#38 - Richard Jefferson
No longer the beneficiary of Ason Kidd’s open-court generosity, RJ now heads to Milwaukee in an attempt to resurrect a Bucks franchise that’s been flatlined for years.
He’ll be in a familiar role: one of two primary scorers on a wayward squad that seems destined for mediocrity and will have to claw its way into the postseason. He’ll have a little more help than in Jersey but, like his new wingman Michael Redd, Jefferson can’t be the man on a winning team.
A slashing scorer who’s developed a decent jumper, Jefferson, like much of his company at the bottom of this list, is a scorer among the best in the league who impresses but doesn’t dominate the game in any transcendent way. He’s a decent passer, at times absent defender and was outrebounded by both the guards he flanked on the Nets’ wing last year. He attacks the hoop relentlessly, which will serve his new team well with Redd lurking on the perimeter.
Still, if he’s going to take his game to the next level and become that franchise guy he never was in Jersey, he’ll need to work on becoming more physical on the defensive end. Milwaukee’s a soft team that could use an enforcer and Jefferson’s got the build and athleticism to become more than just a prop on D. He’s still got plenty of good seasons ahead of him, and new surroundings (even if it is Milwaukee) to immerse himself in. Whether this inspires him to diversify his game remains to be seen.
No longer the beneficiary of Ason Kidd’s open-court generosity, RJ now heads to Milwaukee in an attempt to resurrect a Bucks franchise that’s been flatlined for years.
He’ll be in a familiar role: one of two primary scorers on a wayward squad that seems destined for mediocrity and will have to claw its way into the postseason. He’ll have a little more help than in Jersey but, like his new wingman Michael Redd, Jefferson can’t be the man on a winning team.
A slashing scorer who’s developed a decent jumper, Jefferson, like much of his company at the bottom of this list, is a scorer among the best in the league who impresses but doesn’t dominate the game in any transcendent way. He’s a decent passer, at times absent defender and was outrebounded by both the guards he flanked on the Nets’ wing last year. He attacks the hoop relentlessly, which will serve his new team well with Redd lurking on the perimeter.
Still, if he’s going to take his game to the next level and become that franchise guy he never was in Jersey, he’ll need to work on becoming more physical on the defensive end. Milwaukee’s a soft team that could use an enforcer and Jefferson’s got the build and athleticism to become more than just a prop on D. He’s still got plenty of good seasons ahead of him, and new surroundings (even if it is Milwaukee) to immerse himself in. Whether this inspires him to diversify his game remains to be seen.
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