Milwaukee Bucks: 3 reasons Malcolm Brogdon will be missed

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - FEBRUARY 09: Malcolm Brogdon #13 of the Milwaukee Bucks handles the ball during a game against the Orlando Magic at Fiserv Forum on February 09, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

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3. The state of the backcourt

Good combo guard play isn’t all too common in the NBA. Not many members of any of the league’s backcourts can play effectively at both point guard and shooting guard. Brogdon succeeds in either area, automatically putting him a step or two ahead of many of his peers.

Ranking in the top five among all Bucks in assists per game at 3.2 a night, Brogdon managed to remain an effective playmaker despite being perhaps the fourth option on offense. The trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe dominated Milwaukee’s touches with Brogdon playing a slightly limited role.

Now that he is no longer in the picture, it’s going to be up to the quartet of George Hill, Sterling Brown, Donte DiVincenzo and new arrival Wesley Matthews to make up for his absence. The average stat line of those players last season was 12.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists per 36 minutes. That’s a far cry from Brogdon’s 19.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists under the same parameters.

Without factoring in other variables such as efficiency or fit, there isn’t a clear path to replacing what Brogdon was able to do on the court last season. It’s going to take a team effort and even then, those efforts may come up just short in the grand scheme of things.

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