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It seems like Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings has always marched to the beat of his own drum and while his style has produced a lot of ardent fans, it has also raised questions about his ability to effectively lead a NBA team. What Jennings did this summer may have answered some of those questions.

When Jennings graduated from Oak Hill Academy in 2008, the young man headed off to play professional basketball in Italy instead of attending a college in the United States. The move may have cost him several spots in the NBA Draft a year later, but it didn’t take long after being selected tenth overall by the Bucks in 2009 for Jennings to make a huge splash in the USA. Barely two weeks into his rookie season, Jennings hung 55 points on the Golden State Warriors and his reputation as a scoring point guard was cemented in stone.

Four Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month awards later and Jennings was on route to averaging 15.5 points per game as a rookie. The only issue? He was taking a team leading 14.8 shots per game to score those points. After three seasons, it seems little has changed. Jennings still leads his team in attempts per game and his career shooting percentage is still under 40 percent.

With that said, Jennings wants to improve and he has a reputation for working hard to expand his game.

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