Luis

Montero

Prior to this transaction, Montero had received one Rotoworld blurb in his entire career. That’s impressive.

Justise Winslow is nursing a minor back injury so Derrick Williams should get some extended run tonight, and newly signed Luis Montero should be able to pick up some minutes as well.

The newly signed Luis Montero will likely be earning some extended minutes tonight sans Winslow, with Derrick Williams and James Johnson picking up the scraps. Winslow should be stepping into an expanded role this year with the departure of Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh (blood clots), so he’s someone to consider swooping up with a late-round selection on draft day. As for his back, Winslow said he just slept on it wrong, but believes he’ll be fine by the end of the week.

It’s only a partially guaranteed deal, so Montero is likely headed to Miami’s D-League affiliate. There’s no fantasy value to be had here.

Despite just being signed earlier in the week, Montero was always staring at this fate. The Heat wanted his D-League rights, and that’s where we can expect him to begin the 2016-17 season.

The 6'7" wing has 12 NBA games under his belt with the Blazers back in 2015-16, but he likely won’t make an impact for the Pistons any time soon. We’ll monitor his progress in the G-League, but he’s completely off the fantasy radar.

Montero will start the year off playing behind Al-Farouq Aminu, Moe Harkless and Mike Miller in the rotation, so there’s no reason to target him on draft day.

They are not in the rotation in Portland so it makes sense for them to gain some experience in the D-League.