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Drew Gooden | Center/Forward

Team: Milwaukee Bucks
Age / DOB:  (31) / 9/24/1981
Ht / Wt:  6'10' / 250
College: Kansas
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Drew Gooden (illness) is inactive for Tuesday's game against the Heat.
Gooden has appeared in just 16 games all season, mostly due to coaches' decisions. Apr 9 - 6:51 PM
Source: Charles Gardner on Twitter

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Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden, who has quietly returned to the Bucks' rotation, finished Saturday's game with five points, four rebounds and one steal in 13 minutes.

Gooden racked up unlimited DNP-CDs until just this week, when (probably due to injuries) Scott Skiles began giving him custodial minutes at the end of the rotation. He has no fantasy appeal.
Sun, Dec 16, 2012 12:27:00 AM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

The Bucks are "trying to move" Drew Gooden in a trade, according to beat writer Gery Woelfel.

Good luck with that. Gooden is owed about $20 million total through the 2014-15 season and hasn't played in a game all season. The Bucks would likely have to take another bad contract (or two) in return to get any other team to even be interested in the veteran big man.
Source: Journal-Times
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 09:52:00 AM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

After three straight DNP-CDs, Drew Gooden will be inactive Friday against the Wizards.

No reason has been given for Scott Skiles' sudden disinterest in Gooden, who averaged 29 minutes per game last season. Whatever value Gooden had is gone as long as he remains out of favor.
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Fri, Nov 9, 2012 12:31:00 PM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden picked up another DNP-CD on Saturday.

Gooden averaged 29 minutes in 46 starts for the Bucks last season, but there is no suggestion of an injury and it looks like Scott Skiles has simply excluded him from the rotation.
Sun, Nov 4, 2012 03:47:00 AM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden was a DNP-CD on Friday night against the Celtics.

That's all we know at this point, and the versatile power forward didn't play much in the preseason, either. Any momentum he had in fantasy leagues is squashed until we learn more about why he was absent.
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 03:22:00 AM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden (ankle) did not play on Thursday against the Celtics.

Gooden jumped onto the scene and put up huge numbers, but his fall-off late will factor into the post-season awards we give out around here. Regardless, he was still a monster off the waiver wire and proved that he has some serious old-man game.
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 04:10:00 AM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden (ankle) will not play on Wednesday, leaving the Bucks with a starting frontcourt of Ekpe Udoh and Jon Leuer.

The Bucks' season is two games away from ending and it appears that their veterans are in full shut-down mode. It would be very surprising to see Gooden in uniform on Thursday.
Related: Ekpe Udoh, Jon Leuer
Source: Bucks PR on Twitter
Wed, Apr 25, 2012 07:10:00 PM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden played just 13 minutes in the Bucks' elimination game against the Raptors, scoring two points on 1-of-7 shooting with three rebounds and that's it.

Scott Skiles did a few weird things tonight, including putting sparsely-used Jon Leuer into the rotation early in the game. In Gooden's case, Skiles simply had a quick hook tonight. As usual in Milwaukee, we don't want to discount the possibility that Gooden continues to play as Skiles demands a sprint to the finish, but the writing is on the wall. Ekpe Udoh is ready for heavy minutes and Gooden is beat up. The end could be here.
Related: Ekpe Udoh
Tue, Apr 24, 2012 12:35:00 AM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden scored 15 points on 6-of-15 shooting (no threes) with seven rebounds, two assists, and one block in 26 minutes of action on Thursday.

Gooden, who has dealt with various ailments recently, can't be in great shape getting such limited run when the Bucks' backs are against the wall in the playoff chase. The team will basically have to win out and get help to have any chance of catching the No. 7 Sixers, and if/when they're eliminated Gooden will be a shutdown candidate. Ekpe Udoh had seven points, six boards, and two blocks in 18 minutes off the bench.
Related: Ekpe Udoh
Thu, Apr 19, 2012 10:24:00 PM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden had 21 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and two steals on Wednesday, but the Bucks lost to the Wizards.

This was Gooden's first double-double since March 23rd, and we're still not sure where it came from. Gooden had just seven points and eight boards in his previous game, but did score 26 in the game prior. He's been inconsistent and unreliable, but might be ready to leave it all on the floor as the Bucks make their final push for the playoffs. But after tonight's loss, they're 2.5 games behind the Sixers and time is running out.
Wed, Apr 18, 2012 10:07:00 PM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden had seven points, eight rebounds and a steal in Saturday's loss.

He's starting at center, but hasn't been that great for the Bucks since Ekpe Udoh arrived on the scene, and will be a dicey play with just three games next week. Udoh had four points in 14 minutes, and Larry Sanders had eight points, six boards, a steal and three blocks in 25 minutes, and the three are likely to share minutes the rest of the way, meaning all of them are very shaky fantasy plays going forward.
Related: Ekpe Udoh, Larry Sanders
Sun, Apr 15, 2012 12:00:00 AM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden (back), coming off a five-minute night on Wednesday, scored 26 points on 12-of-18 shooting with five rebounds, eight assists, one steal, and one block in the Bucks' win over the Pistons on Friday.

Gooden played 35 minutes and now that the Bucks are truly down to their last playoff legs, look for him to go full tilt until he can't go any more. Brandon Jennings scored 20 points with 10 assists, and Monta Ellis added 18 points and seven assists of his own in the win.
Related: Monta Ellis, Brandon Jennings
Sat, Apr 14, 2012 02:29:00 AM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden started at center against the Knicks on Wednesday, but lasted just five minutes and failed to score.

There were no reports of an injury, but it's no secret his back has been bothering him. He tends to struggle against dominant true centers like Tyson Chandler, so it's possible Scott Skiles just decided to go another direction after watching Gooden for five minutes. He'll bounce back from this one and has a much better match up against Greg Monroe on Friday, but then has to face Roy Hibbert on Saturday. And only Scott Skiles knows how many minutes Gooden will play in either of those games.
Thu, Apr 12, 2012 12:39:00 AM
Drew Gooden - F/C - Bucks

Drew Gooden (back) played in Monday's uncompetitive loss to the Thunder, scoring 14 points on 6-of-10 shooting (including a three) with four rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block in just 18 minutes.

Gooden looked good but his teammates really struggled here, and we'll be watching the postgame and morning reports (if they surface) to see how he did overnight. Owners can be cautiously optimistic following tonight's action that he's ready to produce.
Tue, Apr 10, 2012 02:22:00 AM