The Atlanta Hawks play host to the Milwaukee Bucks at Philip's Arena on Wednesday.

The Bucks (10-3) got off to a bit of a disappointing start by beginning their season with a 2-2 record but they've been pretty much unstoppable since then. In fact, Milwaukee has won eight of their nine games since, leading the NBA in scoring in that span. That high-octane offense has become commonplace for this team, as they look well on their way to leading the league in scoring for the second-straight season. While Khris Middleton is out for the next two weeks because of a thigh injury, Giannis Antetokounmpo is backing up his 2018-19 MVP award with another stellar campaign. In fact, Giannis is averaging 30.1 points, 14.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. Not many players can stuff the stat sheet like that and it would be hard to argue that he's not the favorite to land that award yet again.

The Hawks (4-9) come into this matchup losing six of their last seven games and it's hard to imagine this team competing for a playoff berth as they had hoped at the beginning of the year. The loss of John Collins is a major reason why, as it's hard to lose a 20-10 guy on a thin roster like this. It's certainly no fault of Trae Young though, with the Oklahoma product having an All-Star type season. In fact, Young is leading the Hawks with 27 points, 8.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Getting development like that out of your top pick is really all you can ask for and it appears that Atlanta is in for yet another rebuilding season. They have the pieces to have a successful rebuild though, with Young, Collins, De'Andre Hunter, Kevin Huerter and Cam Reddish all under the age of 25.

Not only did Milwaukee win the season series over Atlanta last year, they've also won seven of their last eight games over them in total.