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๐จ MUST-KNOW Fantasy Basketball Schedule Tips
๐ Mid-Week Streaming Guide: Thursday, Oct 22 - Wednesday, Oct 28
๐ BOOKMARK this thread to look back on each day
๐ Teams have between 2-4 games
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Teams with 4 games (20 teams)
ATL, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAL, MIA, MIL, MIN, NYK, OKC, PHI, SAS, UTA, WAS
๐ Teams with 3 games
BKN
BOS
LAC
MEM
NOP
ORL
SAC
TOR
โ Teams with 2 games
PHX
POR
โฌ๏ธ B2Bs, 3-in-4s, Best Streaming Days, Best Streaming Teams below
What were your biggest fantasy basketball wins and losses from tonight's 8 games?
Who's got you panicking? Who's got you hyped?
This cements Paul Reed as a pickup. We know hamstring strains are usually weeks and not days
Jalen Duren has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the 76ers due to a right hamstring strain.
Via @IAmEricVincent
๐ฅ Most Added Players on Yahoo Today (Oct. 24)
#FantasyBasketball ๐
๐ต Naji Marshall, DAL ๐ต
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Must Add: 14-teamers
๐ Stream/Soft Add: 10-12 teamers
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Schedule: SAT/SUN/WED/FRI
๐ Significantly better in points leagues
โ๏ธ Cooper Flagg suffered a shoulder injury last night. We don't know the extent of it yet, but he's not going to play tonight and it wouldn't be surprising if he missed more time. Marshall was playing well this season even before Flagg went down, and he had some big games last year too, averaging 17/5/3 in 31 MPG across his final 54 appearances. He doesn't excel in any one stat but is giving you more than enough to be worth adding and starting most nights. Over the next 7 days, Dallas plays every other day.
๐ต Paul Reed, DET ๐ต
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Must Add: 14-teamers
๐ Stream/Soft Add: 10-12 teamers
๐
Schedule: SUN/TUE/WED/FRI
๐ Significantly worse in points leagues
โ๏ธ Duren exited last night's game with a thigh injury and was deemed questionable to return before ultimately being ruled out. While that makes me think we're looking at a short-term injury, Reed is still a good add given the potential absence. He ended up playing 26 minutes, posting 19/11/3. As has been the case for the a long time, Reed is one of the best per-minute category league players in the NBA who could be putting up top-50 numbers if he saw 25 MPG. He should be added into a streaming spot just in case Duren misses time.
๐ด Aaron Wiggins, ATL ๐ด
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Must Add: 16-teamers
๐ Stream/Soft Add: 12-14 teamers
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Schedule: SAT/MON/WED/THU
๐ Similar in points leagues
โ๏ธ Over the past two games, Wiggins has 6 made threes and 4 steals in 53 minutes. He probably would have played more yesterday had the game not been a blowout. He's playing more than I expected, though his usage has essentially been the same as it was in OKC. He's mostly valuable for managers in category leagues who need a boost in threes and/or steals. Otherwise, Wiggins is probably just a streamer for standard leagues.
๐ Rest of Top 10
4. Jalen Smith
5. Brook Lopez
6. PJ Washington
7. Keon Ellis
8. Wendell Carter Jr.
9. Bilal Coulibaly
10. Max Christie
๐จ Paolo Banchero out 4-6 weeks
da Silva and Anthony Black are the adds.
I prefer Black. It seems like he'll be back soon.
Deep leagues may want to consider Jase Richardson but I'm far from sold on that
Paolo Banchero has a low-grade right high ankle sprain and is expected to be sidelined for four-to-six weeks.
Via @ShamsCharania
What were your biggest fantasy basketball wins and losses from tonight's 12 games?
Who's got you panicking? Who's got you hyped?
All due respect nobody should be playing in a fantasy league with instant waivers. I can't believe some of you live like this
Still the first half but Aaron Wiggins is on pace for 30 minutes and 8 three point attempts. He played a big role in the first game too. Looks like he'll be a constant 3-point streamer. Probably not a must add outside of like 16+ teamers but someone to keep in mind
Not must-add guys but Jakucionis and Leonard Miller should be on your watchlist, especially for deeper leagues
Fantasy Basketball Waiver Wire: 5 Players To Pick Up Now xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1pKdRDpwpโฆ
๐ Fantasy basketball SNEAKY streamers to add or watchlist
Less than 10% rostered on Yahoo
๐ Kris Dunn (6%)
- 4 games over next 9 days (1 low-volume)
- Probably the best long-term potential on this list, which is why I'm putting him first. Played 27 minutes in opener with 7/5/7/3/2. LAC is thin and they need his minutes.
๐ Aaron Wiggins (6%)
- 6 games over next 9 days (4 low-volume, meaning fewer than 10 games)
- Played 32 minutes in opener, went 3-of-5 from 3
๐ GG Jackson (4%)
- 5 games over next 9 days (4 low-volume)
- Only 19 mins in opener but posted 12/8 with 2 BLK
๐ Jaxson Hayes (6%)
- 5 games over next 9 days (3 low-volume)
- 26 minutes in opener (5/5/3/2/6)
๐ Kasparas Jakucionis (3%)
- 5 games over next 9 days (3 low-volume)
- 26 mins in opener (15/3/3/0/1)
๐ Obi Toppin (7%)
- 5 games over next 9 days (2 low-volume)
- 25 minutes in opener (20/3/1/2)
๐ Brandon Williams (1%)
- 5 games over next 9 days (2 low-volume)
- 18 minutes in opener (14/4/3/3), did most of that before 4th quarter garbage minutes
๐ Bub Carrington (2%)
- 5 games over next 9 days (2 low-volume)
- 18 minutes in opener (10/1/4/2)
๐ Javonte Green (2%)
- 5 games over next 9 days (2 low-volume)
- 18 minutes in opener, 19 points, 4 rebounds. Less scoring upside and more steals upside going forward
๐ฅ MOST ADDED Players on Yahoo Today (Oct. 23)
#FantasyBasketball ๐
๐ต Dennis Schroder, CHA ๐ต
๐ต Moussa Diabate, CHA ๐ต
๐ต Grayson Allen, CHA ๐ต
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Must Add: 14-team
๐ Stream/Soft Add: 10-12 team (6 games in 9 nights)
โ๏ธ Coby White remains sidelined with a calf strain today. The good news is he's ramping up and taking more contact in recent practices. Still, until he suits up, Schroder makes for a good add. He played 35 minutes in the opener, posting 19/4/6. Schroder has been a top-100 player in the past when getting 30+ minutes, so ride the wave. Charlotte's schedule is extremely dense as well, playing 6 times in the next 9 days.
โ๏ธ I've recently discussed Diabate, so I'm just including him here too since the schedule situation is the same. He should be a top-100 player if he got 30 minutes consistently, so he's worth a stream to see if that happens.
โ๏ธ I'm also just throwing Allen here as well since his minutes will be elevated as long as Knueppel is out. Again, we don't know how long that will be, but the schedule situation is excellent and Allen can put up top-100 in 30 mins.
๐ต Yves Missi, NOP ๐ต
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Must Add: 14-teamers
๐ Stream/Soft Add: 12-teamers (Fri/Sat B2B)
๐ Slightly better in points leagues
โ๏ธ Missi was awesome in the opener. Played 30 minutes and posted 13/14/5/2/3. He played with a ton of energy and Zubac didn't have much of an answer for him. Seven of Missi's 14 rebounds were offensive, which is partially why he ended up with 5 assists off some kick-outs. Every night won't be like this, but it's an interesting start given that he saw just 20 MPG last year. The Pelicans have a B2B on Friday/Saturday, so he's worth picking up in a lot of spots to see how it plays out.
๐ต Bilal Coulibaly, WAS ๐ต
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Must Add: 16-18 team
๐ Stream/Soft Add: 10-14 team (B2B, 4-in-6)
๐ Worse in points leagues
โ๏ธ Coulibaly got the start with AJ Dybantsa out, and the rookie will be sidelined again tonight. Coulibaly posted 11/2/1/4/2 in 29 minutes. We know what he is at this point, which is essentially a steals and blocks streamer. That's good enough here, though, as the Wizards are on a Friday/Saturday back-to-back and are starting a 4-in-6.
๐ Full Top 10
1. Dennis Schroder
2. Moussa Diabate
3. Yves Missi
4. Bilal Coulibaly
5. Brook Lopez
6. Keaton Wagler
7. Grayson Allen
8. Naji Marshall
9. Obi Toppin
10. Andre Drummond
Alex Barutha ๐ retweeted
Full fantasy hoops reactions from the first two nights of the NBA season with @BaruthaAlex is up on the @RotoWireNBA YouTube channel
Ty Jerome ๐ฅ
Yves Missi โ๏ธ
Damian Lillard โ๏ธ
The Bulls ๐ตโ๐ซ
Notes and reactions from all 14 games โฌ๏ธ
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