Talen Horton-Tucker

Horton-Tucker was overvalued in his days with the Lakers, but we finally saw some of that promise play out in Utah last year. THT was one of the best players for the Jazz over the final months of last season, averaging 17.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.7 blocks across his final 24 games. Those nearly double up his season-long averages, but that sort of production is what has fantasy managers gawking. What's unclear is his role in this Utah offense. Collin Sexton and Lauri Markkanen missed most of those final two months, and we saw this team add John Collins in the offseason. We have to assume THT will return to a bench role behind Sexton and Jordan Clarkson -- both are high-usage guards. Ochai Agbaji also emerged as a defensive stopper last year, and it looks like Horton-Tucker will have trouble reaching 25 minutes as long as all of these guys stay healthy. In a 25-minute role in 2021-22, THT averaged 10.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game. There's no doubt that Horton-Tucker is talented and will be useful at times next season, but he should only be drafted in deeper formats.