Shake Milton could take the next step in his development under Doc Rivers

Shake Milton made a name for himself last season after injuries to key players propelled him from a seat on the bench to a spot in the rotation. Milton was told by former Sixers coach Brett Brown that he probably wouldn’t be a part of the mix when the season started. Milton then suddenly found himself in the fold and ended up playing 40 games for the Sixers. He even started in 24 of them.

This season, Milton put up an encouraging 9.4 points and 2.6 assists per game while shooting an efficient 48.4% from the field and a whopping 43% from 3 on 3.4 attempts. As a starter, Milton’s scoring increased to 12.5 points and his assists averages jumped to 3.8. The really exciting part about Milton’s…