Arthur has successful surgery : Memphis forward Darrell Arthur underwent season-ending surgery to repair a torn Achilles' tendon on Thursday. He suffered the injury on Dec. 18 in practice. He can't begin rehab until the doctors clear him for activities. (Updated 12/23/2011)
Injury Report
Achilles - Out for the season (Updated - 1/10/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Arthur was expected to play a nice role off the bench for the Grizzlies this year, but now his services are lost. The 23-year-old finished with an average of 9.1 points per game as he logged a career-high 20.1 minutes a night for Memphis last season. Fantasy owners should leave him untouched in all formats for the upcoming season. (Updated 12/23/2011).
01/09/2012 00:15 Turnover-prone Lakers fend off Grizzlies
Kobe Bryant scored 26 points, Andrew Bynum had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 90-82 on Sunday night for their sixth consecutive home victory.
Darrell Arthur averaged a career-high 9.1 points per game last season, playing around 20 minutes off the bench. While he could enjoy a modest increase to those numbers this season, Arthur will remain unusable in most Fantasy formats as long as both Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol remain healthy. He has the ceiling of a potential 15-and-7 player given the opportunity to play 35 minutes per game, but we do not anticipate that happening in 2011-12. Invest no more than a flier pick on him in the late rounds of deep leagues. (Updated 8/28/11)
