Corey

Brewer

The NBA allows teams to fill a roster spot left vacant by a player that won’t be playing in Orlando, but the Kings have not reached that point with Barnes. After testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month the veteran forward remains in self-quarantine, but he aims to join his teammates once cleared. As a result, the Kings are more than willing to wait for Barnes. “It’s also a conversation that the player needs to be involved in because ultimately it’s up to them to come out here and keep waiting,” Walton said Friday. “As long as Harrison wants to keep pursuing and join the team, we’re not going to replace him.” Not having Barnes means a little more responsibility for Kent Bazemore and Corey Brewer, with the former having been a productive member of the Kings’ rotation prior to the stoppage of play.

As we said yesterday, Brewer is a tough, defensive specialist but isn’t likely to do much in terms of fantasy in Orlando. He averaged just 4.1 points in his last stint with the Kings during the 2018-19 season.

Brewer is a defensive specialist and this will be his third stint with the Kings. Brewer was with the Kings (and Sixers) in 2018-19 and averaged 4.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 24 games during that stint. He will be nothing more than a DFS flier in Orlando, and not a great one at that.

“We had some talks with a few teams, but nothing really happened. My agent is still working on it, so we’ll see,” Brewer said. “I feel like I can still help a team and I feel like I have a few good years left. But you never know, man. It’s a lot of young guys now. But we’ll see what happens.” Now 34 years old, Brewer has played for eight different NBA teams with career averages of 8.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.5 dimes and 1.3 steals. He used to be a beast in transition, but since he’s lost a step and doesn’t have a reliable perimeter shot, the chances of him landing another contract are slim.

Swaggy P will be reportedly joined by a bevy of other notable free agents in Vegas: Terrence Jones, Luc Mbah A Moute, Corey Brewer, Raymond Felton and Thabo Sefolosha.

Brewer was questionable to play, but suited up and assumed his usual reserve role for the Kings. He didn’t look any worse for wear after his scary fall on Thursday. He’s not on the fantasy radar.

He’s lucky to be playing tonight after his scary fall on Thursday. Brewer is just an energy guy off the Kings bench and doesn’t have any real fantasy value.

He had a scary fall on Thursday night and went to the locker room, but he did return. Perhaps this injury is because of the fall, but Brewer has usually been playing minutes in the teens. If he’s out, maybe Alec Burks hops in the rotation.

Brewer has been play a consistent role off the bench with the Kings, but that role is limited to minutes in the low-teens on most nights. He’s best left on the wire in most settings.

Multiple teams were interested in Brewer but he reportedly wanted to stay in Sacramento, and got his wish. He’s averaged 16.3 minutes in three appearances for the Kings, though, and doesn’t currently have any fantasy appeal.