New nugget from Mike Budenholzer, Jordan Nwora is starting to show up at the Bucks. Serious in defense, aggressive in attack, we may have a nice surprise in Wisconsin.
30 games last season, only two starts and crumbs in Playoffs. This is the balance sheet of the rookie season of Jordan Nwora. Still, every time the Bucks boss called on his winger, he didn’t have to regret it. While he is now attacking his second year with Milwaukee, the American-Nigerien seems ready to play a much larger role in the workforce. Author of a strong preseason, Nwora had to prove to his staff that he was able to bring so much in the regular season, even in a smaller role. Considering what we have seen since the start of the season, the mission seems perfectly in line. Perfect off the bench, the former Louisville continues to agree with his coach, Mike Budenholzer, who doubled his playing time. Able to score with the second unit, to rebound, while ensuring the taf in defense (see the cons on Kevin Durant), without forgetting the obvious qualities ball in hand, Jordan Nwora is convincing everyone, starting with his team leaders. To believe Jrue Holiday, it’s just a new version of Khris Middleton, no less! Words transcribed by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
” I think that he [Jordan Nwora, ndlr] is going to be very good in this league and very good for our team. I like the way he plays. I feel like he’s a younger version of Khris Middleton. I like the way he goes looking for Khris and Khris returns the favor. They make each other better. ” […]
“I think seeing him donate his body to the team encourages us to think we can count on him. “
The compliment is nice from the veteran but above all it highlights the enormous progress made by a player who is currently overflowing with confidence. Yet another find signed Mike Budenholzer, who often had flair when it came to passing a level to wingers. Khris Middleton is obviously a good example but we could also cite Tim Hardaway Jr., Kent Bazemore or DeMarre Carroll, all under his command during his time with the Hawks. It remains to be hoped for the sophomore that it will rather follow the path of its elder with the Bucks. While waiting to see if the winger keeps up the pace, fans can be satisfied with this new bet sponsored by the fine nose of Jon Horst, who managed to find Nwora with the… 45th pick in 2020. A winger who takes off in Milwaukee while coming from the second round, does not that remind us of a certain Khris Middleton?
Jordan Nwora is the nice surprise at the start of the Bucks’ season and it doesn’t look like it’s going to end anytime soon. In the race for a back-to-back, Milwaukee holds an unofficial recruit as the change is visible from one season to another. As if we ran out of nuggets in Wisconsin …
Source texte : Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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