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Utah Jazz: Top player comparisons for Grayson Allen

By John Keeffer

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 10: Grayson Allen #24 of Utah Jazz looks on during the game against the Miami Heat during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 10: Grayson Allen #24 of Utah Jazz looks on during the game against the Miami Heat during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee Bucks

There are a lot of similarities between Malcolm Brogdon and Grayson Allen, starting with the fact that they were both 4-year seniors coming out of the ACC, and they produced on a similar level in college. Brogdon averaged 18.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists as a senior, while also shooting 39 percent from three.

He was perhaps a later draft pick than he should have been because of his age, but that maturity also meant he was more of a finished product who was able to contribute to a playoff team right away.

As a rookie with the Milwaukee Bucks, Brogdon was able to average 10.2 points, 4.2 assists, 2.8 rebounds and shot 40 percent from three. He was confident with the ball in his hands as well as playing off the ball. He did well running the pick and roll, and with Giannis Antetokounmpo there, he was also able to contribute as an off the ball spot up shooter. He also showed off a surprising athleticism that often surprised defenders.

Brogdon benefited in a way that Allen may not, though. Due to an injury to his team’s starting point guard, he was thrust into a larger role, and actually started 26 games for the Bucks. On the season, he averaged a little over 26 minutes per game.

Barring a barrage of injures, Allen is likely not going to get that type of run this season. That being said, the positives of Brogdon’s game could very easily be matched by Allen, and I see a lot of similarities in their game.

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