Anthony

Tolliver

Tolliver averaged 1.5 points and 0.9 rebounds in nine minutes per game for the 76ers last season. He’ll be a nice depth piece for New Orleans, but not for your fantasy team.

Tolliver’s deal for 2021-22 had a guarantee date of Aug. 27, so Philly maintains roster flexibility by waiving him. He may earn another deal as a court-stretching big, but his fantasy-relevant days are long gone.

Tolliver just completed his second 10 day contract with the Sixers and has averaged just 1.6 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per game in 12 minutes. Leave him on the wire.

Tolliver isn’t worth rostering in any fantasy league, as he is simply providing the 76ers with additional depth as they await the return of Tobias Harris.

Doc Rivers basically said that Tolliver won’t be in the rotation. “I don’t know about minutes unless you want me to bench Tobias [Harris] or somebody like that,” said Rivers. If Tolliver does earn minutes it will strictly be to shoot 3-pointers and rebound, and he’s a non-factor in fantasyland.

Tolliver hasn’t been a fantasy option for years and is looking at a handful of minutes at best as he competes with Mike Scott in Philly. Leave him on the wire.

Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins effusively praised Tolliver after Friday’s game. “He brought so much juice to the lineup,” Jenkins said. “That energy just picked up and permeated throughout the rest of the group and he was a leader of that charge.” That sounds like a player who will continue to start, possibly into the postseason, as the Grizzlies navigate the absence of Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee).

Clarke was replaced by Anthony Tolliver in the starting unit for this one, and that’s a lineup change that will likely hold with Memphis notching their first win in The Bubble today. Tolliver helps them spread the floor, but he didn’t do much statistically with just eight points, two triples and five rebounds across 26 minutes. Gorgui Dieng looked good in 22 minutes off the bench with 12 points, one 3-pointer, seven rebounds, one block and two turnovers, so it’ll be interesting to see how his role develops sans Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee).

The Grizzlies have gone 0-4 in The Bubble, so Taylor Jenkins will shake things up and try and get some more shooting in his first unit. Tolliver will be good for some triples, but he’s not a great DFS target. Clarke should still see minutes in the mid-20s regardless of how he enters the game, so the bench demotion shouldn’t impact his overall value that much.

The deal can’t be finalized until the league’s transaction window opens from June 23-30, but it sounds like a done deal. Tolliver brings veteran leadership and outside shooting to the Memphis roster, but won’t make an impact on DFS rosters.