Vassell now has four straight games with at least 21 points and at least three made 3-pointers. The 24-year-old shooting guard is playing like the player we've seen in previous years over the last four games. It's possible he's just getting back in the swing of things now after dealing with injuries earlier this season.
Vassell has at least 21 points and at least three 3-pointers in three straight games. While the 24-year-old shooting guard has missed time with injuries and his points per game is down from 19.5 last year to 15.8 this year, he's certainly perked up as of late. Vassell will look to close out a solid week of production against the Heat Sunday.
It has been a fairly rough season overall for Vassell between injuries and shooting struggles, but he has put together two strong performances that should be encouraging to fantasy managers. This was his second straight game scoring at least 20 points, which is only the second time that he has done that this season. Plus, he shot efficiently in both games. This is the level that he has shown in the past that he is capable of producing to consistently, and they still have two more games this week for Vassell to do just that.
Vassell has had some shooting woes recently, but he was able to get back on track in this game. Over his previous five games, Vassell had hit a total of six 3-pointers and shot worse than 50% in each of them. He was far more effective in this game and produced to the level that we know he is capable of. The recent shooting struggles have hurt his value, but he'll look to build off this game moving forward. They still have three more games this week, including two home games against the Grizzlies.
The Spurs will play Wednesday without Jeremy Sochan, whose back tightened up on Tuesday. Due to his absence, Castle will move into the starting lineup, and the rookie is worthy of streaming consideration when allowed to start.