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Hamilton

According to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, it’s an Exhibit 10 deal. He will compete for the Cavs final roster spot. Hamilton spent last season with the Hawks. In 19 games for Atlanta, he averaged 3.0 points and shot 34.8 percent from 3-point range before being waived in early February. He is not on the fantasy radar.

Hamilton’s run as a starter ended after three games, in which he averaged 6.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He made only one 3-pointer without any steals or blocks in that span, though, so it was a bust for fantasy purposes. DeAndre’ Bembry got the start tonight and will get at least a few more, as the Hawks experiment with developing players in the absence of Kent Bazemore (ankle) and Taurean Prince (ankle). Given that some of Hamilton’s stats came in garbage time tonight, this solid line isn’t a reason to pick him up.

Hamilton wasn’t doing much as a starter anyway, so his absence shouldn’t impact fantasy lineups.

Hamilton had been doing a whole lot of nothing with the starting unit, so this move is long overdue, and Lloyd Pierce confirmed that Bembry will remain a starter for the rest of the week. Bembry is coming off a career-high, 19-point performance, and he could be looking at minutes in the 30s tonight, so it makes sense to swoop him up if you’ve got someone to cut.

He was 4-of-8 from the field and made the most of his limited minutes with zero turnovers. Coach Lloyd Pierce talked about Hamilton’s defensive versatility and length before the game, and we know he can fill it up across the stat sheet like he’s shown in the G-League with averages of 18.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.5 triples. If his workload trends up, he’ll be a name to watch with Kent Bazemore (ankle) out a couple weeks.

This will be his first NBA start and eighth appearance of the season. Hamilton has been a stat stuffer in the G-League with 18.3 points, 11.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.5 triples, so deep-league owners should keep an eye on him with Bazemore out a couple weeks.

Hamilton has been out since the preseason with a shoulder issue, but it sounds like he’s close, given that he’ll be going down to the G-League to continue his rehab. That said, we don’t anticipate Hamilton or Adams being relevant in fantasy hoops this season.

He’s not an impact player in fantasy hoops.

He’s getting close, but he’s not a rotation player. Ignore him.

He’s yet to make his preseason debut, and it’s unclear if he’ll be ready for the start of the season. Don’t draft him.