When he arrived via trade back in December, George Hill didn’t necessarily make an immediate impact with the Milwaukee Bucks. Hill had come from a rebuilding situation in Cleveland, but with the Bucks already established as one of the league’s better teams, he at least had the luxury of taking some time to settle in to his new surroundings.
Luckily for the Bucks, by the time Mike Budenholzer needed him to step up in light of injuries to key players, Hill was very much ready.
The 32-year-old guard finished the regular season in stellar form, producing some of his best scoring performances of his tenure with Milwaukee, while also further consolidating his status as one of the team’s most impactful individual defenders.