The Milwaukee Bucks are about to embark on their 50th season as a franchise and over those years nearly 400 players have put on a Bucks uniform and appeared in a regular-season game.

With any team, especially one that has been around as long as the Bucks, there always will be debate about which players were the best in the team's history.

How long did a player need to be on a team to be considered one of its all-time greats? Did they need to have their best years with that team? Would the best team be comprised of the best players regardless of position or would positions need to be taken into account?

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On Aug. 11, the creators of NBA 2K18 announced they would be taking a stab at answering these questions by creating playable all-time rosters for all 30 NBA teams in this year's edition of the popular video game franchise.

On Thursday morning, NBA 2K18 unveiled its all-time rosters for all 30 teams. The Bucks' 15-man roster includes four members of the 1971 championship team and three Hall of Famers. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who owns a 99 overall rating in the game, and Oscar Robertson, rated 94, are unsurprisingly listed as the team's best players.

STARTERS

Player, Position, Game Rating (Years with Bucks)

Oscar Robertson, G, 94 (1970-’74)

Sidney Moncrief, G, 93 (1979-’89)

Ray Allen, G, 90 (1996-2003)

Bob Dandridge, F, 88 (1969-’77; 1981)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, C, 99 (1969-’75)

BENCH

Giannis Antetokounmpo, F, 90 (2013-present)

Michael Redd, G, 88 (2000-’11)

Vin Baker, F, 87 (1993-’97)

Terry Cummings, F, 87 (1984-’89; 1995-’96)

Paul Pressey, G/F, 85 (1982-’90)

Jon McGlocklin, G/F, 85 (1968-’76)

Bob Lanier, C, 84 (1979-’84)

Ricky Pierce, G, 84 (1984-’91; 1997-’98)

Brandon Jennings, G, 83 (2009-’13)

Andrew Bogut, C, 83 (2005-’12)

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This roster certainly won't end the debate about which players truly belong on the Bucks' all-time squad.

Junior Bridgeman and Brian Winters, whose numbers have been retired by the Bucks, were among the snubs despite each having a strong case for inclusion. Marques Johnson, who spent seven seasons with the Bucks and according to Basketball Reference recorded the third-highest total win shares (71.1) in franchise history, didn't make the cut either.

Among more recent players, Glenn Robinson, who played eight seasons with the Bucks and made the all-star game twice, was arguaby the most notable exclusion, though there is also a good case for Sam Cassell, whose 35.8 win shares rank 12th in franchise history.

NBA 2K18 will be available in stores Sept. 19.