Desmond Bane's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (ankle) is available ahead of Saturday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Bane will make his long-awaited return considering he hasn't played in a game since the middle of January. It wouldn't be shocking at all to see Bane under a strict minutes limit for a few games. Fantasy managers in season-long formats should feel fine about getting him back in their lineups. Although, DFS players might want to wait until he's back to full speed before deploying him.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (ankle) is listed as questionable on the injury report ahead of Saturday's clash with the Thunder. It's a sign Bane could be ready to rejoin the action after missing two months with a left ankle sprain. Bane will likely be eased into action once he's back in the lineup. But Bane should play a huge role for Memphis once he's regained his rhythm, with Marcus Smart (finger) remaining on the shelf and Ja Morant (shoulder) done for the year.

Memphis Grizzlies head coach Taylor Jenkins said before Tuesday's win over the Washington Wizards that guard Desmond Bane (ankle) has been doing three-on-three basketball activities for the past two weeks and progressed to five-on-five in the past couple of days. Although the Grizzlies expect their star shooting guard to return this season, Bane is doubtful for Wednesday's tilt versus the Charlotte Hornets. Bane was diagnosed with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain following Jan. 12's game against the Los Angeles Clippers. The 25-year-old is averaging a career-high 24.4 points, 5.3 assists, and 3.3 three-pointers over 37 appearances for Memphis and could bolster fantasy playoff rosters down the stretch. Saturday's clash with the Oklahoma City Thunder is a more realistic return date, though. The sharpshooting Luke Kennard will continue to fill the void at point guard until Bane is cleared to play.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (ankle) continues to work his way back to the court. Recently, Bane was given a 3-5 week timetable to get back on the floor. That timetable would put Bane back in action around the middle of March. That isn't great news for fantasy managers as it would likely already be in the late stages of the playoffs by that point. As for the Grizzlies, Luke Kennard and Vince Williams Jr. should continue playing bigger roles until Bane returns.

Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane (ankle) has been diagnosed with a grade 3 ankle sprain and the team announced that he will be re-evaluated in six weeks. This comes as a huge blow to the already depleted Grizzlies that will deal without Ja Morant (shoulder) for the rest of the season. Marcus Smart (finger) is also set to miss some time, so it seems Jacob Gilyard, Luke Kennard, David Roddy, Vince Williams Jr., and GG Jackson II will all see more time while the former four names should remain in the starting five like they did on Saturday. Williams, Gilyard, and Kennard seem to be good streaming candidates regardless of league size while Roddy and Jackson are better suited in deep leagues. Fantasy managers will want to keep an eye on Bane's status, because if the team is very far out of contention by the time Bane is able to return, they may think it isn't worth it.