Charles

Jenkins

He’s back, but struggled tonight. Charles Jenkins left with a sprained ankle tonight, so Nate should be a solid option going forward. Just check back to make sure his hamstring is good to go after his 23 minutes tonight.

The guy didn’t even try to get out of the way, and Jenkins, who had four points and one assist off the bench, paid the price. With Nate Robinson back in action from a hamstring injury, Jenkins can be dropped in most leagues.

Robinson is going to trade off bigger nights with Charles Jenkins (eight points, seven assists), but coming off the bench he might have a lower ‘floor’ than Jenkins. Their value is pretty similar right now and both should be owned in 12-team formats.

Jenkins was allowed to roll into a third first-quarter foul tonight, which is a new wrinkle of Mark Jackson’s coaching acumen gracing us with its presence lately. He seems to have the starting job on lockdown and both he and Nate Robinson (six points, four assists) are worth owning in 12-team formats, despite the slow results.

Nate Robinson was held out due to a hamstring injury, so Jenkins got extra minutes tonight. If Robinson remains out, Jenkins will probably be worth owning if you need a point guard, so watch for updates on Lil Nate going forward.

Information was slow coming in, but the latest is that he will start against the Grizzlies after suffering a knee injury in his last game. This means Nate Robinson will come off the bench.

Nate Robinson scored 18 and played more minutes, but Jenkins still looks like the starter for now. Robinson is still a more reliable fantasy option as long as he’s healthy.

Jenkins has been pretty brutal lately and tonight marks a step forward. He’s not completely going away, but he still needs to show more to be considered a must-own player in 12-team formats. For now, he’s just a desperation play at the PG position.

The Warriors need to lose out in hopes of keeping their bottom-7 protected draft pick (traded to Utah), and a late goal tending call helped bail them out tonight. They currently sit in eighth place, and are likely headed toward a coin flip with the loser of the Raptors vs. Nets game on Thursday. In any case, as it appears that Nate Robinson’s season is over, Jenkins should see plenty of minutes against the Spurs on Thursday. Luckily, the Warriors play San Antonio in the finale, or they might accidentally win one. Then again, Gregg Popovich might enjoy torturing them and tank even harder than the Warriors will.

Jenkins’ injury is being called a left knee contusion, also known as a bruise. He was cleared to return to Sunday’s game after sustaining the injury, but did not get back in. This is shaping up as a game-time call, with official word coming around 7 p.m. ET. Jenkins has started four of the last five games, even though Nate Robinson has been relatively healthy for the last three.