Nick Calathes

Calathes is entering his second season in the NBA. During his rookie campaign, he averaged 4.9 points, 2.9 assists, 1.9 rebounds, and 0.9 steals in 17 minutes per game through 71 games. He shot 46 percent from the field on 4.4 attempts per game, 31 percent from three on 0.9 attempts per game, and 61 percent from the free-throw line on 1.0 attempt per game. His season ended just prior to the playoffs beginning when he was suspended for 20 games for violating the league's anti-drug policy (Tamoxifen). Still, his solid play behind starter Mike Conley convinced the Grizzlies to guarantee Calathes' contract for 2014-15, despite his reported desire to accept a much more lucrative offer to play in Greece. Calathes will miss the first 13 games of the season as he finishes serving his 20-game suspension. Unless Conley were to suffer an injury, it's unlikely that Calathes would be able to carve out enough of a role to warrant too much consideration in fantasy on draft day, especially with the team electing to re-sign veteran Beno Udrih, who filled in nicely as the Grizzlies' backup point guard in the playoffs. With that said, Calathes should have every opportunity to earn the vast majority of minutes behind Conley once he does return from serving his suspension. Also, if Conley were to get hurt, Calathes would be the most likely fantasy beneficiary, as he thrived in his seven starts last season, contributing 14.7 points (52%/41%/75%), 4.9 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 2.6 steals, and 0.3 blocks in 36 minutes per game.