Utah ended its 13-game losing streak on Thursday, with a balanced offensive effort doing the trick. Samanic led seven double-digit scorers with 22 points and was also one of two Jazz players to surpass 30 minutes (Keyonte George). Interestingly, he logged more minutes than Utah’s frontcourt rookies, with Taylor Hendricks (5/4/4/3/1 with one 3-pointer) playing 19 minutes and Brice Sensabaugh (17/6/3 with four 3-pointers) 24. That’s something for managers in active leagues to be mindful of for Utah’s final two games. Samanic has been a relatively safe play since moving into the starting lineup.

Samanic went scoreless in the firt half of Tuesday’s game after moving into the starting unit in place of Brice Sensabaugh. However, he was able to make a big impact in the second half by scoring all of his points after the break. This was his highest-scoring performance of the season and the first double-double of his career. Samanic has not been a relevant player in fantasy basketball this season, but if he starts again on Thursday, he may hold some value with only five games being played. However, if Sensabaugh moves back into the starting unit, Samanic won’t see enough of an opportunity to be worth streaming.

Samanic has been irrelevant in fantasy basketball this season, even when he has gotten the opportunity to start. This was one of his best performances of the season, which came after Walker Kessler’s early exit. Samanic was able to log the backup center minutes behind Omer Yurtseven with Kessler out, and if he remains out on Friday, Samanic should be a large part of their rotation off the bench. The minutes may be there, but he isn’t a player to target in stanard leagues at this point.