Milwaukee Bucks: 5 reasons Donte DiVincenzo was a good pick

3. Efficient offensive creator

The common archetype of a sixth man is coming off the bench and pouring in shots, a drive to score while the team’s best players take a breather. These players may not be the most efficient, and they may not involve their teammates as much as they could, but they help put points on the board.

The beauty of a player like DiVincenzo is that he brings all of the positives of a sixth man without sacrificing efficiency. As a 2-guard, the man known as the “Big Ragu” shot 48 percent from the field and 40 percent from long range. Rather than an inefficient chucker, DiVincenzo was a talented and successful scorer.

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Part of the reality for DiVincenzo was that his role wasn’t secured for cold streaks. As important as he was to VIllanova’s success, he was, in the end, just a bench player. If DiVincenzo began submitting 3-for-9, 4-for-11 type performances, he may have lost his rotation spot altogether.

Yet that is not what happened, and instead DiVincenzo drove the VIllanova in healthy ways while on the court. He had an offensive box plus-minus of 6.7, top-10 in the entire nation, and a true shooting percentage of 60.8 percent.

DiVincenzo has the versatility in his shot to pull up off the dribble, spot up on the perimeter, or catch off of screens and keep moving towards the basket. He has great touch around the rim, along with the hops to flush it down if not too heavily contested.

Milwaukee was an inconsistent offensive team last season, and specifically struggled to produce offense when Giannis Antetokounmpo was off the court. The loss of Greg Monroe as a bench creator was felt acutely when players such as Thon Maker, Sterling Brown and Tony Snell were asked to generate offense.

DiVincenzo can step in and help there from day one, creating shots for himself and for his teammates. While he won’t be able to run a one-man show, the Bucks don’t want that either, and he can be an efficient provider of a few buckets per game.