Bucks guard Matthew Dellavedova has been diagnosed with a grade 3 right ankle sprain and is expected to be sidelined for the next three or four weeks, league sources tell ESPN’s Chris Haynes. Dellavedova suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against Brooklyn.
Dellavedova, 27, has seen his minutes cut back during his second season in Milwaukee. After playing a career-high 26.1 MPG in 76 regular season contests a year ago, Dellavedova is averaging just 19.0 MPG this season, his lowest mark since his rookie season.
Still, Dellavedova had been serving as the Bucks’ primary backup point guard behind Eric Bledsoe, with his role growing in importance after Malcolm Brogdon went down with an injury of his own. Brogdon is expected to be sidelined until mid-to-late March due to a partially torn quad.
Assuming the Bucks don’t make a move before this week’s trade deadline to add some backcourt depth, the team figures to lean more heavily on Bledsoe and Giannis Antetokounmpo for primary ball-handling duties during Dellavedova’s absence, with bench guards like Jason Terry and/or Sean Kilpatrick perhaps seeing increased roles too.
Hmmm… now no Vaughn, no Delly, no Brogdon. I smell a move for a backcourt player before Thursday. They have a little room left under the tax.
They still have Parker, and he’ll be back to last seasons firm before too long