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NBA Free Agency: Could the Bucks be a landing spot for sharpshooter Doug McDermott?

By Jordan Treske

SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 27: Doug McDermott #20 of the Dallas Mavericks looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 27, 2018 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA - MARCH 27: Doug McDermott #20 of the Dallas Mavericks looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on March 27, 2018 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Strengths

With a nickname like Dougie McBuckets, there’s no question what first comes to mind when combing through McDermott’s game.

McDermott is a shooting specialist through and through, and despite his many stops along his young career, he’s proven that he can put the ball in the basket at an exceptional rate, specifically from beyond the arc. A career 40.3 percent three-point shooter, McDermott is very adept at hitting shots coming off screens or off of catch and shoot situations.

The threat of McDermott’s deadeye shooting obviously has an effect on how opposing defenses react to him when he’s darting around the floor to free himself to create scoring opportunities.

Of course, the gravity McDermott creates does much more than open up opportunities for himself as his teammates are free to attack the space he generates due to his off ball movement.

As much as McDermott’s exceptional shooting stands as his calling card and will keep him in the league for the length of his career, the North Dakota native has a few other tricks up his sleeve to get on the board.

Case in point, McDermott is capable of putting the ball down on the floor and stands as a deft finisher when attacking the basket — he converted 103 of his 158 attempts at the rim this season (65.2 percent), per Basketball-Reference.com.

To round it all together, McDermott is coming off his most efficient season of his four years in the league as evidenced by marks such as field goal percentage (46.7), three-point percentage (42.6), effective field goal percentage (55.7) and true shooting percentage (57.9).

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