Royce O'Neale

Royce O'Neale scored 17 points (6-9 FG, 5-7 3PT) to go along with six rebounds, two assists and one steal in the Suns 122-101 win over the Cavaliers.

Fantasy Impact

O'Neale saw a spot start for Phoenix with Grayson Allen sidelined. He knocked down four of his shots from deep in the first half as part of his best scoring performance since scoring 20 points on February 25.

Royce O'Neale is available to make his Suns debut on Saturday against the Warriors.

Fantasy Impact

O'Neale was acquired alongside David Roddy in a three-team trade on Thursday. It is a situation to monitor to see what his role is, but he could hold some decent fantasy value.

Brooklyn is finalizing a trade sending Royce O’Neale to Phoenix for salaries and three second-round picks.

Fantasy Impact

O'Neale started six games this season in Brooklyn, but mostly remained in his reserve role off the bench. He should hold a similar role with the Suns second unit, limiting his fantasy upside.

Royce O'Neale scored just two points (1-4 FG, 0-3 3PT) and grabbed three rebounds in Wednesday's 105-103 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

Fantasy Impact

The veteran was uninvolved on Wednesday, taking just four shots in Brooklyn's loss to the Blazers. He just had a 15-point outing on Monday, so this performance was disappointing for fantasy managers. His involvement is inconsistent at best and fantasy managers should be looking for someone more reliable to roster in his place.

Royce O’neale totaled 18 points (6-12 FG, 6-12 3PT), seven rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks in the Nets’ 115-103 win over the Raptors.

Fantasy Impact

O’neale scored 18.0 points in the Nets’ win over the Raptors, making this his second consecutive game with more than 15.0 points, at least 7.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists. So, what I am supposed to say is that his recent level of play is encouraging and that, given his ability to produce as a multi-categorical contributor, albeit sporadic, he should warrant some streaming consideration. But we all know how this story ends. We’ve seen this trend of production from O’neale many times, and we all know it doesn’t last, ending when you finally decide to play him only to have him implode at the most inopportune time. Or maybe that is just me? In any case, despite there being some opportunity to ride this trend and leverage his potential upside, I am going to avoid the folly of recommending his deployment so that we can prevent this from going badly. In fact, I am going to do you all a favor. I am going to recommend that you don’t roster him in any formats, just so he can continue this production streak and hopefully help you realize some returns in response to my lack of belief in his consistency and contribution. O’neale has a usage rate of 12.3 percent, a plus-minus of -1.7, and is averaging 29.9 minutes, 8.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game while shooting 38.3 percent from the floor and 40.7 percent from beyond the arc.