33-year old Khris Middleton was recently benched due to his lingering tendinitis. The decision to bench the three-time All-Star could lead to Middleton becoming expendable at the deadline.

Still, Milwaukee's front office may not be confident the Big Three of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, and Khris Middleton can defeat the reigning champion Boston Celtics in a postseason series.

Damian Lillard unexpectedly did not perform to his standards against his former team while Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez were mostly ineffective. Giannis Antetokounmpo managed to extend his NBA ...