Chasson Randle Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

As if the Magic didn't have enough issues, coach Clifford gave some worrisome comments ahead of their game against the Denver Nuggets. Although Bamba and Ennis are both available (and Ennis is still starting), they are suffering from the non-COVID illness that has spread throughout the team, and is keeping Khem Birch and MCW out of the lineup. Coach Clifford said that they "really aren't feeling well", but that they'll still play. This means that they may not get as many minutes as they were projected for originally. In addition to that, Randle has a hamstring injury that is bothering him, which is why he will come off the bench. R.J. Hampton will get the start at point guard against his former team, and may play minutes in the low to mid 30's since Randle looks to be limited by the hamstring injury. The Magic have eight available players, but three of them are hobbled. There's a chance they all play with no issues, but just add more worry to the blowout risk.

Ross and Randle have officially been downgraded from questionable and won't play in Tuesday's matchup against the Denver Nuggets due to their respective ailments, while James Ennis is set to return from an extended injury absence and will at least provide added depth at the forward positions in tonight's contest. In Randle's absence, some combination of Evan Fournier and Aaron Gordon will likely serve as the primary ball-handlers when Michael Carter-Williams is off the court, and Fournier, in particular, has logged at least 34 minutes in each of the previous three games. Any additional time Fournier and Gordon spend at the point will likely be absorbed by Ennis on the wing, so it'll be difficult to expect players like Dwayne Bacon or Chuma Okeke to see a bump in playing time this evening.

Satoransky has officially been added to the Wizards' injury report and won't play in Monday's matchup against the Detroit Pistons due to personal reasons, while Jeff Green remains listed as questionable with left hip tightness he aggravated during Saturday's win. If he's unable to suit up, Jabari Parker appears to be the likeliest candidate to replace him in the starting lineup since Parker started the second half of the previous contest and ended up logging 35 minutes in relief. As for Satoransky's absence, Chasson Randle will draw the start at point guard, and he's coming off of a solid fantasy performance in 25 minutes of action off the bench his last time out. The sample size for this new-look Wizards squad with Satoransky off the court is still tremendously small, but in that time, Randle, Parker, Trevor Ariza, and Bradley Beal have all experienced significant increases to their per minute fantasy production.

Porzingis didn't play last game, but he's all set to return tonight against the Wizards. Chasson Randle will be held out due to an ankle injury. With Rose, Noah, Thomas and Randle off the floor this season, Carmelo Anthony sees by far the biggest bump in usage (7.0%), with Porzingis picking up just 0.6%. Assuming Melo is able to take on a full allotment of minutes this evening, he's a nice upside GPP target at depressed price tags across the industry. Porzingis has the best draw on the Knicks side as the Wizards rank 22nd in DvP against PFs, but he's a little hard to trust coming off an injury in games that mean next to nothing for the Knicks. With Randle out this evening, Ron Baker figures to pick up a large allotment of playing time yet again, he just offers very little upside in terms of FPPM value.

The Knicks have let their veteran back up point guard go and look as if they will sign Chasson Randle to serve as Derrick Rose's back up. Jennings should be able to find a home somewhere while Randle will have limited value unless Rose sits out a game for rest or injury purposes.