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Brandon Jennings continues to play well for the Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 6.9 PPG, 4.3 APG, and 2.4 RPG in 16.0 minutes per game (7 games), and recently signed a second 10-day contract with the team. Prior to joining the Bucks, the veteran point guard excelled in his return to the NBA G League, appearing in seven games for the Herd and averaging 21.4 PPG, 8.0 APG and 5.0 RPG in 37.0 minutes per game. Here are some highlights from Brandon Jennings' short yet spectacular career with the Herd: Jennings scores 31 points in Herd debut In his Herd debut on February 21, Jennings delivered an electric performance , scoring 31 points on 11-of-21 shooting (5-of-12 from downtown) and dishing out 8 assists. Back-to-back 29-pointers Jennings followed up his 31-point debut with a pair of 29-point performances, scoring from all over the court and getting to the free throw line at a Harden-esque rate. The former first-round NBA draft pick made 15-of-18 free throws agains...

Brandon Jennings' big first week Brandon Jennings ' career with the Herd is off to a flying start. After dazzling the home crowd with a 31-point performance on Wednesday night, the point guard followed it up with a pair of 29-point games in which he showed his scoring and play-making ability is as good as -- if not better than -- it's ever been. Always fun to watch, the former first-round pick (Bucks, 2009) has electrified crowds with superb ball-handling (including a beautiful behind-the-back dribble, step-back 19-footer combo that had the Air Canada Centre crowd buzzing on Sunday) and has shown a veteran's savvy in drawing contact and getting to the free-throw line. Even when his shot is not falling, Jennings has been able to consistently earn trips to the line, averaging a Harden-esque 11.0 free-throw attempts per game. Wisconsin Herd debut of Brandon Jennings draws HUGE Facebook Live audience. Over 330,000 viewed Herd vs. Mad Ants live or within six ho...

Jennings puts on a show The crowd was buzzing with anticipation before tip-off on Wednesday night and Brandon Jennings did not disappoint. The former Bucks first-round pick scored 31 points on 11-of-21 shooting (5-of-12 from downtown) against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, added eight assists and displayed the scoring and play-making abilities that made him a star in Milwaukee. Jennings was hot from the opening tip. Operating as the team's primary ball-handler for most of the game, the 6'1" point guard scored 12 points and hit three threes (one of them a four-point play) in the first quarter and had 17 points by halftime. Jennings ✌️ TUNE IN: https://t.co/OYuOJHiZiL #HerdUp pic.twitter.com/1kg0PjTAXa — Wisconsin Herd (@WisconsinHerd) February 22, 2018 Despite having only been with the team a short time, Jennings looked comfortable running the offense, and showed that his top-notch ability to put the ball in the basket is as good as it's ever been. He d...

[Photo: Yahoo! Sports ] Brandon Jennings to make Herd debut Former Bucks first-round pick Brandon Jennings is set to make his Wisconsin Herd debut on February 21 against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. Jennings, who signed with the NBA G League last week after a stint in China, was  claimed  by the Herd and is set to be in uniform, wearing number 10, on Wednesday in Oshkosh. Jennings averaged 17.0 points and 5.7 assists per game in his Bucks career after being drafted #10 overall in 2009, and was having a productive NBA career before injuries derailed him. But as a Bucks fan who remembers Jennings' explosive scoring and play-making ability from his early career, it would not surprise me to see the 28-year-old point guard get back to that level of production if he's healthy again. NBA teams around the league will be watching his Herd debut, as well, because while he plays for the Bucks minor-league affiliate, Jennings is a NBA G League free agent and able to sign with any ...