A lady luck turnaround?
By far and away, the most disappointing aspect of the Bucks’ ongoing Summer League run has been the underwhelming showings of their 2017 draft class, Sterling Brown and D.J. Wilson.
Starting with the 24-year-old wing, Brown’s struggles in Sin City have been vast through the Bucks’ first three games. Some of that is obviously due to the role change he’s experiencing by being a more primary focal point in the team’s system and certainly the familiarity he has with his Summer League teammates pales in comparison with the chemistry he’s built with the Bucks’ core group of players on the NBA level.
Nevertheless, the combination of Brown’s shot creation struggles for both himself and for others and inefficient shooting has made for an extremely rough go for the Illinois native as he’s averaging 10.6 points on 11-of-46 shooting from the field (23.3 percent) and 6-for-18 from deep.
Unlike Brown, Wilson didn’t make his Summer League debut for this year until Monday night after missing the first two contests with a sore hamstring. There’s no question rust certainly played a part in the three-point showing Wilson went on to have in the Bucks’ loss to the Timberwolves.
The former Wolverine has carried a more complementary skill set and that doesn’t always translate to standing out with glowing outings in a Summer League setting. In any event, we’ll see if Wilson can rebound next time out as he continues to gather his bearings and get back to the level of player we saw for great stretches last season.
The Bucks will face off against Team China Wednesday night for a 10 p.m. central time tip off and you can catch the action on NBA TV as well as ESPN 3.