Duane Washington Jr. Fantasy Stats

The New York Knicks have re-signed free-agent guard Duane Washington Jr. The 23-year-old was released by New York a week ago after Washington picked up his qualifying offer. But apparently they've had some second thoughts, bringing him back on a training camp deal. Washington provided a spark on occasion with the Phoenix Suns last year during instances Devin Booker and/or Chris Paul were sidelined. The combo guard ultimately averaged 7.9 points, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 threes on 36% shooting from deep in 12.7 minutes through 31 games last season. Washington has a chance at the upcoming Knicks camp to prove he belongs in the Association after being undrafted in 2021, but he'll likely amount only to backcourt depth if he sticks around this fall.

Phoenix Suns point guard Duane Washington Jr. was the lone bright spot of a 112-98 loss to Cleveland on Sunday, leading all scorers with 25 points on 9-for-18 shooting. He went 5-for-6 with the three-ball and posted one rebound and three assists in 25 minutes off the bench. Washington Jr. has now logged 25 minutes in back-to-back games, scoring 38 points in total and notching 10 assists. His emergence has coincided with injuries to Chris Paul's (hip) and Cameron Payne (foot). The latter has already been ruled out for at least two weeks, so Washington Jr. is set to have a larger role for quite some time, which greatly boosts his fantasy appeal.

Phoenix Suns guard Duane Washington Jr. posted a new career-high in both points and assists as the team took down the Memphis Grizzlies by a score of 125-108. The second-year point guard out of Ohio State put up 26 points, four rebounds, eight assists, and one steal as he shot 10-for-21 overall and 5-for-9 from beyond the arc. If anyone had Washington in a lineup, that was a huge reach that worked out perfectly. Fantasy managers should be very cautious before they go chasing this kind of production outside of this game.

Indiana Pacers point guard Duane Washington Jr. (hip) will be sidelined for the second consecutive game on Monday when the team matches up against the Atlanta Hawks. Washington is nursing a right hip bruise. He is one of a multitude of injured Pacers. With Washington out during the team's last game against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, we saw Keifer Sykes and Lance Stephenson log 23 minutes and 21 minutes off the bench, respectively. Both players struggled in the game, shooting a combined 4-for-19 from the field. The Pacers' starting guards, Tyrese Haliburton and Buddy Hield, are the only guards on the team worth utilizing for fantasy purposes on Monday.