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Milwaukee Bucks: Getting to know D.J. Wilson

By Jordan Treske

Mar 12, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson (5) celebrates in the closing seconds of the second half against the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Conference Tournament championship game at Verizon Center. The Wolverines won 71-56. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 12, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson (5) celebrates in the closing seconds of the second half against the Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Conference Tournament championship game at Verizon Center. The Wolverines won 71-56. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 17, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson (5) drives against Oklahoma State Cowboys forward Leyton Hammonds (23) during the second half in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 17, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Michigan Wolverines forward D.J. Wilson (5) drives against Oklahoma State Cowboys forward Leyton Hammonds (23) during the second half in the first round of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports /

Now the newest member of the Milwaukee Bucks, we take an in-depth look at University of Michigan product, D.J. Wilson.

Heading into draft night, expectations for what the Milwaukee Bucks would do with the 17th overall pick were hard to pinpoint.

A team coming off an encouraging postseason run like the Bucks had real needs to address, but were not in a position to profit being essentially in the middle of the draft.

The morass of big men that were regularly projected in the Bucks’ range were of no use for them, considering how deep they are already at the position. Additionally, hope of any of the highly coveted guards in this year’s draft class falling by the time the Bucks were picking at 17 were practically nonexistent.

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Of course, the long, drawn out GM search that had only wrapped up a week prior only added to the bewildering process as it left fans wondering how the team would go about deciding who to draft in a short turnaround of time.

As it turned out, the Bucks managed to surprise with the selection of D.J. Wilson, a power forward from the University of Michigan.

For the more casual observer of the college game, some of you may have heard of Wilson as he came to national prominence by being a vital contributor during Michigan’s tournament run this year, which increased his draft stock and influenced his decision to enter this year’s draft.

But since he was generally off of the consensus’ radar in terms of where the Bucks were drafting at 17, there may be a few of you still wanting to know more about the team’s newest addition.

With that to set the table, let’s find out a little bit more about D.J. Wilson, shall we?

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