Mitchell Molbeck

Doc Rivers on Bucks being eliminated from playoff contention: "It's been disappointing, obviously. Since I've been here, I haven't had a healthy stretch and it's been your key guys. It's been Giannis. It's been Dame ... This year, having only one quote-unquote star, every other team has two and three. We needed health. We were thin ... All the talk and all that stuff probably didn't help either." (via @eric_nehm)

Khris Middleton is a buyout candidate, per @JoshuaBRobbins “Middleton, 34, has shown some signs of life lately, but no longer looks like a potential difference-maker for a contending team. The majority of league sources whom The Athleticspoke with said they think Middleton’s most likely outcome is to remain with the Wizards through the deadline and be a buyout candidate.” (Via nytimes.com/athletic/69847…)