted 14%.
The Warriors' Stephen Curry, NBA Finals MVP in 2022, attracted just 1% of votes.
Meanwhile, Antetokounmpo received 55% of votes as the player most GMs would pick to build a team around, with Doncic just behind at 45%.
The survey of general managers has been held every year for the past 21 years.
Participants are not allowed to cast votes for their own team or personnel.