Milwaukee Bucks: 5 takeaways from 2017 NBA Summer League

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 14: Bronson Koenig #24 of the Milwaukee Bucks passes the ball against the Utah Jazz during the 2017 Summer League on July 14, 2017 at Cox Pavillion in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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LAS VEGAS, NV – JULY 7: Sterling Brown #23 of the Milwaukee Bucks grabs the rebound against the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 7, 2017 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /

4. Sterling Brown is a versatile role player

When teams make their second round selections in the draft, they are simply trying to find a player who will stick on the roster. While Draymond Green and Isaiah Thomas represent the best-case scenarios, the sheer odds suggest a rotation player is the greatest reasonable hope.

The Milwaukee Bucks took SMU guard Sterling Brown with the 48th pick in the draft, and analysts immediately began praising Milwaukee for finding a classic 3-and-D prospect. While there is certainly hope and expectation for Brown to fill that role, he showed that there is more to his game than catch-and-shoot.

Brown was part of a system at SMU where every player handled the ball, and it showed at times when he was allowed to run the offense for the Bucks in Las Vegas. He can do a little bit of everything, from dribbling to passing to scoring. While his upside is limited, his skill-set is broad.

This year Milwaukee would be satisfied to have a rotation piece, a bench player able to continue the team’s scheme of switching long defenders and aggressively trapping. But offensively, the Bucks have reason to hope Brown can be something more and help give their bench more strength than it has had in recent years.

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