Jacob

Evans III

Evans was acquired by the Knicks back in November but New York’s backcourt is crowded enough already. Evans will most likely head to the G League or overseas.

This is not a hospitable locale for Evans, as he joins an overflowing group of guards in New York. If the Knicks don’t trade him or waive him there’s a good chance he’ll spend time in the G League.

You’d think the Timberwolves would recall Spellman while Karl-Anthony Towns is out to see what they have, but so far, that has not been the case. None of these guys are worth owning in the vast majority of leagues.

All three were acquired at the trade deadline, and with none factoring into the Timberwolves rotation it makes sense for them to get some game reps in the G-League. These moves don’t have much of an impact fantasy-wise, as Evans, Vanderbilt and Spellman should have already been on the waiver wire.

Evans, making his Timberwolves debut Saturday night, was on the court for the final minute of the team’s 142-115 win over the Clippers. He doesn’t offer much of anything fantasy-wise, so leave him on the waiver wire.

He’s likely going to be the third-string shooting guard behind Malik Beasley and Jarrett Culver, but he could be elevated to a rotation role with D’Angelo Russell (quad) out today. Evans would only be worth a stream in very deep leagues.

The Wolves traded for all three players prior to Thursday’s deadline. Even if they are available on Saturday night, it’s unlikely they will see much action for their new squad.

Evans will be joining a team that will feature Russell, Malik Beasley, Josh Okogie, Juancho Hernangomez and Karl-Anthony Towns, among others. If Russell plays point guard and Beasley starts at shooting guard, Evans may have a tough time making much of a dent in Minnesota, especially with Okogie and Jarrett Culver also around. Just leave him on waivers for now.

He saw 26 minutes in a spot start on Monday, and his playing time figures to be there at least until after the trade deadline. Evans is hardly an offensive weapon right now with his 11.1 points per 36 on just 32.8 FG%, but at least he does block some shots and picks up some steals. Still, you’d have to be in a pretty deep league to take a chance on him.

The defense was solid but Evans didn’t exactly make a strong case for a larger role with the offense looking out of sync when he was running it. D’Angelo Russell (quad) sat out tonight and it may have had something to do with the trade talks with Minnesota and New York, but deep-league fantasy owners can safely watch Evans from the wire for now.