Chris

Chiozza

Chiozza joined the Nets on a two-way deal in September, but he’ll have to look elsewhere for a chance at a roster spot. He wasn’t going to see much playing time if he was on the team, so this won’t have an impact on fantasy hoops.

Brooklyn has 12 standard contracts heading into training camp so there is some openings if anyone stands out. Even if Chiozza made the team, he wouldn’t be on the fantasy radar.

Both guys are free to sign elsewhere, and while they’d probably like to remain with the reigning champs, that’s not looking likely. They have a chance to play more minutes on another squad, but probably not enough to merit fantasy consideration.

It would be a blow for Golden State if Poole missed this one, as the Warriors are still fighting to maintain the No. 3 seed in the West. If he’s ruled out, expect Damion Lee and Chris Chiozza to soak up his minutes at point guard.

If Payton II suits up, he should see an increase in minutes with Stephen Curry (hand) being ruled out. If Payton can’t go, Jordan Poole and Chris Chiozza will see a boost in minutes.

Curry has struggled shooting the ball this month, likely resulting from his hand soreness. With him having to miss Sunday night’s game, Chris Chiozza and Gary Payton II (back) will see a bump in minutes, while Jordan Poole will be relied upon to do more offensively.

Golden State sent many of its veterans home ahead of the last game of the team’s road trip, which freed up four spots in the starting lineup. Chiozza occupied one and didn’t offer much outside of the rebounds and assists. Unless something wild happens between now and the Warriors’ home game against Sacramento Monday night, Chiozza is unlikely to log rotation minutes.

Payton II missed Sunday’s game against the Raptors, if he doesn’t play expect Chris Chiozza to fill in for those minutes.

Green, along with Stephen Curry returned to the court Sunday following their rest day in Detroit on Friday. Green played the point-forward role as he normally does, and though Curry wasn’t the primary beneficiary as he normally is, Green still ended up with eight helpers on the evening. Curry struggles shooting, but it didn’t matter because Andrew Wiggins and Jordon Poole went off for 30-plus. Otto Porter scored 15 points off the bench on 5-of-9 shooting from three with six rebounds, and Chris Chiozza chipped in 11 with two triples off the bench as well.

Chiozza appeared in 22 games for the Nets this past season, averaging 4.0 points and 3.0 assists in 10.5 minutes per game. Though there will be an opportunity for Chiozza to get some minutes as a backup point guard in Golden State, he will likely have a similarly limited role, so no need to worry about him in fantasy land.