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With less than a month remaining in the regular season, some teams have handed more minutes over to young players.

Past Fantasy Outlooks

The 32-year-old Price joined the Suns, his sixth team in as many seasons, on a veteran's minimum deal this offseason. He spent last season with the Lakers, playing a surprisingly integral role given the team's injury issues and lack of backcourt depth. Price appeared in 43 games, making 20 starts and averaging 5.1 points and 3.8 assists in 23 minutes per game. Barring multiple injuries, Price won't find himself in the starting lineup, and he'll likely struggle to see minutes on a nightly basis. While Price is a solid playmaker and ball-handler, he's wildly inefficient as a shooter, converting just 37 percent of his field goals and 29 percent of his three-pointers in his career. He'll essentially provide insurance for the Suns with the expectation that his services won't be necessary on many nights.

Price was primarily brought to Orlando as an insurance policy – if the injury bug strikes again, the Magic can put out a respectable lineup and doesn't risk having to rely on Doron Lamb as the primary reserve at guard. As long as Nelson and Afflalo are healthy and Moore continues to improve, however, Price will see minimal court time. If injuries lead to an increased role (very possible), or if you are in a very deep league, take note of Price's strong rebounding and steals abilities – over the course of his career, he has averaged 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per 48 minutes.

The 29-year-old point guard will lend a veteran voice to a young guard rotation after signing a one-year deal with the club. Price put up just 3.6 points, 1.9 assists, and 1.6 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game with Phoenix last season, numbers that he is unlikely to match with the team committed to player development.

After playing with the Jazz last year, Price joined the Suns during the offseason and should back up Nash and Telfair. He’s a solid defender, but offers little as an offensive player, and is not a player worthy of a fantasy roster spot.

Ronnie Price was expected to be the first point guard off the bench for the Jazz until the team added Earl Watson. Price could see split minutes at both guard positions, but it likely won't be enough to make a significant impact on the stat sheet.

Price averaged just four points and 2.1 assists per game last season and is not expected to improve those numbers greatly next year as he continues to back up one of the best point guards in the league. If anything, Price's numbers are in danger of falling further after the Jazz used a first-round draft choice in Eric Maynor.

Price and Brevin Knight will share minutes, backing up starter Deron Williams at point guard. He can defend the position, has a year in the system, and can fill in during times of need, but will not be asked to lead for any extended amount of time.

Price comes to the Jazz from the Clippers after averaging 8.2 mpg in two years. He is seen as primarily the third point guard who may get mop-up duty. Price is not known as a scorer or great shooter, averaging just 38.3 percent from the floor in his NBA career.