A new facility for the Milwaukee Bucks would help the team with their on-the-court struggles, a Milwaukee analyst said on Wednesday morning.

Mark Kass, the editor-in-chief of the Milwaukee Business Journal, said that a new building would help generate revenue for the team. The Bucks could then spend that money on signing better players and staff and become more competitive.

“I think (losing) has had an impact, though, on their image in the community,” said Kass. “I mean, if you look at attendance this year, it was at its lowest point ever … so if you win, you get a lot more things accomplished.”

In the 2013-14 season, the Bucks had the worst fan attendance in the NBA, drawing nearly 553,000 people over its 41 home games -- an average of about 13,500 per game. The team also finished with the NBA’s worst record at 15-67, the poorest mark in the franchise’s 45-year history.

The NBA has said that the Bucks must build a replacement to the BMO Harris Bradley Center if the team is to stay in Milwaukee. City officials estimate the cost of a new facility to top $400 million.

So far, $200 million has been committed privately -- $100 million from owner Herb Kohl and $100 million from the pair of New York investors to whom he plans to sell the team.

Whether all or a portion of the remaining funding comes from private sources or from taxpayers is a contentious issue.

Kass said that the league is expected to formally approve the sale in June. He added that the new owners would love to have a decision about an arena made in the next year and have the building up in the next couple of years.