Meleek Thomas starts, scores 17 points for Cavaliers

Fantasy basketball: Thomas posted 17 points, five rebounds and three threes in 26 minutes as a starter Monday, making him a streaming option Monday while…

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · November 3, 2026

Meleek Thomas started and posted 17 points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal and three threes on 7-of-16 shooting in 26 minutes Monday in Cleveland's 117-112 loss to Oklahoma City.

The guard moved into the starting five for the first time this season and played his highest minute count. Through four games he is averaging 14.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 threes in 22.1 minutes. That workload makes him a streaming candidate for the final game Monday if the job sticks, and he offers modest value in both nine-category leagues and projected 12.4 fantasy points a night.

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Meleek Thomas

Thomas had started 0 per cent of his games at 20.8 minutes a night over his previous three games, so the promotion represents a meaningful change in role. In those three contests he averaged 13.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 steal and 2.3 threes. His 22.0 per cent usage rate and 65.3 per cent true shooting this season show efficiency when he does carry the ball, and the extra minutes Monday let him exceed those earlier marks.

Cleveland has one game remaining this week, Monday, then none next week. Thomas will be worth streaming in the final Monday slot if the Cavaliers announce his starting assignment for that contest, though his nine-category value sits well below the top 300 and his projected fantasy points remain modest. Monitor the rotation before adding him for the long term.

What to do

• Stream Meleek Thomas in the final Monday slot if Cleveland announces he will start again.

• Monitor whether Thomas holds the starting job before adding him for next week, when the Cavaliers have no games.

• Treat Thomas as a points and threes source with limited contributions elsewhere in nine-category formats.

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