Milwaukee Bucks 2017-18 Season Review: Khris Middleton

The best of Middleton

For starters, Middleton broke through the 20 point per game threshold for the first time in his career (to be exact, Middleton posted 20.1 points per game this season). Not only did Middleton reach new scoring and volume heights, but he managed to do the same with raising his efficiency across all levels of the court and vital areas of his game.

While that didn’t include his three-point shooting (more on that a little later), Middleton tallied his highest true shooting percentage of his career (57.7 percent) and second-highest effective field goal percentage (52.4 percent) this year.

That pair of high marks is mostly due to his highly efficient free throw shooting (88.4 percent) and his sublime mid-range shooting as he knocked down 54.5 percent of his 277 attempts from within 10-16 feet during the regular season, per Basketball-Reference.com.

As has often been the case throughout his Bucks tenure, Middleton’s impact was felt on both ends of the spectrum. The Charleston native’s on/off numbers indicate the Bucks were -5.6 points per 100 possessions worse in the 984 minutes Middleton was on the bench compared to when he was on the court during the regular season, per NBA.com/stats.

Lastly, it’s imperative that we touch on Middleton’s performance in the Bucks’ run in the playoffs this season, seeing that he averaged 24.7 points per game on shooting splits of .598/.610/.737, along with 5.1 rebounds per game and 3.1 assists per game.

Considering the struggles Middleton faced for stretches, more so at the beginning of the year, it was a significant note to end his career year on.