Steven Adams

After seven seasons with the Thunder, the team that drafted him, Adams was dealt to the Pelicans last season. He continued to start but saw a reduced offensive role alongside the likes of Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. Adams garnered 27.7 minutes per game and averaged 7.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a combined 1.6 steals-plus-blocks. The result was Adams' worst fantasy season since 2014-15, with the center ranking 187th in per-game production. The 28-year-old will join another new team this season, as he was dealt from New Orleans to Memphis over the summer in exchange for, most meaningfully, Jonas Valanciunas. Adams will presumably start at center for the Grizzlies, where he should play the same role he always has -- being a devastating screen setter and a premier offensive rebounder. It's possible Adams reclaims some fantasy value since the team construction around him makes more sense with floor-spacing power forward in Jaren Jackson rather than Zion Williamson. Fantasy managers' main hope should be that Adams can start playing 30-plus minutes per game again compared to the 27.1 minutes he's averaged over the past two seasons. It may also help Adams to have a more dynamic point guard to run the pick-and-roll with in Ja Morant compared to Lonzo Ball last season. Optimistic fantasy managers can justifiably select Adams in the late rounds of a standard draft but shouldn't feel like he's a must-roster if he starts the season slowly.