NBA Playoffs 2018: Top 10 role players who'll make a difference

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#7 Khris Middleton

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Middleton scores over Josh Hart

Khris Middleton has been one of the Milwaukee Bucks front office's shrewdest acquisitions over the past 5 years. While he's always been at least an average NBA player, he has now blossomed into a scorer and secondary playmaker vital to the working of the Bucks' offensive schemes.

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Middleton's season averages of 20.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists are revelatory for most wing players - if he were playing in a bigger market, he could've gotten more fanfare in the All-Star voting sweepstakes.

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The Bucks' net rating undergoes a swing from +2.4 with him on the court to -2.9 with him off the court, ranking him third in on/off differentials behind Eric Bledsoe and Giannis.

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