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Projecting Milwaukee Bucks’ starters for the 2018-19 season after NBA Draft

By Brian Sampson

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 24: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during the second quarter of Game Five in Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden on April 24, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - APRIL 24: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks on during the second quarter of Game Five in Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at TD Garden on April 24, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 29: Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks to pass against Kent Bazemore #24 of the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on October 29, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 29: Khris Middleton #22 of the Milwaukee Bucks looks to pass against Kent Bazemore #24 of the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena on October 29, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Small Forward: Khris Middleton

No matter what Khris Middleton does, he continues to remain one of the most underrated players in the entire NBA. Even after he lit up the Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs, all the NBA wanted to talk about was Jalen Brown and Jayson Tatum.

Middleton recovered from a hamstring injury that cost him most of the 2016-17 season and averaged a career-high 20.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. That even came with him struggling from the three-point line and only knocked down 35.9 percent of his outside shots. That’s far below his career average of 39.1 percent.

Middleton should continue to thrive as the second option on this Bucks’ team and is a good second fiddle to Giannis Antetokounmpo. Whether he’s good enough to be second fiddle on a team that has Eastern Conference Finals’ aspirations is another discussion for this article.

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