Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton landed in the league's COVID-19 health and safety protocols, making him unavailable for the foreseeable future. He is joined by George Hill, Jrue Holidayand Grayson Allen, and with Donte DiVincenzo (ankle) unavailable for at least a few weeks, the team will look to Javonte Smart, Wesley Matthewsand Rodney Hood to fill the void. All three have value in deeper formats, at least for the next few games, although Hood and Matthews should be the preferred options for desperate fantasy managers.

Milwaukee Bucks shooting guard Pat Connaughton turned into an unlikely hero in Wednesday's 112-100 win over the Knicks, exploding for a game-high 23 points off the bench in 31 minutes with 7-for-13 shooting from deep. He went 8-for-14 overall from the field and almost registered a double-double as well with nine rebounds and five assists. Connaughton is a very good shooter, but he mostly doesn't do much damage to the opposition and had managed 10-plus points just four times this season prior to Wednesday. The last time Connaughton had 20 points, he went on a bit of a scoring tear, so maybe history will repeat itself, although the next matchups are far from ideal, with trips to Boston and Atlanta coming up, followed by a home game against the Lakers.

Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton will rejoin the starting five for Wednesday's matchup with the Timberwolves. Connaughton came off the bench Monday- but still played 32 minutes, contributing 13 points, seven boards, and three triples in a win over Indiana. The 28-year-old should have some DFS appeal with added shot opportunities available in the absence of Jrue Holiday (ankle). Connaughton is averaging 13.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and over two three-pointers made per game this season.