What It Means:

Middleton was frozen out until late in the game due to Marcus Smart's ironclad defense, but his late shooting kept this game somewhat close. Middleton's season couldn't have gone much better with 82 games and career highs basically everywhere at age 26, but his postseason play really showed he's capable of being a top-three player on a very good team. Middleton has one more year on his deal and a player option after that, so the Bucks can expect at least one more season of him as part of their "big three".

Middleton posted 39.9 FanDuel points at a salary of $7,800 on Saturday night.