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May

May is coming off reconstructive knee surgery during his rookie campaign. He averaged just 8.2 PPG in 23 contests, but is a nice sleeper candidate if he can get healthy.

May averaged under 30 games in his four NBA seasons, and played just nine minutes per game during his most recent stint with Sacramento in 2009-10. Hopefully he can stay in shape and have a fruitful career overseas.

May has struggled with knee injuries and conditioning issues throughout his career, and it’s possible that we won’t see him back in the NBA so long as that remains an issue.

He appears to be in great shape and will have a little value at the end of your fantasy bench this season. If Emeka Okafor wasn’t in his way, he’d be a strong candidate for rookie of the year.

He should be ready to go for the regular season though, so he could still be selected at the end of fantasy drafts this year.

“My idea is late next week or the week after I’ll probably get into some contact stuff,” he said. “It might be limited where I’m in only a few plays, but we’re not looking to push this thing.” He’s just hoping to be ready to play on opening night, and he should be able to do that.

He missed all of camp recovering from knee surgery, so this was a fantastic debut for the rookie. He’s going to be a good source of boards this season and is worth a late-round pick.

If May’s surgically repaired right knee didn’t swell Tuesday night, then he expected to debut tonight against the Indiana Pacers. This is his last chance at preseason action, as it’s the last game for the Cats before the regular season.

He hit just 5-of-14 shots, but he may be a better play than Melvin Ely or Primoz Brezec at this point. Keep your eye on May, but beware of playing any Charlotte big man other than Emeka Okafor, as they’ve all been inconsistent.

It’s important to note that the Cats were without Melvin Ely (shin) and Gerald Wallace (wrist), and once they return, May is going to struggle to see enough minutes to do this every night.