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Milwaukee Bucks: 25 Best Players To Play For The Bucks

By Phil Watson

Mar 21, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; A general photo of Milwaukee Bucks warm up jackets resting on the banch before the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Pistons win 92-91. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 21, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; A general photo of Milwaukee Bucks warm up jackets resting on the banch before the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Pistons win 92-91. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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MILWAUKEE, WI – APRIL 25: Brandon Jennings #3 of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles up the court against the Miami Heat during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Bradley Center on April 25, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WI – APRIL 25: Brandon Jennings #3 of the Milwaukee Bucks dribbles up the court against the Miami Heat during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at Bradley Center on April 25, 2013 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) /

<strong>How acquired:</strong> 10th overall pick from Lottomatica Roma, 2009 NBA Draft.. PG. 2009-13. Brandon Jennings. 23. player. 89

Brandon Jennings’ approach to the NBA’s rule preventing players from jumping directly from high school didn’t involve college. Instead, he played a year in Italy before declaring and the Milwaukee Bucks took the point guard with the 10th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.

He was an All-Rookie selection in 2009-10, announcing his arrival with a 55-point outburst in his seventh NBA game.

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in July 2013.

In four seasons in Milwaukee, Jennings averaged 17 points, 5.7 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 34.6 minutes per game, shooting .394/.354/.813.

Jennings split the 2015-16 season between the Pistons and Orlando Magic, who acquired him in a trade deadline deal in February.

He averaged 6.9 points, 3.5 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per game, shooting .368/.329/.731 as he worked his way back from an Achilles tendon injury sustained in January 2015.

Jennings signed a one-year, $5 million free-agent deal with the New York Knicks on July 8, 2016.

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