Jerryd Bayless Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

No real reason for Bayless, Towns or Gibson to go with Minnesota long since eliminated from playoff contention, so we'll see if last night's star Gorgui Dieng or Dario Saric picks up the extra run or if we see more of Keita Bates-Diop and Anthony Tolliver. Dieng is probably still in play at his price point even with a ceiling of about 28-30 minutes.

We expected this, but can now look to Tyus Jones, Gorgui Dieng, and Dario Saric, but perhaps it would make more sense to just not look at any Timberwolves. Those would be the ones to focus one though, if you must.

You can now solidify Tyus Jones minutes at PG and also potentially look to Dario Saric for serviceable production at the 4, especially with Steven Adams likely to make some trouble for Karl-Anthony Towns. Russell Westbrook also won't see much resistance on his drives to the basket with Gibson not around to protect the rim.

Teague and Bayless have both officially had their status upgraded and will be available to play in Monday's matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers despite dealing with their respective ailments, while Jones will join Andrew Wiggins on the Timberwolves' inactive list for tonight's contest. Even with Teague returning for Friday’s loss, Isaiah Canaan drew the start at point guard and was solid from a fantasy perspective in 31 minutes of action in his spot start, but he’ll more than likely head back to the bench and possibly out of the rotation with Teague and Derrick Rose, who has missed six of the last seven games with a sore right ankle, active this evening. Luol Deng has been mentioned as a potential replacement for Wiggins in the starting lineup, and Deng logged 31 minutes off the bench in the Timberwolves previous game, putting him in consideration as a punt option in tournaments. Other than Rose, who could be limited, Karl-Anthony Towns and Taj Gibson have been the main beneficiaries with Wiggins off the court, as they each own at least a +6.6% usage rate differential and experience a +0.22 increase to their per minute production in this scenario.

Bayless has officially been downgraded from questionable and won't play in Friday’s matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans due to a sore right toe, and he'll join Derrick Rose, Tyus Jones, and Robert Covington on the Timberwolves' inactive list, while Teague has been cleared to return from an eight-game absence because of a sore left foot. However, head coach Ryan Saunders already confirmed Teague will come off the bench in his first game back, likely signaling he'll be subject to some kind of minute restriction. This means that Isaiah Canaan will start at point guard, while Teague and Andrew Wiggins should absorb all of the backup point guard minutes after Bayless logged at least 35 minutes in each of the last five games prior to his injury. Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns have been the primary beneficiaries with Bayless, Rose, and Covington off the court, as they each own at least a +8.5% usage rate differential and experience a minimum of a +0.24 increase to their per minute fantasy production in this scenario.

Redick has officially been cleared to play and will start in tonight's game against the Brooklyn Nets after missing seven consecutive games with a left leg contusion, while Jerryd Bayless will also be available to play following a six-game absence due to a sore left wrist. The return of Redick will relegate Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot back to the bench to resume a reserve role and will now compete for minutes with Bayless, T.J. McConnell, and Justin Anderson in the second unit. Luwawu-Cabarrot was hit or miss as a daily fantasy commodity in Redick and Bayless' absences, but he did average nearly 29 minutes per game in his starts, a number that should drastically change going forward. Joel Embiid will make his return from a one-game absence due to rest purposes on the second leg of a back-to-back set, but he is currently scheduled to play in back-to-back games for the first time in his career in Friday and Saturday's games against the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers, respectively.