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Milwaukee Bucks: 2016 Offseason Grades

By Gerald Bourguet

Mar 23, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova (8) drives against Milwaukee Bucks center Miles Plumlee (18) in the third quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 23, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Matthew Dellavedova (8) drives against Milwaukee Bucks center Miles Plumlee (18) in the third quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 14, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Mirza Teletovic (35) celebrates after making the game winning shot in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns defeated the Timberwolves 107-104. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Teletovic For Three

Last season, the Milwaukee Bucks ranked 21st in three-point percentage (34.5 percent), 30th in three-pointers attempted (15.6 per game) and 30th in three-pointers made (5.4 per game). Safe to say one of their top offseason priorities was adding perimeter shooting.

Coming off a career year with the Phoenix Suns, Mirza Teletovic is here to save the day by jacking up threes and chewing bubblegum…AND HE’S ALL OUT OF BUBBLEGUM.

Last season in Phoenix, Teletovic averaged 12.2 points per game on 42.7 percent shooting from the field and 39.3 percent shooting from three-point range — all career highs. He single-handedly attempted as many threes (5.8 per game) as a reserve as the Bucks made as a team (5.4 per game). Give this guy an inch of space and a shot is going up.

That “shoot first, shoot again, shoot three more times and ask questions never” approach may be annoying when the shots aren’t falling, but you’ve got to respect a guy who isn’t bashful about what he is: a guilt-free shooter.

Luckily for Milwaukee, his ability to spread the floor should be a boon to the Bucks’ bottom-feeder offense from last season, even if he doesn’t enjoy the same kind of career year he had in Phoenix when he set the single-season record for made-three-pointers by a bench player.

For the measly price of three years and $30 million, the Bucks got a highly entertaining player and quality shooter who will provide instant offense off the bench.

It’s hard to get better value than that on this market, especially since quite a few contenders would’ve loved adding a bench piece like this for that kind of price.

Grade: A-

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