Young Bucks Tracker: Giannis nears franchise triple-double record
With two-thirds of the roster born in 1990 or later, the Milwaukee Bucks are a young, growing team. Every Thursday for the rest of the season, FOX Sports Wisconsin will take a closer look at the players that are 25 years old and younger (for the most part, those still in their first four NBA seasons), measuring, highlighting and evaluating their progress.
This is the 5th edition of the 2016-17 Young Bucks Tracker.
(A glossary of the advanced statistics used for season totals, which are from basketball-reference.com. can be found at the end of this article)
GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO (Age 22, fourth season)
Statistical season averages: 34.5 minutes, 22.0 points, 8.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 2.2 steals, 2.3 blocks, 51.9 FG%, 23.9 3PT%.
Statistical averages, last week: 33.3 minutes, 19.0 points, 10.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.5 steals, 3/0 blocks, 47.8 FG%, 33.3 3PT%.
Advanced stats, season: 27.0 PER, 59.5 percent TS%, 28.0 percent USG%, 114 ORtg, 105 DRtg, 2.1 VORP.
Notable: Antetokounmpo averaged a double-double last week and earned his second triple-double, racking up 12 rebounds, 11 assists and 15 points in a win over the Portland Trail Blazers. As Giannis goes so do the Bucks, who won three of their four games last week and now have six wins in their last eight games. He's now just one triple-double away from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's franchise record.
MALCOLM BROGDON (Age 23, first season)
Statistical season averages: 20.7 minutes, 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.1 blocks, 40.4 FG%, 41.9 3PT%.
Statistical averages, last week: 21.9 minutes, 8.3 points, 1.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.3 blocks, 40.7 FG%, 54.5 3PT%.
Advanced stats, season: 12.5 PER, 51.4 percent TS%, 18.0 percent USG%, 105 ORtg, 107 DRtg, 0.0 VORP.
Notable: Brogdon reached double-figures twice last week, scoring 13 points each in wins over Brooklyn and Portland. His playing time has also climbed slightly over the last month.
THON MAKER (Age 19, first season)
Statistical season averages: 3.2 minutes, 2.2 points, 1.3 rebounds, 0.0 assists, 0.0 steals, 0.2 blocks, 50.0 FG%, 50.0 3PT%.
Statistical averages, last week: 2.4 minutes, 0.0 points, .00 rebounds, 0.0 assists, 0.0 steals, 1.0 blocks, 0.0 FG%, 0.0 3PT%.
Advanced stats, season: 27.9 PER, 66.6 percent TS%, 22.7 percent USG%, 140 ORtg, 101 DRtg, 0.0 VORP.
Notable: Maker made just once appearance last week, and didn't register a shot. He registered his first block.
JABARI PARKER (Age 21, third season)
Statistical season averages: 32.7 minutes, 19.2 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.3 blocks, 46.4 FG%, 32.8 3PT%.
Statistical averages, last week: 32.6 minutes, 21.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.3 blocks, 50.0 FG%, 16.7 3PT%.
Advanced stats: 18.8 PER, 53.9 percent TS%, 21.7 percent USG%, 106 ORtg, 109 DRtg, 0.3 VORP.
Notable: Parker had one of his best games of the season Wednesday, scoring 27 points against the Trail Blazers. He shot the ball 23 times Wednesday, his second-highest total of the season.
TONY SNELL (Age 25, fourth season)
Statistical season averages: 29.3 minutes, 8.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.1 blocks, 40.8 FG%, 29.0 3PT%.
Statistical averages, last week: 29.7 minutes, 9.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.0 steals, 0.3 blocks, 35.7 FG%, 30.4 3PT%.
Advanced stats: 8.3 PER, 52.8 percent TS%, 13.8 percent USG%, 104 ORtg, 110 DRtg, 0.1 VORP.
Notable: Snell saw his second-highest minutes of the season in the Bucks' 1-point loss to the Spurs, scoring four points and adding two rebounds. That came on the heels of back-to-back games in which he scored in double-figures.
RASHAD VAUGHN (Age 20, second season)
Statistical season averages: 13.0 minutes, 4.9 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.2 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.4 blocks, 38.9 FG%, 35.3 3PT%.
Statistical averages, last week: 6.0 minutes, 0.0 points, 0.5 rebounds, 0.0 assists, 0.0 steals, 0.0 blocks, 0.0 FG%, 0.0 3PT%.
Advanced stats, season: 9.5 PER, 50.0 percent TS%, 17.6 percent USG%, 95 ORtg, 107 DRtg, 0.0 VORP.
Notable: Vaughn played twice last week after being recalled from the D-League again. He attempted two shots in just over 11 minutes and registered one rebound.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
PER -- Player Efficiency Rating: A measure of per-minute production standardized such that the league average is 15.
TS% -- True Shooting Percentage: A measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account 2-point field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws.
USG% -- Usage Percentage: An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor.
ORtg -- Offensive Rating: An estimate of points produced per 100 possessions.
DRtg -- Defensive Rating: An estimate of points allowed per 100 possessions.
VORP -- Value over Replacement Player: A box score estimate of the points per 100 TEAM possessions that a player contributed above a replacement-level (-2.0) player, translated to an average team and prorated to an 82-game season.
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