Khris Middleton intended to prove this season that he is not a fragile player, going so far as to say that under 70 matches played, he did not consider it to be a successful season…
Except that he has already missed the first eight matches of the campaign and could therefore quickly “miss” his 2024/25 campaign at this rate. Especially since in Milwaukee, we remain extremely vague on his return.
“Everyone is different” explains Doc Riverswho does not want to set any date for his winger, who is still recovering from operations on his ankles suffered during the offseason. “Khris has had a lot of injuries and surgeries so it's not as quick as we hoped, but there's nothing wrong with that. »
Not possible to work the automations
However, with 2 victories for 6 defeats, the temptation could be great to rush him a little.
“Obviously we want Khris to play, but he’s the one doing all the work”continues the coach. “He gives his all. As a coach, that's all you can ask for. So there is no frustration on his part. We would like to be in good health. We knew before the start of the season that of the first ten matches of the season, two would be played at home. We hoped to be in good health, but that is not the case and there is nothing that can be done. »
The problem is that after the last failed campaign, the Bucks intended to bounce back by banking on better automatisms around the Lillard – Middleton – Antetokounmpo trio, who have only been able to play seven games together since the arrival of Doc Rivers in Wisconsin. Automations which have still not been able to be worked on.
| Khris Middleton | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | DET | 27 | 18 | 44.0 | 31.1 | 84.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.1 |
| 2013-14 | MIL | 82 | 30 | 44.0 | 41.4 | 86.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 12.1 |
| 2014-15 | MIL | 79 | 30 | 46.7 | 40.7 | 85.9 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 13.4 |
| 2015-16 | MIL | 79 | 36 | 44.4 | 39.6 | 88.8 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 18.2 |
| 2016-17 | MIL | 29 | 31 | 45.0 | 43.3 | 88.0 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 14.7 |
| 2017-18 | MIL | 82 | 36 | 46.6 | 35.9 | 88.4 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 20.2 |
| 2018-19 | MIL | 77 | 31 | 44.1 | 37.8 | 83.7 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 18.3 |
| 2019-20 | MIL | 62 | 30 | 49.7 | 41.5 | 91.6 | 0.7 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 20.9 |
| 2020-21 | MIL | 68 | 33 | 47.6 | 41.4 | 89.8 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 20.4 |
| 2021-22 | MIL | 66 | 32 | 44.3 | 37.3 | 89.0 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 20.1 |
| 2022-23 | MIL | 33 | 24 | 43.6 | 31.5 | 90.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | MIL | 55 | 27 | 49.3 | 38.1 | 83.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 15.1 |
| Total | 739 | 31 | 46.0 | 38.8 | 87.9 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 16.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
