October is such a great month for sports. Major League Baseball is wrapping up the regular season and their playoffs begin. Football, both professional and college, has been underway for weeks. Not to be outdone, both the NHL and NBA start their preseasons in October. The Milwaukee Bucks, who recently started their team’s training camp in Milwaukee, played their first preseason game on Saturday night. While they lost 107-102, there were three players especially whose performances should make fans very excited.
1. Jordan Nwora
The Milwaukee Bucks signed Jordan Nwora after a long offseason of speculation surrounding his future with the team. While it is still a mystery of how many minutes Nwora will get, he sure made the most of his start on Saturday night. Without Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the young sharpshooter received plenty of minutes. He delivered with 21 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and a steal in 28 minutes. He shot 7/15 overall from the field, including 2/6 from three. Nwora was also 5/7 from the free throw line.
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📲 https://t.co/rgegl2X5Zu pic.twitter.com/QiyBcWFAtQ— NBA (@NBA) October 2, 2022
2. Grayson Allen
There was a great deal of speculation this offseason that Grayson Allen would be dealt this offseason. That, of course, did not happen and he is back with the Bucks for a second season. He does, however, have a new number (#12) after giving up #7 to Joe Ingles. Allen had a pretty good night from the floor, shooting 6/14 overall and 3/6 from three. He finished the game with 15 points, five rebounds, one assist, and one steal.
Grayson Allen from downtown!!#FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/wQZ2KvqiYL
— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) October 2, 2022
3. Sandro Mamukelashvili
The Milwaukee Bucks feel like they may have something very special in Sandro Mamukelashvili. He still has development to do, but showed some flashes of the type of player he can become against the Grizzlies. “Mamu” finished the game with 15 points, four rebounds, and three assists off the bench for the Bucks. He shot 6/11 from the floor, including 1/5 from three. Mamu was also 2/2 from the free throw line.
MAMU!!!! Bucks extendthe lead to 13!@gruber_law | #FearTheDeer pic.twitter.com/Irz35cSlTx
— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) October 2, 2022
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