Saddiq Bey starts, plays 41 minutes in Pelicans loss to Nuggets

Fantasy basketball: Bey drew the start on Saturday and logged a season-high 41 minutes, making him a valuable stream for the second half of the back-to-back.

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · November 15, 2026 · Updated November 15, 2026

Saddiq Bey started and posted 16 points, six rebounds, four assists, one steal and two threes on 4-of-15 shooting and 6-of-6 from the line in 41 minutes on Saturday, November 14, as New Orleans fell to Denver 108-116.

The 41 minutes were a season high and came with a spot start, a massive shift for a player who had started just 20% of his previous 10 games at 28.6 minutes a night. The extended run makes him worth streaming in nine-category and points leagues for the Pelicans' final game of the week, particularly given his 22.3% usage rate at 61.2% true shooting this season.

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Saddiq Bey

Bey's 16 points, six rebounds and four assists on Saturday came in 41 minutes, 12.4 more than his average over his previous 10 games. The start was just his third of the season (he had started 15% of his games overall), and the deployment reflected an opportunity for major minutes rather than a permanent change to his role. He shot poorly at 4-of-15 from the field but salvaged the line with perfect free-throw shooting and zero turnovers, finishing with 32.2 fantasy points in the default scoring format.

Over his previous 10 games Bey had averaged 16.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.1 threes in 28.6 minutes, producing 27.7 fantasy points per night. The 41-minute workload on Saturday suggests he will be leaned on heavily in the Pelicans' final game of the week, which falls on the second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans has no games next week, so managers in weekly formats should look elsewhere after Saturday.

What to do

• Stream Bey for Saturday's back-to-back finale if you need his points, threes and minutes in a starting role.

• Drop him after Saturday if you are in a weekly format, as the Pelicans have no games next week.

• Keep him rostered in deeper leagues if you can afford the wait, given his 22.3% usage rate and 61.2% true shooting when he does play.

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