Evan

Fournier

Fournier finished last season with Detroit after a few years with the Knicks. After playing with France this summer, he’ll remain in Europe for next season. It has been a few years since he was relevant in fantasy hoops, so this move won’t have much of an impact.

Rudy and Evan Fournier (15 points, three triples) were benched following Friday’s loss to Germany, and the move worked, as the host team took down the undefeated Canadians. It’s unclear what Gobert’s playing time will look like for Thursday’s rematch with Germany, but the team had a tremendous performance with his role minimized, so it wouldn’t be surprising if he came off the bench again.

Fournier was completely out of the rotation with the Knicks last season, but he ended up playing a decent-sized role for Detroit after the trade deadline. However, there was no chance that they were going to pay him $19 million next season. He’ll have a chance to start fresh, but it’s unlikely that he is relevant in fantasy hoops next season.

After missing their last game, Fournier will be back in the lineup against Philly. Jared Rhoden and Jaylen Nowell may lose out on a few minutes, but with 14 games being played on Tuesday, this won’t impact fantasy basketball.

Fournier sat out of Saturday’s loss to the Nets, with Jared Rhoden playing 21 minutes off the bench and Jaylen Nowell 19. None of these players are must-stream options in active leagues, especially if Cade Cunningham (knee) is allowed to play.

After playing 29 minutes in an April 1 loss to Memphis, Fournier logged 18 minutes (three on Friday) in the two following games. Jaylen Nowell and Malachi Flynn played most of the perimeter minutes off the bench in Friday’s loss to Memphis, and that’s unlikely to change on Saturday. Starter Marcus Sasser is a better streaming option than both, but Flynn is worth a look in deep leagues due to Saturday’s slate consisting of four games.

Fontecchio will miss a fourth consecutive game due to a toe injury, leaving Troy Brown Jr. in the starting lineup. However, Brown only played 21 minutes in Friday’s loss to the Celtics, and Evan Fournier would be a better streaming option despite coming off the bench.

Umude has been starting over their last few games, but he has been added to the list of Pistons that are out for the rest of the year. Tosan Evbuomwan, Evan Fournier, Marcus Sasser and Troy Brown Jr. are all players that should take on extra unexpected minutes over the final few weeks of the season.

Umude started Wednesday’s game and played 22 minutes before exiting. He finished with eight points (3-of-6 FGs, 2-of-3 FTs) and one rebound. Should he miss time, Evan Fournier would move up in the pecking order, especially if starter Simone Fontecchio remains sidelined.

Detroit already lost Ausar Thompson and Isaiah Stewart for the season, which was announced Wednesday afternoon. They will be incredibly shorthanded for this game and will likely have to turn to Evan Fournier and Chimezie Metu, who they signed to a 10-day deal earlier in the day, to play big minutes.