Malcolm Brogdon

On June 23, 2016, Brogdon was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 36th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. On July 30, 2016, he signed with the Bucks.[6] He made his NBA debut in the Bucks' season opener on October 26, 2016, recording eight points and five assists in 21 minutes in a 107–96 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.[7] On November 1, 2016, he recorded 14 points and four steals in a 117–113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[8] On December 23, 2016, he made all seven of his shots for 17 points to go with seven assists in 29 minutes in a 123–96 win over the Washington Wizards.[9] On December 31, 2016, he recorded his first career triple-double with 15 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds in a 116–96 win over the Chicago Bulls.[10] On January 8, 2017, he scored a career-high 22 points in a 107–101 loss to the Washington Wizards.[11] On January 23, 2017, he had his second game of the season with four steals in a 127–114 win over the Houston Rockets.[12] Two days later, he was named in the U.S. Team for the 2017 Rising Stars Challenge.[13] On March 29, 2017, he recorded 16 points and nine assists in a 103–100 win over the Boston Celtics. He had six key points and two assists in the final 2:46 to help Milwaukee fend off a late Boston rally.[14] To conclude his rookie season, Brogdon was named the 2016–17 NBA Rookie of the Year, along with being a unanimous selection to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.[15] Brogdon joined Lew Alcindor (1969–70) as the only players in Bucks history to win Rookie of the Year, and became the first player drafted in the second round to win Rookie of the Year since 1965.[16] Brogdon averaged both the fewest points per game and fewest minutes per game of any winner in the award's history.[17]

In the Bucks' season opener on October 18, 2017, Brogdon scored 19 points in a 108–100 win over the Boston Celtics.[18] On November 3, 2017, he had a season-high 10 assists to go with 21 points against the Detroit Pistons. Four days later, he scored a season-high 22 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers.[19] On January 22, 2018, he scored a career-high 32 points in a 109–105 win over the Phoenix Suns.[20] It was the first 30-point game for a Virginia basketball alum since Mike Scott in 2014 with the Atlanta Hawks.[21] On February 2, 2018, he was ruled out for six to eight weeks after suffering a partially torn left quadriceps tendon the previous night against the Minnesota Timberwolves.[22] On April 9, 2018, he returned to action following a 30-game absence. He scored two points and played 13 minutes, all in the first half, in the Bucks' 102–86 win over the Orlando Magic.[23]

On November 28, 2018, Brogdon scored 24 points in 29 minutes on 6-for-6 three-point field goal shooting in a 116–113 win against the Chicago Bulls.[24] On February 27, 2019, Brogdon scored 25 points, including 9-for-11 from the field, in a 141–140 overtime win over the Sacramento Kings.[25] Brogdon enjoyed the best shooting year of his career, and one of the most efficient in NBA history: he became just the eighth player ever to achieve a 50–40–90 season.[26][27] But on March 16, he was ruled out indefinitely with a plantar fascia tear in his right foot.[28] He returned to action late in the second round of the playoffs.[29]

On June 29, 2019, the Bucks extended a qualifying offer to Brogdon in order to make him a restricted free agent.[30] On July 6, 2019, Brogdon signed with the Indiana Pacers via a sign-and-trade with the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for future picks.[31] Brogdon signed a contract with the Pacers for $85.0 million over four years (average of $21.25 million per year).[32]

New to starting at the point guard position, Brogdon studied tape of former NBA All-Star Isiah Thomas in the off-season.[33]

Brogdon had a double-double in each of his first four games in a Pacers uniform.[34] After his first week with the Pacers, he led the NBA in assists and become the first NBA player in history to tally at least 20 points and 10 assists in both of his first two games with a new team.[35] On October 26, 2019, Brogdon had 30 points (on 12-for-18 shooting) and 10 assists in a 110–99 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[36] On June 24, 2020, Brogdon announced that he tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.[37]

On January 2, 2021, Brogdon scored 33 points with 7 assists in a 106–102 loss to the New York Knicks.[38] On January 4, Brogdon put up 21 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds, three steals, and one block, alongside a game-winning layup, in a 118–116 overtime win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[39][40] On January 6, Brogdon scored a career-high 35 points, along with seven assists in a 114–107 win over the Houston Rockets.[41][42] On January 25, Brogdon improved his career-high to 36 points in the Pacers' 129–114 win against the Toronto Raptors.[43]

Brogdon is a member of the "Starting Five", along with Joe Harris, Justin Anderson, Anthony Tolliver, and Garrett Temple. Their goal is to raise $225,000 through Hoops2O, founded by Brogdon, to fund five wells in East Africa by the end of the 2018–19 season.[49]

In 2018, Brogdon founded Hoops2o, a nonprofit aimed at addressing the clean-water crisis, particularly in Africa.[50][51] As of May 2019, $274,200 had been raised for the cause.[52]