Alexey Shved will sit out the Wolves' Summer League game on Tuesday due to right groin tightness. It's Summer League so it makes sense for Minnesota to be extra cautious, and this sounds like a minor day-to-day ailment. Shved shot 32.1 percent from the field last year and the Wolves want him to play more point guard this season, so hopefully he can quickly get back on the court with his teammates.

Alexey Shved will sit out the Wolves' Summer League game on Tuesday due to right groin tightness. It's Summer League so it makes sense for Minnesota to be extra cautious, and this sounds like a minor day-to-day ailment. Shved shot 32.1 percent from the field last year and the Wolves want him to play more point guard this season, so hopefully he can quickly get back on the court with his teammates.

Alexey Shved said he is ready to accept his role on the Timberwolves as a point guard. Shved saw his numbers drop across the board in his sophomore season and Timberwolves coach Flip Saunders thinks a permanent move to point guard will help restore his confidence. "The thing that I like about him is defensively," Saunders said. "He is pretty long and lanky and stays in front of his guy and probably led us in rebounding in the scrimmage." Shved won't return much value in standard fantasy leagues, but he sounds like he's ready to accept his new role with open arms. "It doesn't matter - point guard, shooting guard," said Shved. "I just want to play."

Wolves coach Rick Adelman said that Alexey Shved needs to learn to move without the ball. "He has been struggling with what to do: Do I finish? Do I pass the ball?," said Adelman. "When you're not getting the minutes, it's hard ... He has to get us into things [playing backup point guard while J.J. Barea is out], and he has to have a nice balance to what he's doing." Barea is questionable for Wednesday's game, but even if he sits there's no reason to gamble on Shved in typical fantasy leagues.

Alexey Shved will not play with a mask on Saturday night. He said he was happy about losing the mask, but it's not likely going to improve his play. Shved has regressed this year and is more trouble than he's worth in fantasy leagues.

Alexey Shved played 19 minutes on Monday with 11 points, one board, one assist, one steal, one block and two 3-pointers on 4-of-10 shooting. He was hot to start, but fizzled out and missed his last four shots. Shved really can't score and is often out of control while he's attacking the basket, so it's hard to imagine him ever being consistent. He can be left on the wire despite how he could clear the 20-minutes plateau, but there is just no upside here.

Alexey Shved (nose) played with a mask on Friday, scoring seven points on 2-of-5 shooting with three rebounds and one steal in 14 minutes. Shved is back into his backup role and has no real fantasy value.

Alexey Shved returned to action on Friday January 24.

Alexey Shved (nose) will play against the Warriors on Friday. He broke his nose on Tuesday and should be ready to go. Shved is sporting a larger than average mask on his face, but it probably won't hurt his production. He doesn't shoot the ball well enough to be owned in standard leagues.

Alexey Shved suffered a broken nose on Tuesday in the second quarter and will not return to the game. Expect to see him wearing a face mask the next time he's on the court, and consider him day-to-day for now. Chase Budinger will see a boost in minutes if he's going to miss time.