It’s early. Preseason just wrapped up, and the preseason only matters so much. There’s only so much you can glean from preseason games. But Brayden Burries looks good. He looks really good. The rookie guard already looks like someone the Milwaukee Bucks need to prioritize moving forward. He should be a huge part of their future.
Burries has been cooking this preseason. He’s been scoring well, passing well, and handling the ball well. All of the things that the Bucks want to see from a guy they just spent a very important lottery pick on. Milwaukee won’t have a ton of chances to make high draft picks moving forward, so the fact that he already looks so good is a great thing.
Again, it’s very early. Burries has a long way to go. But the early returns are very promising, which is good for the Bucks.
Brayden Burries looks like a guy the Bucks need to prioritize
Burries appeared in four preseason games for the Bucks this year. Milwaukee let him play pretty significant minutes throughout all four games, and he made the most of that playing time.
In his four appearances, Burries averaged 14.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.5 steals while shooting 41.3% from the floor but just 11.8% from deep on 4.3 three-point attempts a night.
Obviously, the efficiency needs to improve for Burries. He cannot be an 11% three-point shooter. He can’t shoot 41% from the field if he wants to be the best version of himself.
But there’s plenty of time for him to improve on that. He’s a rookie, after all. By and large, most rookies are pretty inefficient, especially when you consider they were the first four chances Burries had to feel out NBA competition.
It’s not about the efficiency. It’s not about how many of the threes went down. It’s about the interior scoring. It’s about the steals. It’s about the comfortability. It’s about the potential.
You can see the flashes. The glimpses of the talent that made Burries a lottery pick. And at this point – before his rookie season has even begun – that’s what the Bucks want to see.
Considering they won’t have many real chances at selecting high up in the draft for years to come, prioritizing Burries’ development will be important. So, it’s good the Bucks are seeing some flashes of his true potential.
It hasn’t been perfect, but Burries has definitely shown enough for fans to get excited about what he could become.
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