Jaylen

Wells

Wells has scored 13 points or more in four of his last five games. Rostered in 10% of Yahoo leagues, the rookie is ranked just outside the top 100 in 9-cat formats over the previous week. Wells is on a two-way contract, which limits him to 50 regular-season appearances. Few, if any, expected him to have the impact he’s had thus far.

On a two-way contract, Wells has been more impactful than anyone outside the Grizzlies organization anticipated before the season began. Of course, injuries made it necessary for the rookie to play, but give Wells credit for being ready for the opportunity. He finished Saturday’s win with a season-high 26 points, and fantasy managers will also welcome the assists and 3-pointers. Memphis plays four games in Week 6, beginning with Portland on Monday.

Friday’s game will be Bane’s first since October 30, so fantasy managers should plan for his minutes to be restricted. In time, his return will impact Jaylen Wells and Santi Aldama the most, with the latter most likely to become irrelevant in fantasy basketball leagues.

Bane, who has not appeared in a game since October 30, is closing in on a return. His availability will impact Jaylen Wells and Santi Aldama the most, as they’ve been used at shooting guard and small forward, respectively. Of the two, Aldama is better equipped to withstand Bane’s return concerning fantasy value.

When Memphis selected Wells with the 39th pick in the draft last summer, they probably weren’t planning on him being part of their starting unit in November. However, the 3-point marksman has played important minutes for them due to the plethora of injuries that they’re facing once again. He had an off-night in Monday’s loss, but he has scored at least 15 in three of his four starts, and the team is 3-1 when he is part of the opening unit. He’s worth streaming in deeper leagues as long as Desmond Bane remains sidelined.

This will be a third straight absence for Konchar, and when you combine that with the other injuries, Memphis will have to rely on Scotty Pippen Jr., Jaylen Wells and Jake LaRavia to continue to play big minutes. Wells should get another start after scoring 15 points in 36 minutes on Saturday.

Due to his quad injury, Konchar is on track to miss a third straight game. With Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart already sidelined, Jaylen Wells, Scotty Pippen Jr., and Jake LaRavia have figured more prominently in the Grizzlies’ rotation. Pippen and Wells are the first two players deep-league managers should seek if looking for streaming value.

With Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane sidelined due to injury, Wells was tabbed to make his first career start. And the second-round pick took advantage of the opportunity, scoring 16 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Wells’ viability as a deep-league streamer moving forward depends on the availability of Smart and Bane, but he certainly made a positive impression on Thursday.

The Grizzlies are without Desmond Bane and Marcus Smart due to injury, opening up two spots in the starting lineup. Wells and Aldama will fill the voids, while Scotty Pippen Jr. and Jake LaRavia should also see their playing time increase.

With Marcus Smart and Desmond Bane sidelined for the second leg of a back-to-back after early exits on Wednesday, Konchar should be in line to start and play a ton of minutes if he is available. If he isn’t, Jake LaRavia, Scotty Pippen Jr. and Jaylen Wells will all take on extended minutes as part of a depleted wing rotation in Memphis.