Milwaukee Bucks 2017-18 Season Review: Jason Terry

The worst of Terry

As I’ve already alluded to, Terry started the season particularly slowly. Terry failed to make a field goal in October and shot just 36.4 percent from the field and 14.3 percent from deep in November. Even with some improved play in December, it was the new year before Terry found his three-point stroke.

The result was 16 DNPs for JET between December and January. With the coaching change, Terry’s fortunes changed somewhat, but not by nearly as much as the Bucks would have hoped for.

Terry’s ability to make open shots and settle his teammates down kept him in the rotation, along with defense that was remarkably solid for a player of his age. Still, part of the debate about Terry has to center around the opportunity cost of giving minutes to a 40-year-old.

With Terry having a down year with his shot, seeing him outpace rookie Sterling Brown, who shot a slightly better 35.2 percent from deep, in total minutes played is certainly questionable.

Likewise, for as intelligent and fundamentally sound as Terry is on the defensive end, there were spells when he was exploited on that end of the floor in ways that Brown may not have been.

Terry’s presence on the roster can easily justified right up until he stops producing, and with moments of struggle this season, it’s fair to question whether the Bucks would have been better served by investing his minutes in a younger alternative.

Next: Game of the Season