NBA: 10 Most Valued Current 2nd Round Picks

#4 Khris Middleton

Jason Kidd will be hoping #22Middleton can play Robin to Giannis

Picked 39th in 2012 by the Detroit Pistons

Khris Middleton features in a major role in the ‘swiss-army knife’ lineups trotted out by Jason Kidd in Milwaukee. At 6-feet 8-inches and weighing 234 pounds, he comes with premier length for a shooting guard. His size also allows the Bucks to maintain defensive versatility by switching across multiple positions.

However, Middleton’s contributions are most severely solicited on the other end of the floor. He has shown that he can be a top-notch scorer in the league, by flashing an array of nifty post moves coupled with a sweet shooting touch. He’s even broken out two 40 point games early this season and currently sits behind Antetokounmpo in the team’s scoring hierarchy. The key, however, is consistency.

Middleton has mailed in a few duds while trying to make a bigger splash this season, which has contributed to his averages dipping below the 20-points-per-game mark. Again, if the Greek Freak and the Bucks want to wrest the mantle of the East from the Cavs, they will need Middleton to be reliable on most nights as a second option.