Clippers' Marreese Speights: Provides spark off bench in win

Speights provided 15 points (4-8 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 5-7 FT) and two rebounds across 16 minutes in Thursday's 114-106 win over the Trail Blazers.

Analysis:

After closing out the exhibition schedule with three double-digit scoring efforts in four games, Speights justified his "Mo Buckets" nickname in the season opener, hurting the Blazers both from three-point range and at the free-throw line during his limited time on the court. Speights will rarely exceed 20 minutes in any game while DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin are healthy, but in very deep leagues where he qualifies as a center, the 29-year-old may actually be more worthy of rostering than a few players who are starters at the position across the league.