Milwaukee Bucks: With Khris Middleton Out, Who Steps Up?

Malcolm Brogdon

Brogdon, on the other hand, is coming off of a great college career at Virginia. Malcolm improved every season under Tony Bennett, culminating in being named the ACC Player of the Year last season.

Like Vaughn, Brogdon shot a high three-point percentage in college (39.1 percent), but struggled in the Summer League (3-18, 16.7 percent). Getting this percentage up will be vital for Brogdon to secure a major role, but he has two significant advantages moving forward.

Although Brogdon is not the fastest guy on the court, he has all the skills to defend in the NBA. In his senior season, Malcolm was the NABC Defensive Player of the Year and showed legitimate skills in the Summer League. Along with his defensive skills, Brogdon also has tremendous versatility. With his 6’5″ frame, Brogdon has the ability to guard positions 1-3. This could prove to be very valuable in the position-less Bucks system.

Another thing that the Georgia native has going for him is his free throw shooting. Foul line percentage is one thing that easily translates to the NBA, and Brogdon’s 89.7 percent in college will be a great late-game addition.

Khris Middleton’s 88.8 percent was a huge plus to Milwaukee down the stretch in games as he became their go-to-guy. Now that he is out, Brogdon could easily become the guy who needs the ball in his hands to close out a victory. By throwing a Brogdon-Delly backcourt in to end games, all of a sudden you have two knockdown free throw shooters in the clutch.