BTBP Staff Awards: Milwaukee Bucks Most Disappointing Player
By Adam McGee
Greivis Vasquez
Season Stats: 5.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.0 blocks, 32.6% FG, 24.7% 3PT, 84.6% FT, ORTG 98.7, DRTG 107.6, NetRTG -8.9
The Lowdown: Greivis Vasquez’s time in Milwaukee (potentially this single season) will likely always be remembered for the trade that made it happen. Vasquez was going to have a tough job living up to expectations to begin with, when most fans thought the trade he was acquired in was a massive overpay.
Still, he managed to fall up short of even the most measured expectations that anybody could have had for him. The Venezuelan missed most of the season due to injury, but aside from his passing, even when he was healthy he didn’t come close to delivering on his reputation as a shooter. An unmitigated failure.
Why They Voted For Greivis:
Justin Woodard (@WoodardJustin90): The Bucks had severe issues with three-point shooting depth all last season and that was the case once again this year. While O.J. Mayo and Jerryd Bayless could hit three or four of them in a row, they could also miss three or four in a row.
Khris Middleton was the only real consistent threat from beyond the arc, and Vasquez was traded for on draft night last summer to help with that glaring flaw.
He only played in 23 games for the Bucks thanks to ankle surgery, and when he did play he shot a dismal 24.7 percent from three-point range. Although we have no guarantees he’d have ended up here, it hurts even more as a Bucks fan to see what Norman Powell is doing with the Toronto Raptors after being selected with Milwaukee’s second round pick from the Vasquez deal.
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