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Turner

Turner didn’t do much scoring on Friday, but the rebounds and blocks were highly encouraging. Shot-blocking has rarely been an issue for the veteran center, but he was poor on the glass in his first season with the Bucks. If Turner can hit the glass consistently, that would do wonders for his fantasy value after a subpar 2025-26.

While Turner didn’t offer much offensively, he blocked five shots before fouling out. Last season, the Bucks’ center had six games with at least five blocks. The issue, whether in fantasy value or “real” value, was Turner’s lackluster rebounding. He’s never been elite there, but the Bucks (and fantasy managers) need more than two rebounds from him in 24 minutes.

After an underwhelming showing in Milwaukee’s preseason lid-lifter on Monday, Turner was more productive against the Thunder. A change to the Bucks’ lineup may have helped, as Kel’el Ware replaced Kyle Kuzma. Having a legitimate rebounder on the court helped free up Turner, who shot over 50 percent from the field and recorded three “stocks.” Milwaukee’s starting five isn’t finalized, but sharing the court with another big could help Turner rebound from his disappointing 2025-26 campaign.

Ware came off the bench in his unofficial Bucks debut, but that didn’t prevent the 7-footer from showing why he still has a top-100 ADP. He was highly active on both ends of the floor, recording a double-double and shooting 2-of-6 from beyond the arc. Given starting center Myles Turner’s (seven points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal, one block, and one three-pointer) rebounding struggles last season, Ware will have consistent fantasy value, even if he doesn’t start.

To no one’s surprise, Antetokounmpo will not play in Sunday’s season finale. Turner is also out, which means more playing time and a likely start for Jericho Sims. Pete Nance is questionable, and his minutes are likely to increase if he can play.

Green, Prince and Dieng are the holdovers from the lineup that started Wednesday’s loss to the Pistons. With Ryan Rollins out, Ryan moves into the starting five, while Turner’s return bumps Jericho Sims to the bench.

Turner is off the injury report after sitting out Wednesday’s loss to the Pistons. His return likely pushes Jericho Sims to the bench one game after recording his first career triple-double.

Turner and Kuz sat out Tuesday’s matchup with Brooklyn, and they’ll both miss the second leg of Milwaukee’s back-to-back set. Jericho Sims and Pete Nance could see significant frontcourt minutes.

Turner will be unavailable, which opens up a starting spot down low. Either Jericho Sims or Pete Nance will fill the void, though both should take on extra minutes.

Given the current state of the Grizzlies’ roster, especially in the frontcourt, many fantasy managers hoped to get a big-time performance out of Turner. He was good, recording his fourth double-double of the season and first since January 29. Turner also recorded four defensive contributions against the Grizzlies. Sunday aside, this has been a disappointing season for the Bucks and the center they signed in free agency. Hopefully, Turner will bring more to the table in 2026-27.