Milwaukee Bucks: 3 ways Jrue Holiday has unlocked his scoring ability

Jrue Holiday has shown his pull up mastery throughout his Milwaukee Bucks stint

Holiday has made it very apparent that the ease and effortlessness he shows when hitting shots off the dribble is one of the biggest strengths in his well-rounded game.

Along with his catch-and-shoot prowess, Holiday has been a lethal shooter when pulling up from 3-point range as he’s hitting 39.8 percent on his 93 attempts this season. Overall, Holiday is posting a 56.9 effective field goal percentage on his 166 pull up shots.

While that’s one thing, Holiday’s penchant for hitting tough shots is best seen by his extraordinary ability to hit step back jumpers routinely. Plays like the following come so easy for Holiday as he smoothly operates the ball screen set by Brook Lopez and slinks back to get the separation he needs to calmly hit the step back shot on Kings center Richaun Holmes.

This season, Holiday is shooting 29-for-56 on step back shot attempts this season and has a 67.0 effective field goal percentage on such looks.

It’s this kind of tough shotmaking from Holiday that gives the Bucks a completely different dimension than they’ve had at the point guard position previously. While teammates Khris Middleton has made a living of hitting tough shots, Holiday is certainly giving him a run for his money in this department.