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Aldrich

He should get big minutes tonight. While it’s a terrible matchup, Aldrich is still a nice option in DFS and as a streaming option.

He’s expected to sign with a team in China, and this could be the end of Aldrich’s career in the NBA.

The Wolves waived Aldrich back in June and he was unable to find a team willing to offer a guaranteed contract. He agreed to a training camp deal with Atlanta earlier this month, but it looks like he will sign for a larger payday overseas.

Aldrich has appeared in five games this season and is averaging less than five minutes of playing time per game, rendering him completely irrelevant in fantasyland.

He picked up a DNP-Coach’s Decision after coming back from visiting his grandfather. Aldrich will continue to serve as depth at the end of the bench and nothing more.

Mohammed appeared in all but three regular season games this season, giving OKC solid minutes in relief of Kendrick Perkins. The Thunder might decide to make room for center Cole Aldrich (the No. 11 pick in 2010), but adding Nazr for the veteran’s minimum would be a low-risk decision.

Perkins had wrist and groin surgeries this summer, but he’s expected to be fully healthy for the regular season. “The center position over here is mine and that’s the way we’re going to keep it,” said Perkins. As long as he’s healthy, there’s no reason to bother with Aldrich, Thabeet or Orton in fantasy leagues.

Aldrich has practically no shot of replacing Perk in the starting lineup, but it’s not out of the question that he could cut into the declining veteran’s minutes. Even if Aldrich can crack the unbreakable bond between Perkins and Scott Brooks, he’d be in a timeshare at best. Of course, in a sane world the duo would only total 20-25 minutes unless a larger opposing center was on the docket.

He injured his foot on Wednesday and was playing well as the primary backup to Omer Asik. Asik has played 34 minutes per game in the first two contests and should continue to rack up the boards and blocks. Cole Aldrich will be the main backup at center.

Aldrich suffered a sprained right ankle back on November 19. He has been playing just 8.6 minutes per game and is not an option as he shares backup duties with Greg Smith.