Will

Bynum

He may make the final roster, but it’s a long shot. Danny Ainge is also said to be in serious talks to acquire free agent Dan Dickau as well. Current starting point guard Delonte West’s extensive injury history apparently has Ainge thinking he can’t have too many point guards, as the Celtics still have Marcus Banks as well.

He’s an afterthought as long as the other Detroit guards are healthy.

Will Bynum replaced him in the lineup, and fantasy owners have to hope this isn’t as bad as it sounds. We’ll call him day-to-day for now, but with Stuckey’s injury and Ben Gordon’s groin injury, Bynum could have a big game tonight.

He started the second half after Rodney Stuckey left with a hamstring injury, and could be in line for more minutes going forward. Will Bynum also came alive with eight points, three rebounds and a steal on 3-of-9 shooting. Both players are worth a look if Stuckey is going to miss much time, but it’s tough to tell which player might benefit most. Since Daye was the second-half starter, we’re going to give the nod to him.

Stuckey suffered a hamstring injury on Wednesday night and did not return to the game after leaving in the first quarter. With Ben Gordon also nursing a sore groin, Will Bynum and Austin Daye stand to see increased minutes if neither Stuckey nor Gordon can play.

Owners should just watch Bynum for now, but the real concern here is the full workload for Brandon Knight. Knight has been playing very tentatively and it has opened the window for Bynum, or at least it did tonight.

No word yet on how long he’ll be away from the team, but Bynum has become an afterthought in fantasy leagues, averaging just 5.0 points in 14 games this season.

Bynum added two rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes, but here are three reasons you should ignore this outburst: 1) he’s averaging 5.0 points this season, 2) the Bobcats have the league’s third-worst defense by points allowed, and 3) he only played this much due to the absence of Ben Gordon (groin) and Rodney Stuckey (hamstring), both of whom are day-to-day.

Bynum played 12 minutes and had just three rebounds to his credit. There was some question about whether or not he could step into the void created by Ben Gordon and Rodney Stuckey, and that was answered tonight.

An earlier report from Keith Langlois of Pistons.com had both players as “nearly certain” to sit out, and now comes word that neither guard will play. Austin Daye is starting, and both he and Will Bynum are candidates to see a big rise in minutes.