Vince Carter is four games in to his return from a foot sprain and his stock is surprisingly on the rise.
Analysis: In Vince Carter’s four games back from injury he’s averaging 15.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG and 2.0 3PM per game. Carter has averaged twenty-nine minutes of floor time in that span, up seven minutes from his season average of twenty-two minutes per game. Vince has always hit the threes and shot very well from the stripe and this year is no different. If his minutes stay up, I cannot see a reason why owning him wouldn’t be an option for fantasy owners. The shooting guard/small forward is available in seventy percent of fantasy leagues.
Carter is giving you everything you need from a lower tier shooting guard/small forward- he’s knocking down threes, hitting free throws, grabbing enough boards and has five steals in his last three games. Throw in the three and four assist games he’s had recently and you have yourself a productive little fantasy player. There is a concern that he will slow down or injure himself again but you have to ride the hot hand for as long as you can in this case. Vince Carter actually has some fantasy value, who would have thought?