26/27 Nov. 11 Box Score Analysis (10 Games)
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Kel’el Ware (Hold): Myles Turner got a rest day, so Ware moved into the starting lineup and proceeded to do a solid Myles Turner impression. The blocks were excellent, but the rest of the line was forgettable. Ware hasn’t been even close to a 12-team league player up to this point, but for now, in standard leagues, I would hold. With the Bucks now 1-11, we should see some rotation changes soon. The team is not going to stick with the same rotation that has been leading to them getting blown out most nights. Milwaukee’s upcoming schedule will also make stashing Ware less painful. Starting next Wednesday, Milwaukee will play a whopping seven games in 11 nights. The busy schedule should lead to more rest days for Turner.
Ryan Rollins (Hold): Same deal as Ware, although Rollins hasn’t been quite as painful of a hold. The combo guard continues to play limited minutes, but due to the Bucks’ very busy upcoming schedule, it’s going to be fairly easy to give him more time to figure out how to get back in Taylor Jenkins’ good books. Rollins is producing some solid per-minute numbers, so if he does start playing close to 30 MPG again, he should be at least a top-100 player. That’s not what we drafted him for, but at this point, we’d take it. The good news for Rollins is that his path to big minutes is a little clearer than it was a week ago, with Kasparas Jakucionis dropping out of the rotation. Jakucionis is now only a bit player in the Bucks’ rotation instead of the 20-MPG player he was earlier in the year.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Hold): Jaquez moved to the bench, with rookie Nate Ament moving into the starting lineup. The demotion did not lead to a loss of minutes for Jaquez, so we should continue to hold. As long as he’s playing around 28 MPG, the forward should be a 12-team option. The move to the bench won’t necessarily lead to a dip in value, as his usage is likely to increase now that he’ll be playing fewer minutes beside Tyler Herro. There’s also a decent chance that Jaquez finds his way back into the starting lineup soon. Jenkins is not done tinkering with his rotation.
Nate Ament: The rookie has looked a little better than expected thus far, but we don’t need to add him, even in very deep leagues. We should watch him in 16-team leagues, but we don’t need to treat him as more than a streamer just yet. Ament has minimal upside in both category and points leagues. He’s quite raw and produced a line that was a very poor fit for category leagues in his lone season at Tennessee. He’s a solid rebounder for his position who should get to the line a fair amount, but he won’t do much else as long as the Bucks’ veterans are healthy.
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