Mark Jackson Golden State

The Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks engineered one of the major midseason NBA trades last year, when Golden State sent productive guard Monta Ellis to the Midwest in exchange for center Andrew Bogut. This season we can again lump both teams together and in a positive way—each is the most pleasant surprise if you look at the conference standings as of this morning. Today, TheSportsNotebook takes a closer look at both NBA surprise teams, the Warriors & Bucks.