Milwaukee Bucks: Options At No. 36

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Feb 17, 2014; Waco, TX, USA; Oklahoma State Cowboys guard Markel Brown (22) shoots the ball over Baylor Bears forward Rico Gathers (2) during the first half at the Ferrell Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Markel Brown, SG, Oklahoma State

Brown is a 6-foot-3, 184-point shooting guard who is 22 years old.

As a senior at Oklahoma State, Brown averaged 17.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists, one steal and one block in 35.3 minutes per game, shooting .473/.379/.768.

He is a phenomenal athlete, with a 6-foot-7 wingspan with good speed and quickness, but his leaping is what (pardon the pun) jumps off the page, with a 43.5-inch vertical leap at the draft combine.

Maligned early in his career with the Cowboys for his inability to score from the perimeter, Brown turned himself into a reliable jump shooter.

But despite his athleticism and increased shooting ability, Brown didn’t do very well at creating high-percentage shots around the basket. He doesn’t have a great first step and doesn’t break his defender down well off the dribble.

Defensively, Brown has all the tools to be a good defender, but doesn’t always seem interested in becoming one. He has been known to allow less-athletic players beat him off the dribble and doesn’t always fight through screens or recover as aggressively as one would like when he does get beat.

Projected to come off the board: No. 36-undrafted.