Santi

Aldama

After sitting out Friday’s loss to the Lakers, Aldama, Clarke, and Stevens remain sidelined for Sunday’s season finale. While Aldama appeared in 61 games and finished ranked just outside the top 150 in 9-cat formats, Clarke did not make his season debut until March after recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon. With Memphis being hit hard by injuries, the values of Aldama, Clarke, and Stevens will be low heading into drafts in the fall. At best, they will be late-round options.

While Aldama and Clarke sat out Wednesday’s loss to the Cavaliers, Stevens started and played 37 minutes. The absence of all three frees up playing time for Jack White and Timmy Allen, who played 15 and 16 minutes respectively in Cleveland. As for active fantasy leagues, GG Jackson and Trey Jemison are the players to target.

This will be a seventh straight absence for Konchar and a third straight for Santi Aldama. GG Jackson, Maozinha Pereira and Dejon Jarreau will take on the power forward minutes, especially with Jake LaRavia and Lamar Stevens listed as doubtful.

With Jaren Jackson Jr. also sidelined, Memphis will be without four key forwards for this game. GG Jackson, Lamar Stevens and Jake LaRavia should be the main beneficiaries, with all three playing big minutes recently.

Aldama has initially been listed as a starter, and it wasn’t until 10 minutes after the scheduled tipoff that he was ruled out. It’s another frustrating issue of injury reporting that has been all too common this season. It has been a few weeks since Jemison started, but he has played well as part of the opening group this season.

Aldama was back in the lineup after missing Saturday’s loss to the Magic with an illness, and he did not have much of an impact offensively. The good news for fantasy managers was his three blocked shots, the second time in three games Aldama’s had at least that many. What helped the Grizzlies on Monday was that others stepped up, including reserves Brandon Clarke (15/7/0/1/2 with one 3-pointer in 22 minutes) and Jake LaRavia (12/4/2 with two 3-pointers in 25 minutes). Despite the limited offense and recent health struggles, Aldama is ranked just outside the top 50 in 9-cat formats over the past three weeks.

Aldama is back after a one-game absence, bolstering the Grizzlies frontcourt. Jake LaRavia replaced him in the starting lineup on Saturday and is likely headed to the bench. However, LaRavia is still worth rostering in deep leagues due to how shorthanded the Grizzlies are.

Aldama did not play in Saturday’s loss to Orlando, with Jake LaRavia replacing him in the starting lineup. Even if LaRavia returns to the bench, he will be worth rostering in fantasy leagues, as the Grizzlies are playing out the string.

Aldama and Konchar were initially doubtful for Saturday’s game, so the status downgrade was expected. Jake LaRavia and Lamar Stevens are in a position to play more minutes, while Brandon Clarke’s workload should not change due to the amount of time he missed with a ruptured Achilles. LaRavia and Stevens are worth rolling the dice on for Saturday’s three-game slate.

Konchar is expected to miss a third straight game, and Aldama will likely join him for the second time since the All-Star break. Jake LaRavia may move into the starting unit, with Lamar Stevens and Brandon Clarke filling out the reserve minutes.