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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2. Youth and potential

As the league’s 2016-17 Rookie of the Year, Brogdon has steadily improved in each of his three years in the NBA. An older player for someone about to enter his fourth campaign, he may be closer to his ceiling than his younger counterparts. With that being said, Brogdon’s already a near-16 points per game scorer, a sharpshooter and a capable defender.

Back to the aforementioned four players who will work to fill the void left by Brogdon. Hill is 33 years old. Matthews is 32 and will be 33 by the time the regular season rolls around. Although Brown and DiVincenzo are just 24 and 22, respectively, Brown didn’t make much of a leap from year one to year two and that transition is still on the horizon for DiVincenzo.

Brogdon’s offer sheet with the Pacers will keep him on the team through his 30th birthday. Thirty seems to be the magic number at which teams begin thinking twice about offering long-term, lucrative deals. Had Milwaukee signed Brogdon to a four-year contract similar to the one he agreed to with Indiana, it would have secured four years of his prime — and likely the best four.

Losing Brogdon hurts future-wise. By bringing Hill back into the fold and acquiring Matthews, there’s hope for the backcourt in Milwaukee this year. Things will become even murkier past that unless one or both of Brown/DiVincenzo emerges as a stud.

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