Marques

Bolden

Bolden suited up in nine games for the Hornets last season, as well as two for Milwaukee. Bolden will have a chance to sign elsewhere, but he hasn’t proven himself to be a player worth keeping tabs on in any fantasy format.

Richards and Williams sat out their last game, and Bertans will join them on the sidelines for this one. With Brandon Miller and Miles Bridges also out, there will be plenty of minutes at forward to go around. Aleksej Pokusevski and JT Thor should fill a lot of those, with Marques Bolden once again seeing most of the minutes at center.

Richards was held out of Sunday’s loss to the Raptors, with Charlotte going small and moving Grant Williams into the starting lineup. Nick would replace Williams in the starting lineup if cleared to return. Marques Bolden played only eight minutes off the bench, so he isn’t worth streaming if Richards remains sidelined.

Richards didn’t make the initial injury report, but he is now questionable with a foot issue after going through morning shootaround. If he ends up missing this game, Marques Bolden, who they recently signed to a two-way contract, will likely have to play big minutes as the main center option. Grant Williams should also see extra minutes as a smaller center.

Bolden signed a 10-day with Charlotte on February 20th, and he impressed them enough for them to keep him around. He will likely spend most of his time in the G-League, so this won’t impact fantasy hoops.

Charlotte’s depth at center is a bit thin behind Nick “Naughty Nicky” Richards, with Nathan Mensah the only true center available. Grant Williams and Miles Bridges can fill in as small ball centers, but the 6'10, 249-pound Bolden offers some needed size. Bolden is a Duke alum, so even if Mark Williams remains sidelined, Charlotte can still boast a Blue Devil in the frontcourt.

Bolden is on an Exhibit 10 contract, so it’s highly unlikely he’ll be in the Bucks’ rotation come opening night. But watching the former 5-star recruit have one of the best games of his professional career was fun.

The Bucks are giving many of their primary weapons the night off in the team’s preseason finale, hence the “strange” starting lineup. Carter is best positioned of the quintet to receive consistent rotation minutes once the regular season begins. Beauchamp, Milwaukee’s first-round pick, and Nwora are competing for playing time on the wing, a key competition due to the absence of Khris Middleton (wrist). Mamukelashvili, who’s on a two-way contract, and Bolden (Exhibit 10) face longer odds for rotation minutes, with the latter fighting for a guaranteed contract.

The Bucks have 19 players under contract, so they are likely just looking to secure Bolden’s G League rights. He’s a long shot to make the 15-man roster.

All three faced very long odds to make the Jazz roster for opening night, so these transaction are not a surprise. It’s likely that, provided they clear waivers, Teague (a college teammate of Jazz second-round pick Jared Butler) and Alston land with Utah’s G League affiliate.