The Milwaukee Bucks are two wins away from advancing to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1971 and they may owe it all to a 2012 second-round draft pick Khris Middleton. Don't get me wrong, the Bucks is still Giannis Antetokounmpo's team, but Milwaukee wouldn't have pulled off the 113-102 win against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 3 without Middleton's heroics. He wound up scoring a playoff career-high 38 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 7 assists in Game 3. The second-year swingman didn't disappoint Bucks fans by averaging 12.1 points per game while playing all 82 games - starting 64 - that season. Unfortunately, the Bucks were waylaid by the Miami Heat in the second round of the playoffs and it was back to the drawing board for Middleton and company.

Source: Manila Times June 29, 2021 16:41 UTC