The Adaptation of Khris Middleton

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty ImagesKhris Middleton always has been a mid-range shooter. It came so natural to him on the basketball court it was almost as if it were an innate ability. And that was fine. Some of the NBA’s all-time best players like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant created Hall of Fame careers by being unstoppable just inside the three-point line. But like everything else, the game has evolved. And so must Middleton.

Last year, the Bucks’ shooting guard took 52.12 percent of his shots from mid-range (4 feet out to the 3-point line) with 23.58 percent coming from short mid-range (4-14 feet) and 28.54 percent coming from long mid-range (14 feet to the 3-point line). That worked…