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Milwaukee Bucks: Keep Malcolm Brogdon, trade Jabari Parker

By Jonathan Macri

MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 22: Head Coach Jason Kidd of the Milwaukee Bucks walks the sidelines during the first half against the Toronto Raptors of Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on April 22, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using the photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI - APRIL 22: Head Coach Jason Kidd of the Milwaukee Bucks walks the sidelines during the first half against the Toronto Raptors of Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on April 22, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using the photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WI – APRIL 22: Malcolm Brogdon #13 of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles the basketball up the court with DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors defending during the first half of Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on April 22, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using the photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI – APRIL 22: Malcolm Brogdon #13 of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles the basketball up the court with DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors defending during the first half of Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2017 NBA Playoffs at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on April 22, 2017 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using the photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) /

None of this is particularly surprising considering Brogdon’s game

Unlike many point guards in the league, he’s not going to blow anyone away with his athleticism or ability to create off the dribble, which is partially why he fell to the second round of the draft. Luckily for Milwaukee, they don’t need him to be the primary facilitator on offense thanks to Giannis, whose assist and usage rates last year were in the 98th percentile at his position and have only gotten better, according to CleaningTheGlass.com.

What Brogdon does offer are all things that make him a perfect fit with not only Giannis but with Milwaukee’s aggressive, switch-heavy scheme on defense and their desire to space the floor on offense. Brogdon is 6’5” with a 6’10 ½“ wingspan; Bledsoe measures in at 6’1” and 6’7 ½“, according to DraftExpress.com.

Brogdon is also the far superior shooter. He made 40 percent of his 3’s last year on just over two and a half attempts per game, and he’s made half of the threes he’s taken so far this season. Bledsoe, meanwhile, didn’t really start shooting it from deep until he came to Phoenix, and after his Suns best 37 percent two years ago, he dipped to 33.5 percent last season, albeit on over four attempts per game in a bad offense.

Advocates for a trade would argue that this is also a chance to get some bad money off the books for the Bucks, in the form of either John Henson, Matthew Dellavedova, or Mirza Teletovic. Aside from the fact that Milwaukee gains no additional financial flexibility over the next two seasons by doing a Brogdon/crap contract for Bledsoe flip.

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