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Shake Milton

28-Year-Old GuardG
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2024 Stats
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5.5
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1.8
AST
1.8
STL
0.4
BLK
0.1
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
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Current Season
#319
Overall Rank
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#140
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Overall
Height 6'5"
Weight 205
DOB 9/26/1996
College SMU
Drafted 2nd Rd, #24 in 2018
Signed a three-year, $9.16 million contract with the Knicks in July of 2024. Traded to the Nets in July of 2024. Traded to the Lakers in December of 2024. Waived by the Lakers in July of 2025.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Malik Benjamin "Shake" Milton was born in Savannah, Georgia. He attended Owasso High School in Owasso, Oklahoma. Milton earned Gatorade Player of the Year honors for the state of Oklahoma as a junior in 2014. He won the award again as a senior, averaging 29.7 points and 4.4 assists. Milton was also named Tulsa World Player of the Year, Oklahoma Super 5 Player of the Year and Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State. After three years at Southern Methodist University, he reached the NBA in 2018. In April of 2020, he donated 500 meals to Philadelphia-area healthcare workers helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about Milton by following him on Twitter (@SniperShake) and on Instagram (@snipershake). Milton was brought to SMU by coach Larry Brown for the 2015-16 season. The freshman guard lasted longer than his coach, who left 21 games into the season. The 6-foot-5 guard started 23 games and provided 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists for the Mustangs. He was a starter as a sophomore next to Sterling Brown and put up 13.0 points, 4.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds for coach Tim Jankovich. The team only lost twice after Dec. 2 and swept through the American Athletic Tournament as Milton averaged 10.3 points and 5.3 assists. The guard had 11 points, five rebounds and five assists in the first-round loss to USC in the NCAA Tournament. A broken hand limited Milton to 22 games in his junior season, but he averaged 18.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists and was named to the All-AAC Second Team for the second straight season. He scored a career-high 33 points in a win over Wichita State. Milton declared for the 2017 NBA Draft with one season of eligibility remaining and was chosen by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (54th overall pick).

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GFree Agent
July 20, 2025
The Lakers waived Milton on Sunday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
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Milton will now have to explore other opportunities. The 28-year-old guard was traded from Brooklyn to Los Angeles in December, averaging 3.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 11.4 minutes per game across 30 regular-season appearances (one start) with the Lakers.
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How does Shake Milton compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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True Shooting %
53.5%
 
Effective Field Goal %
48.5%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
35.1%
 
Free Throw Rate
26.8%
 
Offensive Rebound %
5.1%
 
Defensive Rebound %
12.1%
 
Total Rebound %
8.7%
 
Assist %
15.3%
 
Steal %
1.3%
 
Block %
0.8%
 
Turnover %
12.0%
 
Usage %
17.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
8.5
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
 
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After playing his entire career in Philadelphia, Milton will get a fresh start in Minnesota heading into the 2022-23 season. Although he ended last season outside the top 300 in nine-category formats, he did close the regular season with a bang. Over the final three games, he averaged 15.3 points and 11.3 assists. While this is a minimal sample size, it does lead us to believe there could be some upside playing as a makeshift facilitator. That brings us to this season, where he will likely come off the bench behind Mike Conley and Anthony Edwards. Jordan McLaughlin is likely penciled in as the backup point guard, and rightfully so. However, Milton has far more offensive versatility, meaning he could be a sneaky target in deeper formats, just in case he can take a few minutes away from McLaughlin.
Milton has been in a relatively steady backup guard role for the 76ers over the past three seasons. In those 158 appearances, he's averaged 10.4 points on 45/37/82 shooting, 2.8 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 21.8 minutes. Last season, he ranked 303rd in per-game fantasy value in eight-category roto leagues, and he's never ranked higher than 212th. That shouldn't change this season. Tyrese Maxey and James Harden will take up most of the minutes in the backcourt, and Milton will compete against De'Anthony Melton, Matisse Thybulle and Furkan Korkmaz for reserve minutes. Melton may have an inside track for more minutes, given his defensive upside. As a result, Milton can be ignored in most fantasy leagues. He may not be an every-game player.
Milton again played a light sixth-man role for the 76ers last year, though his workload fluctuated significantly throughout the season. The reserve guard appeared in 64 games and averaged 13.0 points, 3.1 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 23.2 minutes, though both his field-goal percentage (45.0) and three-point percentage (35.0) took dips compared to 2019-20. Ultimately, he ranked 212th in per-game fantasy value. As the team stands heading into training camp, Milton appears to be in line for the same role. However, with the continuous rumors of Ben Simmons and the Sixers hoping to part ways, there's always a chance for Milton to receive increased minutes. At the same time, the Sixers would likely be trading for another point guard, so Milton's chances of starting are probably slim. Aggressive fantasy managers in deep formats can take a chance on the 25-year-old with a final pick, but the payoff will heavily depend on how the Simmons situation gets resolved.
The fact that Milton, the 54th pick in the 2018 draft, emerged as a starter for the Sixers down the stretch after spending the early part of the season out of the rotation entirely or even in the G League says something about the team's overall struggles, though it also says plenty about Milton's development. His primary contribution came as the team's best three-point shooter, as he led the Sixers in three-point percentage with a 43.0 percent mark. That's well above his 31.8 percent mark as a rookie, though that came in a small sample of just 268 minutes and was out of line with his college numbers, as he shot 42.3 percent or better from downtown in each of his three seasons at SMU. He also shot an impressive 53.5 percent from inside the arc last season, second only to Ben Simmons among the team's regular rotation players. Milton's 2.6 assists per game (in 20.1 minutes) is a fairly low total for a nominal point guard, though anyone who fills that role while Simmons is on the court will likely see their ball-handling duties reduced. Milton's likely role this season is as a useful third guard who can handle the ball a bit and knock down open shots, though there's, in theory, more upside here if he takes another step forward in his role or development.
Milton logged 20 games as a rookie second-round pick last season, averaging 4.4 points (on 39.1 percent shooting) and 1.8 rebounds across 13.4 minutes. The SMU product was a lights-out three-point shooter in college, shooting over 40.0 percent from three-point range in each of his seasons with the Mustangs. Given his limited playing time in his first pro campaign, Milton didn't have much of a chance to develop his marksmanship at the pro level, draining 31.8 percent of his 2.2 three-point attempts per game. Milton did show plenty of promise while suiting up for 27 games as a member of the G League's Delaware Blue Coats, averaging 24.9 points (on 48.4 percent shooting, including 36.7 percent from three-point range), 5.3 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals across 34.7 minutes. The 22-year-old didn't manage a successful encore in Las Vegas Summer League play, however, shooting an abysmal 17.0 percent across 22.0 minutes over three games before suffering an ankle sprain. Looking ahead to the 2019-20 campaign, Milton could be in line for a nice bump in opportunity in the wake of T.J. McConnell's offseason departure, which opens up a prominent spot in the backcourt rotation. The second-year pro will have plenty of competition for minutes at point guard behind Ben Simmons from young veterans Trey Burke and Raul Neto, with the depth chart -- and by extension, Milton's role and destination to open the season -- likely to become increasingly clear over the course of training camp and preseason.
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Muted finish to 2024-25 season
GLos Angeles Lakers
May 1, 2025
Milton averaged 5.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 14.7 minutes over 57 games during the 2024-25 regular season.
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Not starting vs. Timberwolves
GLos Angeles Lakers
April 19, 2025
Milton is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 against the Timberwolves on Saturday, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Goes for 16 points in season finale
GLos Angeles Lakers
April 14, 2025
Milton closed Sunday's 109-81 loss to the Trail Blazers with 16 points (5-15 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-6 FT), two rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal in 43 minutes.
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Will start Sunday
GLos Angeles Lakers
April 13, 2025
Milton will be in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Trail Blazers, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports.
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Makes appearance Tuesday
GLos Angeles Lakers
April 9, 2025
Milton had one rebound across two minutes during Tuesday's 136-120 loss to the Thunder.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could have role in rotation
GBrooklyn Nets
October 20, 2024
Milton will provide depth at the point guard position but could have a role on nights where both Dennis Schroder and Ben Simmons aren't available, Brian Lewis of The New York Post speculates.
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Milton was acquired in the deal that sent Mikal Bridges to the Knicks, and the veteran guard should see steady minutes off the bench. However, he may be occasionally asked to run the offense, particularly when the two primary ball handlers aren't available. According to Lewis, Milton appears to embrace having that role off the second unit. "I feel like I've been doing that since I got in the league, being on the ball and off the ball, so being able to do whatever the team needs me to do is honestly more important," Milton said. "That's just how you're able to create opportunities, whether it's on the ball and creating for myself or others or off the ball, getting aggressive, just whatever needs to be done."
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