What will probably go down as one of the bigger trades of this season was the one between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors that sent Ekpe Udoh, Kwame Brown and Monta Ellis to the Bucks for Andrew Bogut and Stephen Jackson. The most intriguing part of this trade is the new pairing of Ellis with Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings, giving Milwaukee an extremely high-scoring backcourt.
Some might see this duo as a problem since they’re both natural scorers. Can the two work together on the same court? Jennings thinks so.
“I don’t see any problems at all,” Jennings said. “This will be the first time I’ve played with another guy who can score a lot. He’ll take a lot of pressure off me. Every night I won’t feel like I have to go out there and score so many points for the team. Now I can run the point guard a little bit more, get more assists, that’s something I love to do.”
Jennings leads the Bucks in points per game at 19, Ellis scores just under 22 PPG. One of those numbers will probably take a hit, if not both. The question is whether or not Jennings can step into a true point guard role. It’s pretty clear he likes the shine of being the scorer, will he be able to step out of the spotlight?
He seems to think so, I have my doubts. Once a scorer, always a scorer (and scorer is really just a nice way to say ball hog). If Jennings can really accept the role of point guard though, the Bucks could improve quite a bit. They currently have a sub-.500 record but that’s good enough for 8th in the East. I don’t see the trade turning the Bucks into a powerhouse, but if everyone plays their part, it could make them a decent team. One thing’s for sure, they’re definitely going to be fast.
