Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week (Jan. 17th – Jan. 23rd)

Bucks Player of the Week Rankings
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3. Jabari Parker

Jabari had himself a relatively quiet week. He barely cracked the double digit point mark and did not lead the Bucks in any traditional statistical category. He did however have the best plus/minus on the team (+6.7) by a significant margin. His impact on the game was great even if his numbers were average.

Jabari played in all three games this week and averaged 36.6 minutes, 10.0 points (52.2% shooting), 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.0 steal, 1.0 block, and 1.7 turnovers per game. He tied for second on the team in both assists and steals, was third in blocks, and fourth in rebounds for the week.

In the first game of the week against the Heat, Jabari went for nine points, two rebounds, three assists, and a steal. It was a solid performance in the win. Jabari made a few nice moves in the post in this one. In one particular play he showed off a really fluid fade away jumper. Jabari with an effective post game could be a dangerous player.

Next the Bucks played the Rockets and Jabari got himself a double-double. He had 11 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks. It was one of Jabari’s best all-around performances of the season. The Bucks were +6 with Jabari on the floor which was the highest on the team. Hard to put much blame for the loss on his shoulders.

Finally, against the Pelicans Jabari had 10 points, five rebounds, three assists, and a block. He had his best game of the week from the free throw line too, earning four attempts and connecting on all of them. He also had a monster smash!

Jabari got a lot of love from the advanced stats this week. His net rating of 11.2 was by far the best on the Bucks. He had the second best defensive rating of the week and the fourth best offensive rating, 96.8 and 107.9 respectively.

Jabari still has a relatively limited role in the Bucks offense beyond being set up for his teammates for dunks or creating dunks with his athleticism. His confidence in shooting jumpers is starting to rise and he has been working a little bit in the post recently.

If his game can evolve to more than just a highlight dunker his offensive impact for Milwaukee will increase dramatically. For now he is just the third best Bucks Player of the Week. That is nothing to be ashamed of.

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