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Film Room: Sterling “Not Just Downtown” Brown has Leveled Up his Playmaking

Pass. Shoot. Dribble. Those are the three skills Milwaukee Bucks’ head coach Mike Budenholzer values most in his players. It has helped create a balanced lineup behind mega-star Giannis Antetokounmpo and consistently keep defenses on their heels. Until recently, Sterling Brown often struggled in the passing department.

In 50 games as a rookie in 2017-18, his 4.6 percent assist percentage ranked in the sixth percentile among wings according to Cleaning the Glass. He also never recorded more than two assists in any game. That is abysmal and basically reflected what that coaching staff expected out of him; stand in the corners and shoot threes.