Malcolm

Miller

Miller hasn’t see much playing time during his three seasons in Toronto, appearing in a total of 53 games and averaging 6.7 minutes per. Due to his ability to hit shots from the perimeter Miller could be worth a training camp look either in Toronto or elsewhere, but he isn’t a factor in any fantasy format.

He’s typically not in the rotation, so this means next to nothing.

Miller has been barely used this season, so this doesn’t have any fantasy impact.

Patrick McCaw would be the most obvious guy to head to the second unit if Nurse does decide to go through with a lineup change, considering he’s done a whole lot of nothing in his four starts this season with averages of just 6.5 points, 2.0 boards and 2.0 steals per game on 41.7% shooting in 28.1 minutes a night. Nurse could shift OG Anunoby back to the three-spot and allow Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to start at the four, or he could give Malcolm Miller some time with the first unit. Either way, McCaw isn’t worth owning in most leagues.

He was sprinkled in there as the ninth man in the rotation, and should see playing time for the foreseeable future. He’s still only a deep-league guy.

Anunoby was back in action following a one-game absence, although he was oddly passive with just one shot attempt through the first half of action. He also didn’t get any defensive stats, which is just the first time that’s happened this season. He had a bad game but has been a stud this season, and we’re confident he’ll bounce back on Monday against the Hornets. Malcolm Miller returned to the bench and picked up a DNP-CD with Anunoby back in the rotation.

OG Anunoby was sidelined tonight with a bruised right eye, and it’s unclear when he might return. The move to start Miller was a failed experiment by coach Nick Nurse, who quickly pivoted to Terence Davis and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.

The Raptors won’t have OG Anunoby tonight, so Miller gets his first start of the year and fifth of his career. He wasn’t in the rotation in the previous two games, so he may not see many minutes besides starting each half. We should see some big-ball lineups with Pascal Siakam at the three to open up more run for Chris Boucher.

Toronto waiving both Isaiah Taylor and Cam Payne means that Miller won the fight for one of the team’s final roster spots. It’s the first time he’s made an NBA team outright to start the season. Miller is not on the fantasy radar.

Miller has a partially guaranteed contract for the upcoming season and he’s officially over his shoulder injury from last summer. He might be worth monitoring in the preseason now that Kawhi Leonard has moved on, but Miller’s still a long shot to have fantasy value this season.