Warriors considering Patrick McCaw to replace Klay Thompson (rest)

Golden State Warriors shooting guard Patrick McCaw could move into the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Miami Heat, with Klay Thompson (rest) unavailable.

What It Means:

McCaw almost filled in for Thompson last Friday due to an illness, so the expectation is that head coach Steve Kerr would make the same move. Despite the increased opportunity, the rookie doesn't project to be much more than a DFS punt play in his first career start.

numberFire's metrics have McCaw tabbed for 5.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 3-pointers in 21.3 minutes versus Miami. He will cost the minimum $3,500 on FanDuel, but we actually prefer Andre Iguodala at his $3,700 price tag. Our models believe Iguodala will have 7.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 3-pointers in 29.5 minutes on Tuesday night.