Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Tue 3/25/14 2:13 AM

Jeff Adrien started for the Bucks in their closer-than-expected loss to the Clippers on Monday, scoring 14 points on 4-of-11 shooting with seven rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes. Adrien looks good enough to be logging this many minutes on most nights but Ersan Ilyasova (ankle) will probably be back in the next one and Larry Drew is capable of decimating any of his guys on any given night. He hit 6-of-6 free throws to cap off the night and has put up low-end value in 12-14 team leagues over the last two weeks.

Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Fri 3/21/14 1:35 AM

Jeff Adrien scored 13 points vs. the Warriors on Thursday with six boards, one assist, one steal and one block in 23 minutes. He's playing a lot harder than Ersan Ilyasova and probably deserves more playing time than him, too. Adrien has accumulated some nice hustle stats while shooting an impressive 54 percent from the field in his time with the Bucks, so he's on the radar in 14- and 16-team leagues.

Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Thu 3/20/14 11:18 PM

Jeff Adrien went to the locker room for a left eye injury. He checked back in with some bandaging above his eye. Considering what happened to Larry Sanders with a season-ending eye injury, this was probably a scary sight for the Bucks. Adrien is good to go, though.

Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Wed 3/19/14 1:24 AM

Jeff Adrien played 20 minutes off the bench and had seven points, five rebounds, a steal and a block in an overtime loss to the Blazers on Tuesday. His streak of scoring in double digits was snapped at four games, thanks to the play and minutes of Zaza Pachulia tonight. Adrien will have some big games down the stretch, but isn't going to be reliable as long as he's coming off the bench behind Pachulia and Ersan Ilyasova. However, he might be a decent play on nights when Ilyasova is resting.

Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Sun 3/16/14 3:47 PM

Jeff Adrien energized the Bucks in his 14 minutes off the bench on Sunday vs. the Bobcats with 12 points, four boards, one assist and one steal. He is unlike any player on the team with how he battles under the boards, but coach Larry Drew doesn't seem to want to unleash Adrien. Despite the nice line, only getting 14 minutes while Ersan Ilyasova (ankle) didn't play is trouble for his fantasy value. After the Bucks just played a five-game week, Adrien loses some appeal in most formats the rest of the way.

Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Thu 3/13/14 10:42 PM

Jeff Adrien scored 12 points in 18 minutes against the Hawks on Thursday with six boards, two steals and one block. He played just 20 minutes without Ersan Ilyasova on Tuesday and was in that neighborhood tonight. Adrien has been very effective in his time with the Bucks, averaging 8.4 points, 7.9 boards, 0.9 blocks and 0.5 steals in 19.7 minutes in his previous 10 games. It's fair to assume he'll be close to that the rest of the way.

Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Wed 3/12/14 12:18 AM

Jeff Adrien, who had a whopping one rebound in five minutes on Monday, bounced back with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks on 5-of-6 shooting in 20 minutes on Tuesday. Adrien's owners who took a flier on him with five games this week were pulling their hair out after Monday's disaster, but an ankle injury to Ersan Ilyasova (DNP) helped bring everyone back off the ledge. It could have been a different story had Ilyasova played tonight, but the bottom line is that Adrien put up a decent line. And if Ilyasova misses more games, and even if he doesn't, it's still possible the decision to use Adrien this week was the right one. Stay tuned.

Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Tue 3/11/14 1:21 AM

Jeff Adrien played five minutes on Monday after getting singled out by Larry Drew as a guy that has earned consistent minutes going forward throughout the last week. Somewhere, Keith Smart stopped rearranging his sock drawer for reasons unbeknownst to him at the time. It's a five-game week for Adrien but this undoubtedly gives him one more shot on Tuesday against the Wolves before his remaining owners jump ship. Zaza Pachulia did the trick for owners banking on the five-gamer with four points, five boards, one steal and one block in 17 minutes.

Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Sat 3/8/14 11:54 PM

Jeff Adrien was solid against the Wizards on Saturday with eight points, eight boards and one block in 22 minutes. He was outstanding on Friday with a 20-10 line against the Pelicans, but he was still able to contribute in tonight's game even with Ersan Ilyasova back from his one-game suspension. Adrien has actually become a solid offensive weapon and he's athletic enough to play in up-tempo games, so he's not just a rebounding guy. He's worth a look in deeper leagues while the Bucks are at full strength.

Jeff Adrien
SF FA
Sat 3/8/14 12:19 AM

Jeff Adrien scored 20 points on 5-of-8 shooting (10-of-11 FTs) with 10 rebounds, one steal and three blocks in 30 minutes off the bench on Friday. Adrien does this damage with Ersan Ilyasova out and with 15 points on Wednesday he has gone from a one-trick rebounder to a guy putting up numbers across the board. Larry Drew loves him and John Henson has provided tepid results lately, so it's possible that he can keep it up but there will be some hurdles to clear. With five games should give him a hard look in 12-14 team leagues, especially if you need a big.