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Milwaukee Bucks: Hiatus could allow increased playoff minutes for starters

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 04: (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

By the time the postseason rolls around, the months of rest could allow the Milwaukee Bucks to increase their starters’ minutes totals.

One of the key signifiers of Mike Budenholzer’s tenure as Milwaukee Bucks head coach has been just how dominant his team has been, and how in turn that has led to their star players not having to clock up anywhere close to the kind of minutes totals that are normal for many of their rivals.

Of course, under the guidance of Budenholzer’s predecessor, Jason Kidd, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton were mainstays in the NBA’s top-10 in total minutes played.