Mirza Teletovic Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Teletovic has been ruled out and won't play in tonight's game against the San Antonio Spurs after previously being listed as doubtful on the Milwaukee Bucks' game notes with a sore left knee that is likely to keep him sidelined for more than just Friday's contest. Teletovic averages just over 15 minutes per game, but with Eric Bledsoe set to start and make his Bucks debut, head coach Jason Kidd may just decide to go "small" more often, meaning that Teletovic's absence likely won't affect any minute allocations in the frontcourt. This lineup change will send Malcolm Brogdon to the bench to assume a sixth-man role off the bench, and while Bledsoe won't have a strict minute restriction in his debut, his playing time will be monitored by the Bucks coaching staff considering he has not played in an actual game for a few weeks. Until we have a sample of how the minutes will be divided between Bledsoe, Brogdon, and likely Tony Snell, it should be best to just avoid the Milwaukee backcourt until further notice.

Teletovic will play in tonight's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Milwaukee Bucks head coach Jason Kidd, after previously being listed as questionable on the injury report with a left knee soreness. Teletovic has averaged just under 16 minutes per contest off the bench and will not have a minute restriction on Tuesday but isn't particularly viable in daily fantasy formats on most nights but especially not on a full 10-game slate. However, Tony Snell has been seeing minutes in the upper-30s in the Bucks previous two games and makes for a nice punt option given his cheap price tag across the industry.

Brogdon and Teletovic have both sat out the last few games for Milwaukee but it looks like Brogdon will be eased back in slowly as Matthew Dellavedova will get the start. That news makes both risky DFS plays tonight especially facing the Memphis Grizzlies on the road in a game that has a total barely over 200.

Brogdon and Teletovic have both been ruled out in advance of tonight's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves despite neither player officially appearing on the Bucks' injury report at any point during the day. This is the second consecutive game each Brogdon and Teletovic have missed due to their respective ailments. Matthew Dellavedova will draw the start at point guard in place of Brogdon once again and would normally be in play as a punt option, but with all the value in the Warriors-Spurs game, he doesn't possess the necessary upside to become a factor. Additionally, Teletovic's unavailability in the rotation could open the door for Terrence Jones to finally make his Bucks debut, but Bucks head coach Jason Kidd chose to leave him on the bench in that same scenario on Friday.

Brogdon and Teletovic have both been ruled out in advance of tonight's game against the Indiana Pacers despite either player officially appearing on the Bucks' injury report at any point during the day. Matthew Dellavedova will draw the start at point guard in place of Brogdon and is certainly in play as a punt option on tonight's slate. Teletovic never received an injury designation for tonight's contest but his status for Friday was definitely unclear after sustaining a hamstring injury in Thursday's practice. His unavailability in the rotation will likely open the door for Terrence Jones to finally make his Bucks debut this evening.

Antetokounmpo will not play in today's game against the Washington Wizards due to an illness. Mirza Teletovic will draw the start in his place with Matthew Dellavedova still limited to a minutes restriction of 20 minutes as he works his way back from injury, though Michael Beasley is also definitively in play, as he should see significant playing time off the bench. Additionally, Malcolm Brogdon will certainly be pegged with more of the distribution and ball handling responsibilities in Antetokounmpo's absence. No members of the Bucks' starting unit see a particularly substantial usage spike with Antetokounmpo off the floor, but Jabari Parker does lead the team with a 27.3% usage rate while averaging 1.09 FanDuel and 1.15 DraftKings points per minute.

Beasley will reportedly be available to play in tonight's game against the Washington Wizards after previously being listed as probable on the Bucks injury report with a sprained left foot that has caused him to be sidelined for the previous five games. Beasley will almost assuredly see the court in some capacity this evening given the unavailability of Mirza Teletovic and Rashad Vaughn due to injuries. There will extra minutes and usage that needs to be disbursed among the remaining members of the second unit, but it's tough to confidently project which reserve player will benefit the most. Malcolm Brogdon and Greg Monroe had been carrying the offensive load even prior to the the Teletovic and Vaughn injuries, so they should be the primary tournament punt targets for Milwaukee.