Daniel

Oturu

The second-year center out of Minnesota played 30 games for the Clippers last season, averaging 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 5.4 minutes per game. He’s not worth rushing to the wire for.

He was added on a camp deal back in September, but wasn’t able to show himself deserving of a regular season roster spot.

Neither Thompson nor Oturu was expected to make the Bulls roster, so this is not a surprise. If no other NBA teams choose to sign Thompson or Oturu, both will likely suit up for Chicago’s G-League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls.

Oturu just got waived by Memphis a few days ago, so he has a new home for the time being. Chicago is lacking some size right now, especially since it was just announced that starting power forward Patrick Williams is going to miss 4-to-6 weeks with a pretty gnarly ankle sprain, so Oturu could actually have a shot at making the 15-man roster. Even if he does, new signing Alize Johnson will likely be ahead of Oturu in the rotation, so his fantasy outlook still isn’t all too great.

The Grizzlies’ 2021 training camp roster was put out, and McDermott made the cut for the time being. He was lucky as Daniel Oturu and Carsen Edwards were waived, but the chances of McDermott being a regular rotation player (or fantasy asset) are slim to none.

Oturu was the 16th head on Memphis’ roster, so the chances of him making the team were never great. He’ll either have to find a new home in the NBA or continue to develop his game elsewhere.

Oturu didn’t have fantasy value in Los Angeles, and his situation is now even worse with Jaren Jackson Jr. and Brandon Clarke already being legitimate power forward options. He may even be waived as this was Memphis’ 16th guaranteed contract, so It’s safe to ignore him in all leagues.

Ja Morant is the main man at point guard for the Grizzlies, so it’s pretty unclear what types of roles Rondo and Beverley will have over there at this point. There’s a chance one or both of these guys are moved, but for the time being, Rondo will bring some veteran leadership to Memphis while Beverley could help mentor Ja on the defensive end while playing a bit of shooting guard here and there. For what it’s worth, we don’t expect either guy to have an impact in fantasy hoops.

Nothing like a random, mid-August Woj Bomb on a Sunday evening. This is a bizarre trade to say the least, but makes a bit of sense for the Clippers as they had too many guards and were able to get rid of a pair of expiring deals. Bledsoe was less than impressive with the Pelicans this past season, averaging 12.2 points per game on 42.1% shooting with not much else, and now he’ll be backing up Reggie Jackson, who the Clippers recently inked to a two-year deal after an incredible 2021 playoff run. He can still hoop, but the days of Eric Bledsoe being an all-around fantasy stud appear to be over.

If anyone out there played Oturu in DFS tonight, we would like to borrow your crystal ball. All kidding aside, he took advantage of the opportunity tonight and showcased his talent, but this will not be a trend on this stacked Clippers team. Oturu and the Clips have secured the No. 4 seed in the West and will now play Dallas in the first round in a series rematch from last season, where LA won in six. Terance Mann scored 19 points of his own off the bench with little else in 23 minutes.