Marreese Speights had 17 points, five rebounds, a steal and a block off the Cavs bench on Saturday. He had 10 points and six boards on Friday, and is officially worth a close eye in fantasy, despite coming off the bench for the Cavs.

Marreese Speights scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting with six rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes on Friday. Speights is going to be eased into the action regardless, and for now he is only worth a look in deeper leagues.

Updating a previous item, Byron Scott changed his mind and Marreese Speights will be available to play on Friday. Speights will make his Cavs debut. We'd expect 20-25 minutes for Speights as the team desperately needs relief for their young big men Tristan Thompson and Tyler Zeller as each has been playing big minutes since Anderson Varejao went down.

Marreese Speights, Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby aren't expected to play on Friday The trade is now official so the players can practice, but each is not expected to be available on Friday.

Recent trade additions Marreese Speights, Wayne Ellington and Josh Selby have yet to be cleared to suit up for the Cavaliers. According to beat writer Tom Withers, the delay stems from issues with the players' physical exams and other paperwork. Thankfully, the Cavs don't play again until Friday and all three should be ready to go by then. Out of the three, Speights remains the most likely fantasy contributor for the rest of the season, although he will do so in a reserve role.

Newly acquired Cavs PF Marreese Speights has a player option in 2013/14 for $4.5 million. Speights is likely to pick up the option and the Cavs know that. In other words, they didn't acquire him as a mere expiring, empty contract. Speights won't play Tuesday night, but once assimilated to his new team he's a good bet to push for 20-25 minutes off the bench behind Tyler Zeller and Tristan Thompson. Zeller in particular was being stretched too far at 34.7 minutes a night over the last 10 games.

The Cavs have agreed to trade Marreese Speights and Josh Selby to the Cavs for Josh Selby, according to Yahoo! Sports. Picks are also thought to be involved in the deal. It's not quite the blockbuster deal that so many expected the Grizzlies to complete before the trade deadline, but it would be a move that sheds some money off of Memphis' books. Speights would be a solid acquisition for a Cavs team that just lost Anderson Varejao for the season and has the most to gain from a fantasy perspective in this deal.

Marreese Speights started for Zach Randolph (back) on Friday against the Kings, scoring 10 points on 5-of-12 shooting with nine rebounds, two assist, and one steal in 27 minutes. Speights is going to be worth a spot play if Randolph misses more time, while the same can be said for Darrell Arthur (25 minutes, seven points, seven rebounds, one steal, three blocks) in deeper formats.

Marreese Speights is expected to start Friday's game against the Kings. Zach Randolph (lower back strain) is out Friday and considered day to day going forward. Speights is certainly capable of a big game as he showed last time Z-Bo sat (22 points, 13 rebounds on Jan. 4), but he's wildly inconsistent. In 54 starts last season, the ex-Sixer averaged 9.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.5 blocks.

Marreese Speights started for Zach Randolph (flu) and scored 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting with 13 rebounds and one steal in 27 minutes on Friday. Speights would be worth a look for spot-duty if there is news that Randolph will miss more time, but that seems unlikely for a garden-variety illness.