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Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Is Jabari Parker The Bucks' X-Factor?

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as discussion swirls about how Jabari Parker could influence the Bucks in the coming season.

Welcome back to Milwaukee Bucks Daily.

If this is your first time joining us for the daily roundup, the idea of this piece is generally to help keep you up to date on the best of all the latest Bucks news on a day-to-day basis.

This column acts as a means to recap what you might have missed from us at Behind The Buck Pass on the previous day, but also more importantly to share with you some of the work from around the internet that is worth your attention as a Bucks fan.

As usual, if you spot something that you think might be of interest, you can send it our way too. Tweet it to @BehindTheBucks or mail it to winin6podcast@gmail.com.

Let’s get down to it:

Best of Behind The Buck Pass From 9/9/16

Milwaukee Bucks History: Jon McGlocklin Player Profile (read here): As we come towards the end of the 70’s week of our Bucks History Month, Ti Windisch takes a closer look at the contributions of the legendary Jon McGlocklin. Jonny Mac has served the Bucks and the state of Wisconsin in a host of positive ways but how much do you know about the Bucks’ ever-present?

Best of Bucks Across The Internet From 9/9/16

Predicting the X-Factor for Every NBA Team Entering 2016-17 Season (read here): Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report looks to identify the player who could prove to be the X-Factor on each of the NBA’s 30 teams this season, and based on his second half of the year last year, he chooses Jabari Parker as his pick for the Bucks.

The Next Iteration of Playmaking Fours (read here): Cole Zwicker of Upside and Motor looks at some of the playmaking power forwards on the rise in the NBA, and singles out Jabari Parker for his influence on influence. Zwicker even posits that Parker could become the rare NBA player who is so good on offense that their defense stops being so important.

The Weekside: Breaking down the best 10 catch-and-shoot players in the NBA (read here): Jared Wade of FanSided takes a look at the best catch-and-shoot specialists in the NBA and not only does the list include Khris Middleton, but also new addition Matthew Dellavedova. That seems promising for a team who couldn’t shoot last year.

That’s it for today’s roundup but check back in tomorrow when we’ll do it all again.