Jose Alvarado

Poole hasn't played since Nov. 5, and there's no real timeline for when he'll be back. Jose Alvarado will remain the backup point guard, where he has been a solid reserve, but he hasn't been consistent enough to be worth streaming in standard leagues.

Alvarado (elbow) returned to Thursday's game and finished with 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-5 3Pt), three rebounds, one assist, two steals and two turnovers across 22 minutes in a 125-116 loss to the Timberwolves.

Alvarado went to the locker room during Thursday's game versus the Timberwolves.

Rostered in 27 percent of Yahoo! leagues, Fears has been close to a top-100 player in eight-cat formats over the past week. Also, for the first time, the rookie guard has scored at least 20 points in three consecutive games. Fears is making strides after a rocky start to his first NBA season, one of the few positives for a team that is now 3-20. And with backup Jose Alvarado (13/3/1/2 with three three-pointers) doing his best to play through a left wrist injury, there could come a point when the Pelicans ask Fears to do even more as the starting point guard.

Alvarado logged 24 points (9-15 FG, 6-11 3Pt), five rebounds, two assists and two steals over 27 minutes during Wednesday's 133-128 overtime loss to the Grizzlies.