Austin Daye

Austin Daye will be starting his first full season in San Antonio after coming over from the Toronto Raptors in a trade for Nando de Colo last February. He's a five-year NBA veteran and averaged 3.0 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 0.6 three-pointers in seven minutes per game through 22 games last season. Daye played sparingly for Toronto and performed decidedly better once arriving in San Antonio. As a member of the Spurs, Daye averaged 4.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.3 steals, 0.3 blocks, and 0.9 three-pointers in eight minutes per game. Overall, Daye shot 35 percent from the field on 3.1 attempts per game and 60 percent from the line on 0.5 attempts per game. A former lottery pick of the Detroit Pistons, Daye has tantalized with his multi-category fantasy abilities in the past but has never been able to solidify himself in a rotation long enough to become a fantasy-relevant player in standard leagues. He has the ability to averaged over one steal, block, and three-pointer per game guy if given the minutes, but when you're shooting 35 percent from the field, it's hard for any coach to justify giving you minutes in the NBA. The minutes likely won't be there. Daye did look very impressive in Las Vegas for the Spurs' summer league squad, averaging 16.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.0 steals, 0.7 blocks, and 1.5 three-pointers in 28 minutes per game through six games. Daye only played over 20 minutes in one game last season, and he dropped 22 points, including six three-pointers, two steals, and two blocks against the hapless Sixers in a late-season game that didn't mean diddly-Daye squat to the Spurs. If it's a night where the Spurs are sitting starters and Daye is going to get minutes, he has the ability to fill up the box score, but apart from that, he can be left on the wire in most league formats.