The Brooklyn Nets are going through a dismal season, with a 10-23 record entering Monday’s action, so the development of young players should be a focus. To that end, point guard Jarrett Jack’s season-ending right knee injury (torn ACL and meniscus) will open the door for Shane Larkin to see more playing time. Nets’ general manager Billy King has suggested that an immediate trade for a point guard is not coming, in an effort to give Larkin and Donald Sloan an opportunity.

For fantasy basketball purposes Larkin is a better option than Sloan right now, but is Barry Larkin’s son a top waiver wire addition?

In 29 games played (one start) so far this season, Larkin is averaging 6.6 points, 3.8 assists, 2.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game while making over 46 percent of his three-pointers (18-for-39). But he has played a bit more lately, 21.1 minutes per game over the last five games compared to 19.2 minutes per game for the season, and he has at least four assists in four of those five games.

As could be expected, Larkin’s per-36 minute numbers so far this season (12.4 points, 7.0 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.5 steals) point to some upside. It’s unlikely he sees 36 minutes per game in a what should be a starting role, but Jack’s minutes (32.1 per game this season) have to go somewhere and it’s easy to expect at least 25-30 minutes per game for Larkin immediately. Under that expectation, Larkin would supply solid across the board fantasy value over the rest of the season.

Larkin’s ownership in fantasy leagues is rising quickly, but he is still widely available right now (31 percent owned in Yahoo! leagues, 17.2 percent owned in ESPN leagues). I’m not ready to anoint him as a must-add regardless of situation, but any fantasy owner looking to bolster their guard depth should take a long look at adding Larkin.

Brad Berreman is a Senior Writer at Rant Sports.com. Follow him on Twitter.