Noah Clowney

Over his last five games, Wolf has averaged 12.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.2 three-pointers per game. It goes without saying that these are solid numbers for a rookie coming off the bench behind two young bigs in Nic Claxton and Noah Clowney. However, the lackluster defensive production makes Wolf difficult to trust this early in the season. While the recent run has been encouraging, he has not reached the point where he should be considered in most redraft leagues. That's likely to change later this season, especially with the Nets dropping to 1-10 at home on Thursday.

While his season-long fantasy value remains relatively low, now would be a good time to hop onto the Clowney bandwagon if he's sitting on your league's waiver wire. Over the past two weeks, the Nets forward/center has provided fourth-round value in eight-cat formats, and he's scored at least 16 points in seven of his last eight games. Clowney is rostered in 30 percent of Yahoo! leagues, so he's certainly available in some 12-team formats. Now would be a good time to change that.

Clowney finished Thursday's 123-110 loss to the Jazz with 29 points (8-15 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 10-12 FT), four rebounds, three assists and three blocks over 34 minutes.

Mann is back after missing Brooklyn's last two games. He'll fill the void left by Michael Porter Jr., who is sitting out due to lower back injury management. The Nets' other four starters are unchanged.

The injury is listed as "injury management," so it's likely just Porter Jr. getting a day of maintenance after playing on two of the last three nights. Drake Powell is also out for the Nets, so this would likely mean increased usage for Nic Claxton and Noah Clowney, and Terance Mann (ribs) could return to a larger role in the offense.