Royce O'Neale Stats
- Height / Weight
- 78 / 226 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 6/5/1993 (30)
- Experience
- 6
- College
- Baylor
Career Stats
Royce O'Neale Last 10 Games
Royce O'Neale News
Phoenix Suns forward Royce O'Neale played 33 minutes in Sunday's 118-110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, gathering nine points on 3-for-10 shooting, four assists, three rebounds, three three-pointers, and two blocks. Starting in place of the injured Devin Booker (ankle), O'Neale delivered the low-end goods fantasy managers have grown accustomed to over the veteran swingman's career. With Phoenix expecting Booker to miss at least the next week of play, O'Neale is someone nine-category managers should be prioritizing on waiver wires ahead of Tuesday's showdown against the Denver Nuggets. Across nine starts during 2023-24, the 30-year-old three-and-D wing is averaging 10.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 3.1 triples, and 2.4 combined steals plus blocks but faces a difficult task against a Nuggets squad that's surrendering the fewest fantasy points to opposing small forwards.
Phoenix Suns guard/forward Royce O'Neale will slide into the starting five ahead of Thursday's game against the Houston Rockets. The Suns are in need of help with Bradley Beal (hamstring) and Eric Gordon (groin) both sidelined. O'Neale contributed 20 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and two steals during Sunday's game. It's hard to imagine him having the same type of performance again. However, fantasy managers should expect at least a fairly decent game from O'Neale considering the Suns are banged up. Fantasy managers should go ahead and take a chance on O'Neale if they need help for Thursday's slate.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Suns, Grizzlies, and Nets completed a three-team trade ahead of Thursday's deadline. Notably, Brooklyn will send forward Royce O'Neale to Phoenix. The 30-year-old has played for two teams throughout his career, the Jazz and Nets. He's averaged 6.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists while shooting 38.1% from deep. O'Neale has been a top trade target for many teams around the National Basketball Association for a while now, so the move shouldn't surprise anyone. Although he likely won't be a routine fantasy contributor, he'll provide Phoenix with much-needed depth. That said, O'Neale will probably start here or there moving ahead, meaning there should be some streaming opportunities for fantasy managers.
Brooklyn Nets forwards Dorian Finney-Smith and Royce O'Neale are two of three players seemingly on the trade block ahead of the NBA's trade deadline on February 8. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Nets are listening to offers on both of their veteran forwards and Spencer Dinwiddie. They're expected to look for deals on just these three vets while the rest of the roster is expected to stay in Brooklyn at least until this offseason. Finney-Smith and O'Neale are two prototypical 3-and-D wings that many playoff contenders could use. It's unclear right now what the Nets are expecting in return and whether or not it would be a package of picks plus younger players or one of the two.
Phoenix Suns Depth Chart
*Starters marked in blue
PG | Devin Booker |
Eric Gordon |
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Isaiah Thomas |
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Saben Lee |
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SG | Bradley Beal |
Josh Okogie |
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Damion Lee |
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SF | Grayson Allen |
Nassir Little |
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David Roddy |
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Ish Wainright |
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PF | Kevin Durant |
Royce O'Neale |
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Thaddeus Young |
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C | Jusuf Nurkic |
Drew Eubanks |
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Bol Bol |
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Udoka Azubuike |