The Bucks have endured a season from hell. Is there hope for better days ahead?

In a span of a few weeks this past fall, the Milwaukee Bucks traded for perennial All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and signed two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to a three-year contract extension, establishing themselves as the betting favorite for the 2024 NBA championship and possibly beyond.

Not a thing has gone right for the Bucks ever since, and Antetokounmpo’s left calf strain on Tuesday night is the latest harbinger of…