Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker is coming off healing from the second ACL tear of his young career. If anyone knows about grinding a way back to full form, he’s definitely one of them.
As one of the key pieces in the Bucks roster, he showed his great dedication to the craft this All-Star break. He chose to stay in the city’s cold weather to continue honing his game, as opposed to taking a vacation, which a vast majority of non-All-Star Weekend participants did.
Per Bucks reporter Gary Woelfel:
“I’m not going anywhere… I’m staying around here. I got some work to do.’’
With the said injury and his current process of climbing up the team’s rotation, Parker does have some work to do. He's been back for six games, averaging 6.6 points and 3.0 rebounds on 46.3-percent shooting while playing just 17.7 minutes per play. The coaching staff is carefully easing him back to the fold and he has yet to draw a start in any of those appearances.
The most he has played was last February 6th, where he logged in roughly 21 minutes while the Bucks cruised to a double-digit win over the New York Knicks. Coincidentally, it's where Knicks All-Star Kristaps Porzingis suffered the season-ending ACL injury Parker had last season.
Once Parker regains his full rhythm, it should be exciting to see the possible scoring trio he'll have with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton. The three are very capable scorers that also pose an array of match-up problems for the opposition, which should be a big threat to any team they face in the playoffs.
Follow Us
Subscribe