Milwaukee Bucks Best and Worst: December 23 – 29
By Adam Coffman
Best: Snell’s Stroke Heats Up
During his first two months with the team, Tony Snell looked much like the fringe-caliber wing he was advertised to be before being traded to Milwaukee.
As we previously noted, Snell had some curious shooting splits to start the year. Although he wasn’t hitting them at a high rate, he wasn’t shy about shooting the three, so it was easy to imagine that his stroke would find him.
Find him it has, as Snell has caught fire recently. Highlighted by a six three-point outing in the Wizards loss, he’s shooting 45.2 percent from behind the arc in his last 10 games and a blistering 54.2 in his last five.
As I mentioned last week, the Bucks offense needs a complimentary scorer to function at a high level. Some times it can be Michael Beasley, other times it’s Snell, ultimately it should be Khris Middleton.
Snell was already looking like a steal for what the Bucks gave up for him. If he develops a deadly three-pointer? It could be one of the better trades in recent Bucks history.