Sunday, February 3, 2019

Cedi Osman injures right ankle

Cedi Osman limped off the court late in the first half with a right ankle injury and was unable to return in Cleveland's loss to the Mavericks on Saturday.  He finished the night scoring10 points (5-9 FG, 0-2 3Pt), two rebounds, three assists and one steal in 14 minutes.

Fantasy Implications: Osman landed awkwardly on Dwight Powell's foot after scoring on a follow-up rebound. He tried to walk it off before exiting a minute later, and was replaced by David Nwaba. The 23-year-old forward will be re-evaluated today. Entering Saturday, Osman was averaging 24.3 points on 54.7 percent shooting, including 48.4 percent from 3-point range to go with 6.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.5 steals.

David Nwaba finally takes court

David Nwaba tallied 12 points (5-6 FG, 2-4 FT), four rebounds, one assist and one steal over 15 minutes in the Cavaliers' 111-98 loss Dallas on Saturday.

Fantasy Implications: Nwaba was on an obvious minutes restriction, having not played since December 23 after missing his previous 18 contests because of an injured left ankle.  The 26-year-old forward is averaging 6.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.6 steals in 16.4 minutes for the season should considered.  He has no fantasy value other than in very deep formats or for a speculative DFS play.