Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

Desperate times call for desperate measures, which applies to a Pelicans team decimated by injuries. Payton, who was in training camp with the team, was signed Wednesday afternoon and will play heavy minutes. Boston, Green, and Missi are the players who fantasy managers should focus on, with Payton and Robinson-Earl being riskier streaming options.

Missi has been downgraded from questionable ahead of this matchup. The Pelicans are exceedingly thin and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl could be poised to have a big role if Missi can't suit up.

Ingram and Murphy III will join seven other players on New Orleans' injury report. New Orleans deployed a skeleton crew in Tuesday's 41-point bludgeoning from Dallas, but Wednesday's lineup will be even more bare-bones. Expect Javonte Green and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to see extended run as the Pels travel to Cleveland to face one of the NBA's best teams.

Murphy is back after sitting out Saturday's loss to the Lakers for injury management reasons. As a result, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl heads back to the bench. JRE didn't offer much fantasy value as a starter, so he should already be on the waiver wire of most leagues.

Due to Saturday's game against the Lakers being the second in as many nights for New Orleans, Murphy did not play. He'll be back in the lineup on Tuesday, which drops Jeremiah Robinson-Earl to the bench. JRE does not provide much value in fantasy basketball, even when allowed to start.