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In professional sports, the gamble of heavily investing in star players can pay off—yet when it fails, franchises can find themselves in a bind. The Bucks are not alone in this predicament. Teams across leagues, such as the Los Angeles Rams and the Miami Dolphins, have risked their futures in pursuit of immediate success, only to find themselves struggling to recover. The pattern is unmistakable: when teams mortgage their future by pushing their chips all in without achieving the desired results, they often face dire consequences.