“On the second day of Bucksmas, Milwaukee sent to me…two cornerstones and a Greek Freak at the 15th.”
Just one year after selecting the Greek Freak, the Milwaukee Bucks were gifted with the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, where they took Jabari Parker, a forward from Duke University. Widely regarded as an NBA-ready talent, Major Cat is now in his third season and really coming into his own in the league.
He suffered an ACL injury (we’ll get there later) just months into his rookie season that derailed that year for him, but he has bounced back with some emphatic dunks since as he shows no signs of his former injury coming back to haunt him.
His defense is still suspect, but nobody can deny that the 21-year-old knows how to put the ball in the basket. Parker is up to over 20 points per game with en effective field goal percentage of 52.4 percent.
On top of his increase in scoring, he has proven that he can be a versatile scorer. Not only is Jabari a fearsome attacker of the basket, he can launch from downtown as well, where is knocking down shots at a 38.4 percent clip this season.
And when you put the Greek Freak and Major Cat on the same squad, those two youngsters make up dynamic cornerstones for the franchise.