-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: Not expected back with Lakers
Metta World Peace isn't expected to be back with the Los Angeles Lakers next season, Mark Medina of the Los Angeles Daily News reports.As was the plan since he was signed, World Peace spent the majority of his time with the Lakers as a veteran mentor, seeing action in only 25 games, while averaging just 2.3 points across 6.4 minutes. There's been plenty of talks regarding the fact that World Peace will go into coaching following his playing career, although a final decision on retirement has yet to be made at this point. World Peace remains one of the longest-tenured players in the NBA, with 17 years of experience and would likely find a very small market in a similar role as a veteran mentor if he opted to try and come back for another season with a different team.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: Leads team in scoring to extend winning streak
Metta World Peace started at small forward and scored a team-leading 18 points (7-17 FG, 4-10 3Pt) to go with four rebounds, four steals and one assist across 25 minutes in a 108-96 win over the Pelicans on Tuesday.With D'Angelo Russell (personal) away from the team, coach Luke Walton opted to roll with World Peace in a starting role rather than one of the team's younger options. It was likely just a measure to give the 37-year-old a final sendoff in what was perhaps his final career game at Staples Center, and World Peace certainly delivered. After failing to score in the first half, World Peace poured in all 18 of his points after the break to give the Los Angeles Lakers their fifth straight win. World Peace figures to play in Wednesday's season finale against the Warriors, but probably will see his minutes fall back into the teens in the road matchup.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: Expected to start at small forward Tuesday
Metta World Peace is expected to start at small forward in Tuesday's game against the Pelicans, Mike Trudell of Los Angeles Lakers.com reports.D'Angelo Russell is away from the team for a personal matter, and it appears coach Luke Walton plans to replace him in the lineup with World Peace, who could be playing the final game of his career at Staples Center. In his only other start this season, World Peace logged just 12 minutes, so despite working with the top unit, he may not be the most intriguing DFS play. In addition to World Peace, Russell's minutes figure to be spread among Tyler Ennis, Jordan Clarkson and David Nwaba.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: Inactive for Tuesday's loss
Metta World Peace (coach's decision) was inactive for Tuesday's 122-111 loss to the Mavericks.World Peace hasn't played since Feb. 6, and with the team now at full health, it's unlikely he'll receive any opportunities to even dress for games in the near future. The 37-year-old will continue to bring most of his value to the team during practices and in the locker room.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: Inactive for Thursday's loss
Metta World Peace (coach's decision) was inactive for Thursday's 116-108 loss to the Wizards.World Peace has been limited to one one-minute appearance over the Los Angeles Lakers' last eight games, and now that the roster is back to full strength, he'll likely be a fixture on the inactive list. The 37-year-old's main value at this stage of his career will come as a mentor to the team's younger players.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: Inactive Thursday
Metta World Peace (coach's decision) was inactive for Thursday's 134-94 loss to the Spurs.The Los Angeles Lakers decided to guarantee World Peace's one-year contract for the rest of the season earlier this week, but the added security won't result in an enhanced role for the veteran. He's likely to remain inactive in most games when no more than one player is out with an injury.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: To come off the bench Wednesday
Metta World Peace will return to a bench role for Wednesday's game against the Rockets, Mike Trudell of Los Angeles Lakers.com reports.World Peace got the spot start for Monday's tilt with the Jazz, but the Lakers will once again shake up their guard rotation, pushing Jordan Clarkson and Marcelo Huertas into the starting five, with Brandon Ingram and World Peace coming off the bench. World Peace saw just 12 minutes in his start Monday and doesn't expect to see a big bump in playing time Wednesday, so he can still be avoided in the the majority of fantasy leagues.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: Will start Monday
Metta World Peace will get a spot start at shooting guard for Monday's matchup against the Jazz, Serena Winters of Los Angeles Lakers Nation reports.The Lakers are without D'Angelo Russell (knee) and Jose Calderon (hamstring), so it is currently slim pickings in the backcourt. The expectation was that Jordan Clarkson would get the start, but he has been struggling to produce while getting a lot of extra run due to the aforementioned injuries. Both Clarkson and Lou Williams will presumably get most of the work in the backcourt as the game progresses. World Peace has played in seven games this season, with a season-high 14 minutes on Nov. 23 in a blowout loss to the Warriors.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: Doesn't play Sunday
Metta World Peace (coach's decision) didn't see the floor in Sunday's 109-94 win over the Hawks.The 37-year-old was able to claim a roster spot for the Los Angeles Lakers out of training camp, but as expected, he's acted mostly as a positive presence in the locker room for the young squad. He's only appeared in six games this season while averaging a career-low 4.8 minutes per contest.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lakers' Metta World Peace: Makes final roster
Metta World Peace officially made the Los Angeles Lakers' 15-man roster Monday, ESPN.com's Marc Stein reports.The Lakers elected to part ways with Anthony Brown, enabling World Peace to claim the final available spot on the wing. The veteran isn't expected to play a major role in 2016-17 after logging just 35 appearances with the Lakers a season ago, and he could be the first player to get cut if the team needs to add depth at another position. Most of the 36-year-old's value with the Lakers will come in the form of the mentoring he provides to the team's host of young players.
Fantasy Points by Week
- PROJ
- FANTASY PTS
- Rost
- 0%
- Start
- 0%
- F Rank
- NR