Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week (Dec 25. – Dec. 31.)
Milwaukee Bucks Player of the Week Rankings
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- Jabari Parker
- Malcolm Brogdon
Major Cat played in all four games this week and averaged 38.1 minutes, 23.0 points (on 58.5 percent shooting from the field), 6.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.0 steal. He was second on the Bucks in both points and rebounds and tied for third in steals. Additionally, he was second on the team in plus/minus at +7.0.
Jabari Parker had it going on once again. In week 10 he had the 10th most points per game in the NBA of all players who shot a minimum of 50 percent from the field. These efficient and high scoring outputs are becoming a calling card of Jabari’s game.
Somehow his shooting percentages have stayed strong this season with an influx of three-point attempts. Jabari averaged more than four threes per game this week and connected on 41.2 percent of them. Parker is slowly becoming one of the better shooting big men in the NBA. Only 17 other forwards and centers averaged at least four threes per game shooting 40 percent or better.
Parker didn’t just score this week. He contributed in a few other ways too. He was one of 18 NBA players who averaged at least six rebounds and four assists per game. The rebounds were nice but the assists were totally unexpected.
Over the course of his career, Jabari has averaged just under two assists per game. To double that for a four game stretch is huge. If he could maintain this solid assist rate for a longer period of time it would make him that much more versatile on offense. The Bucks don’t need Parker to be an effective passer to succeed but it wouldn’t hurt him or the team if he could manage it.
This was a really nice all around week from a guy that is a legitimate number one scoring option in the NBA. For Parker, it is going to be easy for him to score at will in any game. The more he takes it upon himself to be more than just a scorer this season might just determine what kind of ceiling he has as an overall player down the road.