Chris

Johnson

He signed a 10-day deal on Tuesday due to solid play in the D-League. In 21 D-League games, Johnson 2.6 points, 4 rebounds and 1.81 steals with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. He’s not on the fantasy radar, though.

Johnson, an undrafted SF, is shooting 33 percent from downtown in five games with Memphis. He may not stick with the team after this deal ends and there’s no reason to bother with him in standard fantasy leagues.

Johnson will look to latch on with another team now that his time with the Grizzlies is complete.

Such a move would allow Johnson to stick with the Grizz through the All-Star break, but if the team wanted to keep him beyond a second 10-day deal, they’d have to sign him for the remainder of the season.

The Grizz are adding cheap, warm bodies to their roster after executing a salary dump trade Tuesday morning. Johnson has emerged as one of the better players in the D-League and will get a crack at filling the old Wayne Ellington role in Memphis.

The Grizzlies are expected to land a guy like Tayshaun Prince or Corey Maggette from Detroit, or Vince Carter from Dallas, in exchange for Calderon. And if it happens to be Maggette, his body probably isn’t ready to handle starter’s minutes. Johnson is not a must-add fantasy player, but could see a boost in value with this deal.

Daye, like Tayshaun Prince and Ed Davis, are expected to make their Grizzlies debut on Friday. Daye has real sleeper appeal with no clear starter at small forward in Memphis, and he’s shown an ability to contribute in multiple categories when given the opportunity.

The Wolves need him badly with Nikola Pekovic out and very thin with only Greg Stiemsma as their only true center. Cunningham will get minutes at the center spot and is worth owning in some deeper formats. Derrick Williams may see a ton of minutes at power forward while newly-signed Chris Johnson could be sprung into action, too.

The Wolves are in deep trouble tonight against the Rockets, who have the fastest pace in the NBA. Derrick Williams is going to have to log a ton of minutes while Greg Stiemsma has a chance to break his career high of 29 minutes. Chris Johnson and Mickael Gelabale will also see some run.

He’s the clear winner of the Nikola Pekovic injury news with Chris Johnson (two points in six minutes) and Greg Stiemsma (no points in nine minutes) barely cracking the rotation. Cunningham does have some low-level upside in the short term, so owners in deeper leagues can give him a look.