The Milwaukee Bucks obviously have a whole host of newcomers on the roster this season between their two 2026 first-round draft picks in forward Nate Ament and guard Brayden Burries on top of the four players they picked up when they traded Giannis Antetokounmpo this offseason, so it can be easy for some performances go under the radar.

Guard Tyler Herro has been the most visible newcomer for the Bucks so far this season. He's their leading scorer and third-best playmaker by average assists. He's even been putting together a quiet All-Star campaign with his performance leading the Bucks, so he certainly isn't going under the radar.

His former Heat and current Bucks teammate Jaime Jaquez Jr. is a different story, though. Last season's runner-up in Sixth Man of the Year voting was right to expect a different kind of role in Milwaukee than what he had in Miami and that's so far been exactly what's happened.

Jaquez Jr. has started all eight games of the Bucks' season so far and even if his actual minutes on the court, 28.5 per game, are nearly identical to the load he had when he was with the Heat last season, but his production has certainly reflected his elevation to full-time starter.

He's averaging 16.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, both career-highs, while adding 2.8 assists per game. He's doing all of that on an impressive 49.5% from the field and an even more impressive 48.4% from three point range, which has come on four attempts per game, itself another career-high.

Jaquez Jr.'s emergence as a legitimate three point threat would be huge for Milwaukee. He already adds so much value as a slasher offensively and as an above average defender, iso being able to add three point shooting to his bag would lift the Bucks to new offensive heights and enable Jaquez Jr. to stretch the floor for Milwaukee's bigs.

His time in Miami already showed what Jaquez Jr.'s potential was and now that he's being given even more responsibility, he's evolving in real time as a legitimate wing and the kind of role player that elevates the players around them.

It might not be the kind of evolution that turns heads or grabs headlines on a national scale, but his impact is clearly felt on the floor by his teammates.

With some more time in the starting five, Jaquez Jr. could put himself on the map across the NBA world as a whole, but until then he'll continue to quietly build the best season of his career so far.