The Milwaukee Bucks need a star player to resurrect this once proud franchise. They have a potential gem in Jabari Parker and should waste little time in building the team around his polished scoring abilities.
Luckily for this franchise, Parker's summer league performances and overall maturity have shown he could easily be the team's top scorer as a rookie. Let the resurrection begin.
Parker has averaged 15.6 and 8.2 rebounds per game in Las Vegas, although he shot just 41.9 percent from the floor. He wasted no time dazzling fans, scoring 17 points in his summer league debut. Parker has a full range of NBA-ready moves, with pull-up jumpers, hook shots and strong finishes off the dribble drives.
His consistency should improve with time, and those low-scoring numbers should come back up for a player with an excellent ability to score points in the post. Tony Jones of The Salt Lake Tribune noted that Parker's handled his relentless initiation to the NBA well:
He’s initiated offense. He’s posted up deep in the paint, and he’s faced up and gotten to the basket off the dribb ...
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Jabari Parker’s Summer League Play Shows He Will Lead Bucks in Scoring as Rookie
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