Man, what an opening statement from the new-look Bucks! With Giannis rocking enemy colors, this fresh, youthful squad is already showing us who is the real Most Valuable Buck, and right now, it’s gotta be Jaime Jaquez Jr. He’s been the consistent force this team needs.
Jaquez Jr.’s Unstoppable Start
Seriously, Jaquez Jr. is playing with a fire that head coach Taylor Jenkins has been preaching all offseason, and it shows. He’s dropping 20.7 points per game, but get this, he’s doing it on an insane 61% shooting from the field! Add in 8.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, and you’ve got a guy who’s doing it all, every night. Tyler Herro has put up some bigger numbers, sure, with 23.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG, and 5.3 APG. He even exploded against the Bulls, which got this writer’s attention, but then he went quiet against the 76ers. Jaquez Jr. is just relentlessly consistent.
Kuzma Grabs The Defensive Belt
Now, let’s talk defense, because that’s where you win championships, right? We’ve got this new Defensive Belt award, and while the league hasn’t exactly seen a ton of All-Defensive pushes early on, one guy is definitely getting after it: Kyle Kuzma. He was the only real roadblock against Anthony Davis, showing some serious grunt out there. Kuzma is hitting the glass hard, pulling down a team-leading 27 total rebounds, with 21 of those coming on the defensive end. That’s why he’s rocking the Defensive Belt this week.
The People’s Champ Drops A Bomb
Shoutout to the fans, because you guys are always on it! This week’s People’s Champ is naveed2000s, who went full Woj/Shams on us. Before anyone else could even blink, naveed2000s dropped the news about the Golden State Warriors being interested in trading Kristaps Porziņģis to the Bucks. Talk about scooping the scoop! You love to see it when the fans are breaking news.
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Originally reported by Brew Hoop.
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