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McCants

Everyone in the fantasy basketball community is fully aware of the term microfracture surgery after what Amare Stoudemire went through last season, so don’t expect McCants to have much value next year. Marko Jaric and “sophomore” Bracey Wright will likely benefit from his absence, although Trenton Hassell is the early front runner for the bulk of his minutes. This is really bad news for McCants, who was penciled in as a probable starter for the Wolves next season.

His NBA career is obviously not going as planned, making him a prime canidate to spend some time overseas.

This is the same team that currently employs Dan Gadzuric and Mardy Collins. McCants was linked to China back in September, and Stein reports that Jiangsu is the latest team to attempt to convince him to end his “self-imposed exile” and return to basketball.

The Lakers have worked out McCants in the past, but he’s nothing more than training camp fodder. Beverley, who was named MVP of the Eurocup last season, could potentially emerge as a cheap backup shooting guard option if the Lakers choose to go that route.

McCants had signed overseas but was released after failing his physical. At this point, he’s a major longshot to return to ever return to the NBA.

He’ll play with Foshan. Although he remains on the NBA radar, McCants will have to show a lot more to get a potentially interested team to roll the dice.

McCants has been back and forth between the D-League club and overseas. Now 28 years old, McCants last played in the NBA in 2009.

He has a groin injury and has been dealing with an ankle sprain as well. There are a lot of questions about his work ethic and physical conditioning, meaning he’s probably not a good fantasy pick this year. There’s no doubt he’s talented though, so he’s worth keeping an eye on.

“He’s got to fight through that,” new head coach Dwane Casey said. “There’s a difference between being hurt and being injured. From this point on in his career, he’s probably going to have something on his body that’s going to be hurt. And you’re going to have to push through it. If you’re injured and can’t go, I understand that. He’s learning.”

He may play in the next one, but he’s struggling with the injury. His coach told him there’s a difference between being hurt and being injured, so if he can play, we think he will. He may worth a last-round pick this year, but then again, there will probably be a more proven pick sitting out there.