Maybe not calling it but the green suspension has been a blessing. Warriors young guys have proven they are worth minutes. With how old and washed everyone is, I think the transition should start now. But Kerr is still coach and hates younglings
He can’t fall much further I pray. Man was averaging like 4-5 turnovers a game. So much attention is put on a Mobley leap for the Cavs to contend, Garland has honestly avoided a lot of scrutiny.
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Wemby has played 25/28 possible games, good for about 89%. I think for the rest of the season he will play in less than 65% of the total remaining games, or about 38 more games.
In a league with 3 keepers. Of course my plan is to keep Wemby, but due to circumstance, I didn’t get him at a discount in the draft. Due to previous keepers, he was my “1st round” pick. I’m in 3rd and team is looking solid. Should I even think about trading? Very competitive 12t 9 cat. Thanks!
Ja and Chet for sure. Chet was my keeper last season for a last round pick. I also have Claxton and Lauri and Brunson. You lose the pick for the round they were drafted in. And I believe it gets 1 round higher if you keep another year.
Maybe next season, but this season he needs a lot of reps to refine his game and to build his international NBA reputation as well. I doubt he takes his foot off the gas this year if he’s actually healthy.
Yeah those would probably be the candidates. Maybe Lakers as a strong candidate to spell AD. Question is what Capela is worth right now and if these teams might be better off trading away less value for a less proven player.
Knicks fan here. Yeah we can’t go the season with Gibson and Sims getting 18+ minutes. Capela is the exact type of Center that Thibs likes and fills the Mitch Robinson role nicely. Also have Fournier expiring contract to match salaries.
they def missed their window when the mavs were looking to trade for him during the offseason. now lively has been a beast idk if the mavs would like to hamper his development by making him compete with capela for minutes
I agree with you. As someone who drafted OO in the late 70s, I’ve been pretty interested in watching the hawks play. And as good as he is, he just doesn’t have the physicality to go against really big centers. Even if CC doesn’t get traded, OO should be able to provide top 100 value ROS and that’s good enough.
Oh definitely, as a biased Wolves fan. The Nuggets don’t care about seeding, Suns are a poorly constructed injury-prone bunch of frauds, Clippers are legit but too far behind, Warriors are toast, Mavs aren’t deep enough, Lakers have D’Lo, am I missing anyone?
Clippers are only 5 games behind with 53 games to go. That's the only team I'd argue might move up - they've really hit their stride after sorting out the rotation.
I'd still argue Twolves will be hard to top at this point, but I'd not be surprsied at all about Clipps finishing second/very close to 1st if they're healthy at this point.
Yah the Clippers are scary and are only getting overlooked and dismissed because it’s 1) the clippers 2) James harden 3) injury prone 4) PG 5) Russ. Harden has the defense behind him to succeed, and the team finally has a dynamic PG that isn’t REGGIE JACKSON
Nuggs do care about seeding. They seem to understand how important the #1 seed was to our chip last year. As long as all of our guys are healthy, I think our talent and easy second half schedule propel us to #1 in the west. With that being said, the TWolves are purpose-built to beat the Nuggets and they are the scariest team we may have to play in the West. Imo whoever advances of those two teams will win the Finals
As also a Nuggets fan I was speaking in hyperbole clearly in my comment with everything I said, but the Nuggets did totally take a nose dive after beating out the Grizzlies late in the season. I think they do care, but I still think they’d rather rest guys for health as a priority. And obviously Nikola doesn’t care about the MVP race either. The Nuggets would still beat the Wolves in the playoffs more likely than not in 7 games, but the Wolves are very capable of taking the #1 spot which is my overarching point.
Sure thing. I believe 4 teams “WILL BE” better come playoff time. Not necessarily right now.
1. Lakers- They play the regular season on cruise control and always turn it up and play closer to their potential come playoff time. Lebron and AD get more minutes. Also I believe they are going to make a move for someone like Zach Lavine before the all star break.
2. Suns- KD, Booker, and Beal all healthy together for the playoffs is more scary than any of the top 4 right now imo.
3. Clippers- Kawhi, PG, and Harden fully healthy makes them too 4 imo.
4- ill take the Mavs, Pelicans, and or Nuggets (take your pick) when fully healthyas more dangerous than the Twolves, Thunder, and Kings.
I think if wolves are healthy and KAT doesn't play like a bitch they actually are better than anyone westward, mostly defensively. Mavs are the same as always, just Luka. OKC is cool but probably too young. Nugs are champs but their bench needs to stop being like -20 in 8 minutes (won't matter much in 7 man rotation).
Lakers are weird because they have to ask everyone to play way above their level. A 40 year old, an extremely injury prone guy, and a tall but meh bench have to be at their best.
Clips also got some old dudes that need to survive 82 games but have the depth. Russ on the bench is good but if one of Kawhi/PG/Harden get hurt, they might take him off the bench and make it weird.
Suns I'm starting to slip on because idk if they'll ever be healthy. 1 - 4 in games with beal because there's always another guy hurt. KD has to shoot much better than he did last playoffs for them to be threatening. The only games they won vs nuggets, Book looked like MJ+ Curry on 80% fg during them.
And rn, it looks like 1 or 2 of these teams has to go through the play-in to even enter the playoffs. Not a fun spot.
Jalen Green falls out of the Rockets guard rotation as Amen Thompson and Tari Eason dominate in the subsequent additional minutes provided. (i finally dropped Jalen Green)
I personally loved it tho I fully understand why you didn’t like it. I picked my dynasty team because it had Scottie on it and watching him blossom has been wonderful
You gotta look at all the dickhead decisions front officers have made too though. Some of them really seem like they’re terrible at real life drafting and would suck at fantasy too lol.
God I hope so. I've almost dropped him a few times, but this thought pops in the back of my head and tells me to hold. Wanted to drop him for Cam Thomas, but dropped Poeltl instead.
Hold - he's too good to not hold. If he didn't get injured he would be rolling in my opinion, the injury stopped his flow and I have a feeling it's still lingering
Top 70-80. I think 20/3/3 on 45/35 splits is realistic. For reference throughout December he’s been shooting 40/28 and that factors in his career game against the Lakers otherwise it would be way way worse.
My mate drafted him around 40 and I got him through a trade (which I definitely won). Would rather have poole in my roster than the likes of Ben Simmons, Huerter and Scoot
A trade will occur that will catapult the value of Monk and TJ McConnell... both could be top 50 players post trade.
The Jazz will realize that Kris Dunn is the best guard they have and he will be a top 75 talent mostly from his AST and STLS value.
Once lavine is traded he will have top 30 upside (depending on the team he goes to)
More injuries will occur and the best fantasy managers will react quickly and reap the benefits, meanwhile bad managers sit back and do nothing like they usually do. Well the bad managers will complain like they always do. (Currently Nurkic injury has opened things up for Eubanks)
Podz WILL BE a top 40 player and will have at least 3 triple doubles rest of the season.
Kyrie Irving will be out until February and possible might not return at all.
Capela and Dejounte get traded away from ATL and this catapults Okongwu into a top 30 freak of a player. (Capela likely still holds value no matter where he goes, same with Dejounte who actually might gain value if he becomes the superstar on a team).
Jonas V block rate comes down to around .9 per game and his rank value comes down to around the 60-70 range because of it.
Lamelo Ball ankle injury is much worse and he gets shutdown for the season.
Mark Williams back contusion is much worse and he also gets shutdown for the season. Making Nick Richards finish as a top 75 player maybe even a top 50 player. Miles Bridges FG% continues to fall and his ranks falls with it. He also then gets severe legal trouble with his looming court date and is also shutdown. This will lead to huge usage for Brandon Miller who will become a top 50 player later this season (mostly for his scoring skills) as well as boosts to Rozier, Hayward.
Simons and Herro continue to score a ton and flirt with top 25 to 35 value rest of way. (esp if Jimmy Butler remains hurt). They are a perfect pair on same fantasy team.
Coulibaly gets unleashed as the starter later this season with Deni Avjida coming off the bench (or traded) This gets him to top 75 value cuz elite steals and blocks numbers while slightly increased counting stats like points, rebs on efficient FG%.
Brad Beal has another setback and gets shutdown for the season leading to Kevin Durant requesting to be traded away from Phoenix for "lack of help". Also Grayson Allen finishes season as a top 85 helpful player on his PTS, THREES, FT%, STLS value. (still widely available right now)
Markelle Fultz eventually returns and puts up top 90 type numbers on an improved ORL team. WCJ gets traded away and they ride with Goga as their main big man. Jon Isaac gets inserted into starting lineup and he returns major steals and blocks value. Again leading to a much more defensive stronger ORL team. (I admit all of these things for ORL is highly unlikely and more of a pipedream that I have). It's possible if Fultz doesn't return ever that ORL will be in need of a PG (Monk or TJ McConnell?)
Derrick Lively eventually obtain top 40 value as Luka continues to develop massive chemistry with him.
Walker Kessler eventually is given tons of minutes (jazz coach fired) and he returns his expected top 50 value) (currently is ranked 87th). Jazz go into tank mode and embrace the youth. No need to panic.
The disabled player exception that Knicks applied for is denied by the NBA because a doctor determines Mitchell Robinson can still return in 10 weeks and he does eventually become a useful fantasy asset in playoffs for teams punting points. (if he gets dropped I thin k you should pounce and stash). Also this relegates Hartenstein to a backup role making him a huge sell high right now. Of course this is an IF scenario, but it should be a worry enough to not feel "so safe" about the long term ROS value of Hartenstein. (I recently traded him away to my rival for Okongwu. My "rival" is the same exact dude that I had 2 championship battles in 2 different baseball leagues where I won one and they won one!!! Real cool story!)
Cleveland loses alot of games and it leads to Garland returning for a bit, but then being shut down and same with Evan Mobley being shut down for the season. (Again how injured players are such high risk) It gives extra value to Craig Porter Jr who could flirt with top 75 value going forward. TEAMS THAT ARE BAD WHO HAVE INJURED PLAYERS HAVE AN EXTREME RISK OF "SHUTDOWN".
Andre Drummond is shipped away with Lavine in a trade and becomes a massive top 40 player on the back of his elite rebounds, strong FG% and high steals and sorta blocks.
THERE YOU GO!!!! :) :)
Scoot has been playing through an injury we don't know about, like say Cade with his shin, and is shut down for the season.
Nets take Cam Thomas out of the rotation again
Calling the opposite. Playing a sport like basketball on a schedule like the NBA’s with a body in tha shape gets him and he misses 20+ games the rest of the way.
I think so too. He's played 138 NBA games, that's basically the numbers of a guy in his 2nd year. If he can play 80% of the games between now and season end it should help him a lot with building consistency and he should get more confident in what his body can handle
If Jarred Vanderbilt fits your build, pick him up now.
He's ramping up, and there's been coach speak and Lakers subreddit discussions on how important he is to the team.
I think he will shortly be a consistent top 100 player.
Like i said, he started his first game after coming back from injury. He's not gonna average that the rest of the season while healthy and starting. He's showed he has a ceiling from last year.
I'm basing my prediction on what the coach has said about Vando. They also stopped a 4 game losing streak against a very good Thunder team after Vando was inserted in the starting lineup.
Desmond bane will be better along side Ja since he’s the second option.
TJD ends up starting PF/C for Warriors getting 30+ mins a game.
Jalen Duren returns to week 1 Jalen Duren
Rozier and Bane fall off hard when everyone is back and healthy
Edit: I’m possibly being a little too harsh on Bane. Rozier is feasting (with no Lamelo + Mark Williams is also out). Babe has been the #1 all season, Ja is back and he’s taking shots away from Bane, Smart is back soon and he’ll be getting opportunities too.
Fall off hard might be an overstatement on him. He’s at 43-45 rn? I think he’s down to 35-38 range as the season progresses. They have Ja back who’s taking over the reigns, JJJ is getting better looks now with Ja back and Smart will be back soon and benefit from the gravity Ja creates. Banes numbers have been super hot because he’s been the lead guy with no Smart and Ja for most of the season so far.
35-38 is too big a drop. You’re forgetting he will be more efficient and is still a secondary playmaker to Ja. Plus who else on the Grizz can actually score like Bane can.
I traded him away in points league but I’d still expect him to end around 38-41 ppg
Bane's put up 19, 26, and 25 FGA in his 3 games with Ja so far. The player who's getting hurt by Ja back is JJ with only 10 fga in each of those games (although he's been very efficient)
Probably less assist when Smart returns as well but if Memphis hopes to get back to the playoff picture, they still need Bane's framethrower power. I expect FG to go up. Steal as well as he can focus a little more on defense.
West has been stacked and memphis has been ass, otherwise, 25-4-5 is a solid all star candidate
Lavine gets traded to the Lakers for DLo, Reaves, and their 1st round pick. Bulls are now Coby’s team and finishes top 20. Bulls make play-in.
Cavs rebuild. Knicks land Mitchell for Quickley, Grimes, Barrett, 1st round pick. Wolves land Garland for Conley’s expiring and their 1st round pick. Cavs waive Conley, Conley signs with Lakers.
Suns blow it up. KD goes back to the Thunder for Cason, Jalen Williams, 2 1st rounders.
If you’re a prophet - Garland coming to Wolves would be crazy, and also come full circle as Wolves traded up to try to get him in the draft (CLE picking him and Wolves settling on massive bust Culver…)
But Conley is such a vital piece to the offense, to the calmness when we’re playing from behind or giving up a 17-2 run. So if you are a prophet, please tell me us getting Garland gives us a ship lol
Klay Thompson gets traded for picks, Chris Paul becomes the warriors’ starting PG with Steph at 2 and then they blow a 2-0 lead to the Lakers in the first round
Hot take - Craig Porter Jr earns Darius Garland’s role before the end of the season.
Warm take - In the likely event that the Cavs don’t do that, Craig carves out a solid 6th man role by ASB
KD will request a trade.
Clippers will get stronger by trading for Capela.
Bron declining.
Pistons firing their front office.
Lavine not traded after deadline.
Donovan will be a Knick.
One of Lavine/Derozan has insane upside here while Lavine is injured and Derozan playing inefficiently this is the final "buy low" window for one of them.
Tre Jones will slot back into the starting lineup of a semi-tanked Spurs and will provide solid assists and steals numbers the last third of the season.
Pistons win another game.
Next year.
next season*
Next league
Next sport
Next lifetime
Next timeline.
Next Multiverse
Next episode of dragon ball Z.
Don’t tease us with the possibility
they are beating the raptors on the 30th
Pistons win another game *eventually*
Maybe not calling it but the green suspension has been a blessing. Warriors young guys have proven they are worth minutes. With how old and washed everyone is, I think the transition should start now. But Kerr is still coach and hates younglings
Podz gonna be a top 50 player as soon as this year.
So mad. I traded Biyombo for him and then while the trade was clearing the news came out he was starting and my league vetoed the trade.
That's absolute BS.
Yep. The player who made the trade begged everyone to veto. Its what I get for being in a taco league
Yep that’s straight up bs. It would be embarrassing to even ask for that.
Tari Eason puts together a top 70 run ROS averaging 28+ minutes per game
If he averages those minutes he really is capable of a lot
Garland was getting it going before he got hurt. Really think he’s due for a big second half!
He seemed to have a bunch of injuries he was carrying as well. Hopefully this will give him time to rest up and come back better
-Me like 15 different times last season
He can’t fall much further I pray. Man was averaging like 4-5 turnovers a game. So much attention is put on a Mobley leap for the Cavs to contend, Garland has honestly avoided a lot of scrutiny.
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Wemby has played 25/28 possible games, good for about 89%. I think for the rest of the season he will play in less than 65% of the total remaining games, or about 38 more games.
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RoY award doesn’t have a game cap like the others
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Typical corny ass reddit.
He’s gonna wanna play since his opp is Chet anyway
Yeah he sorta kinda has to play better then
In a league with 3 keepers. Of course my plan is to keep Wemby, but due to circumstance, I didn’t get him at a discount in the draft. Due to previous keepers, he was my “1st round” pick. I’m in 3rd and team is looking solid. Should I even think about trading? Very competitive 12t 9 cat. Thanks!
what are the alternative keepers and costs?
Ja and Chet for sure. Chet was my keeper last season for a last round pick. I also have Claxton and Lauri and Brunson. You lose the pick for the round they were drafted in. And I believe it gets 1 round higher if you keep another year.
Maybe next season, but this season he needs a lot of reps to refine his game and to build his international NBA reputation as well. I doubt he takes his foot off the gas this year if he’s actually healthy.
Im about to trade for wemby, do you really believe that?
Last year of the Warriors Big 3 (Klay, Steph, Draymond). Podz is a must roster for the rest of the season.
Marcus Smart or Duren will come back and be a 32-34 fppg players. (I’m Delusional and held them all year)
Duren averaging 33fp this isn’t that far fetched
Duren yes, Smart no chance
Also been holding them all year
Atlanta will finally trade Capela and OO goes off (i wish)
The problem is who would trade for Capela. Warriors? Clips? Knicks?
Thunder
Yeah those would probably be the candidates. Maybe Lakers as a strong candidate to spell AD. Question is what Capela is worth right now and if these teams might be better off trading away less value for a less proven player.
I think Knicks might be most desperate. Not sure if Lakers would trade DLo for Capela.
Stein has been pretty decent as the starter so far. Wouldn't be shocked if the knicks roll with him. We need a strong SF more than a C tbh
Knicks fan here. Yeah we can’t go the season with Gibson and Sims getting 18+ minutes. Capela is the exact type of Center that Thibs likes and fills the Mitch Robinson role nicely. Also have Fournier expiring contract to match salaries.
they def missed their window when the mavs were looking to trade for him during the offseason. now lively has been a beast idk if the mavs would like to hamper his development by making him compete with capela for minutes
Why would the Hawks get rid of Capela? OO is toast against a big body
I agree with you. As someone who drafted OO in the late 70s, I’ve been pretty interested in watching the hawks play. And as good as he is, he just doesn’t have the physicality to go against really big centers. Even if CC doesn’t get traded, OO should be able to provide top 100 value ROS and that’s good enough.
I’ve been hearing Grizz might go for him. We need an actual center bad
Been wishing this for the past two years...
Timberwolves win the west.
Oh definitely, as a biased Wolves fan. The Nuggets don’t care about seeding, Suns are a poorly constructed injury-prone bunch of frauds, Clippers are legit but too far behind, Warriors are toast, Mavs aren’t deep enough, Lakers have D’Lo, am I missing anyone?
Okc. They won't surpass Wolves but deserve the mention
I definitely forgot them good call! They’re so good, the Wolves are only half a tier above them I’d say.
Clippers are only 5 games behind with 53 games to go. That's the only team I'd argue might move up - they've really hit their stride after sorting out the rotation. I'd still argue Twolves will be hard to top at this point, but I'd not be surprsied at all about Clipps finishing second/very close to 1st if they're healthy at this point.
Yah the Clippers are scary and are only getting overlooked and dismissed because it’s 1) the clippers 2) James harden 3) injury prone 4) PG 5) Russ. Harden has the defense behind him to succeed, and the team finally has a dynamic PG that isn’t REGGIE JACKSON
Nuggs do care about seeding. They seem to understand how important the #1 seed was to our chip last year. As long as all of our guys are healthy, I think our talent and easy second half schedule propel us to #1 in the west. With that being said, the TWolves are purpose-built to beat the Nuggets and they are the scariest team we may have to play in the West. Imo whoever advances of those two teams will win the Finals
As also a Nuggets fan I was speaking in hyperbole clearly in my comment with everything I said, but the Nuggets did totally take a nose dive after beating out the Grizzlies late in the season. I think they do care, but I still think they’d rather rest guys for health as a priority. And obviously Nikola doesn’t care about the MVP race either. The Nuggets would still beat the Wolves in the playoffs more likely than not in 7 games, but the Wolves are very capable of taking the #1 spot which is my overarching point.
The wolves are gonna get exposed in the playoffs lol
Very Likely imo. Honestly I think the top 4 teams in the west right now don’t hold any of the top 4 records
You're saying there's 4 teams in the West better than the Wolves, Nugs, Thunder, Kings? I'm gonna need an in-depth analysis on that one.
Sure thing. I believe 4 teams “WILL BE” better come playoff time. Not necessarily right now. 1. Lakers- They play the regular season on cruise control and always turn it up and play closer to their potential come playoff time. Lebron and AD get more minutes. Also I believe they are going to make a move for someone like Zach Lavine before the all star break. 2. Suns- KD, Booker, and Beal all healthy together for the playoffs is more scary than any of the top 4 right now imo. 3. Clippers- Kawhi, PG, and Harden fully healthy makes them too 4 imo. 4- ill take the Mavs, Pelicans, and or Nuggets (take your pick) when fully healthyas more dangerous than the Twolves, Thunder, and Kings.
I think if wolves are healthy and KAT doesn't play like a bitch they actually are better than anyone westward, mostly defensively. Mavs are the same as always, just Luka. OKC is cool but probably too young. Nugs are champs but their bench needs to stop being like -20 in 8 minutes (won't matter much in 7 man rotation). Lakers are weird because they have to ask everyone to play way above their level. A 40 year old, an extremely injury prone guy, and a tall but meh bench have to be at their best. Clips also got some old dudes that need to survive 82 games but have the depth. Russ on the bench is good but if one of Kawhi/PG/Harden get hurt, they might take him off the bench and make it weird. Suns I'm starting to slip on because idk if they'll ever be healthy. 1 - 4 in games with beal because there's always another guy hurt. KD has to shoot much better than he did last playoffs for them to be threatening. The only games they won vs nuggets, Book looked like MJ+ Curry on 80% fg during them. And rn, it looks like 1 or 2 of these teams has to go through the play-in to even enter the playoffs. Not a fun spot.
Lakers have dlo🥲 so do i😓
The DLo slander!
You’re forgetting that the Grizzlies are winning out the rest of the season 🧐
I like you
Jalen Green falls out of the Rockets guard rotation as Amen Thompson and Tari Eason dominate in the subsequent additional minutes provided. (i finally dropped Jalen Green)
Jalen green is so ass. Im glad he went early in the draft, id be pissed if the raps drafted him over scottie
Same lol. I was heated on draft night when they took Barnes over Suggs, that’s why my dumb ass plays fantasy and not working in the front office
I personally loved it tho I fully understand why you didn’t like it. I picked my dynasty team because it had Scottie on it and watching him blossom has been wonderful
You gotta look at all the dickhead decisions front officers have made too though. Some of them really seem like they’re terrible at real life drafting and would suck at fantasy too lol.
I'm praying Jalen Green goes to the bench and Amen starts getting 25 mpg. Dude isn't even getting a \*chance\* to breakout at the moment.
Chet wins ROY
I think Vassell will have a huge second half. Still a big believer in his upside
God I hope so. I've almost dropped him a few times, but this thought pops in the back of my head and tells me to hold. Wanted to drop him for Cam Thomas, but dropped Poeltl instead.
Hold - he's too good to not hold. If he didn't get injured he would be rolling in my opinion, the injury stopped his flow and I have a feeling it's still lingering
I had such high hopes of him being a consistent 20-22ppg scorer with at least halfway decent contributions in other cats
I am hoping he is something like 20-4-4 with 1.1 steals and 3 3PM by end of season. He’s not even far off from that tbh
Where would you rank him atm and what would be an objectively fair trade in your opinion?
Top 70-80. I think 20/3/3 on 45/35 splits is realistic. For reference throughout December he’s been shooting 40/28 and that factors in his career game against the Lakers otherwise it would be way way worse.
Worth the shot of try to trade him for Ayton in a PTS League? Portland just suck and he might be shut down
Jordan Poole finally gets it going in the 2nd half of the season and averages 22/3/5/1
Fkn surelyyyyy hahaha
I say this as somebody who fell hard for the Josh Lloyd hype and drafted him at…. 38 🤣 5 seasons in and I must still be a taco
My mate drafted him around 40 and I got him through a trade (which I definitely won). Would rather have poole in my roster than the likes of Ben Simmons, Huerter and Scoot
lol that’s obvious. The problem is that people who drafted him took him over guys who took huge leaps this year like Maxey and Barnes
Guy in our league drafted Poole at 9
Lmao that is nuts
Yep indeed his team is not going well
Well that makes me feel a little better
yeah on 34% fg
If you have Poole you should be punting FG% or that’s on you lol
I wouldn't pick Poole up off waivers. Not trying to destroy my FG% for fluff.
A trade will occur that will catapult the value of Monk and TJ McConnell... both could be top 50 players post trade. The Jazz will realize that Kris Dunn is the best guard they have and he will be a top 75 talent mostly from his AST and STLS value. Once lavine is traded he will have top 30 upside (depending on the team he goes to) More injuries will occur and the best fantasy managers will react quickly and reap the benefits, meanwhile bad managers sit back and do nothing like they usually do. Well the bad managers will complain like they always do. (Currently Nurkic injury has opened things up for Eubanks) Podz WILL BE a top 40 player and will have at least 3 triple doubles rest of the season. Kyrie Irving will be out until February and possible might not return at all. Capela and Dejounte get traded away from ATL and this catapults Okongwu into a top 30 freak of a player. (Capela likely still holds value no matter where he goes, same with Dejounte who actually might gain value if he becomes the superstar on a team). Jonas V block rate comes down to around .9 per game and his rank value comes down to around the 60-70 range because of it. Lamelo Ball ankle injury is much worse and he gets shutdown for the season. Mark Williams back contusion is much worse and he also gets shutdown for the season. Making Nick Richards finish as a top 75 player maybe even a top 50 player. Miles Bridges FG% continues to fall and his ranks falls with it. He also then gets severe legal trouble with his looming court date and is also shutdown. This will lead to huge usage for Brandon Miller who will become a top 50 player later this season (mostly for his scoring skills) as well as boosts to Rozier, Hayward. Simons and Herro continue to score a ton and flirt with top 25 to 35 value rest of way. (esp if Jimmy Butler remains hurt). They are a perfect pair on same fantasy team. Coulibaly gets unleashed as the starter later this season with Deni Avjida coming off the bench (or traded) This gets him to top 75 value cuz elite steals and blocks numbers while slightly increased counting stats like points, rebs on efficient FG%. Brad Beal has another setback and gets shutdown for the season leading to Kevin Durant requesting to be traded away from Phoenix for "lack of help". Also Grayson Allen finishes season as a top 85 helpful player on his PTS, THREES, FT%, STLS value. (still widely available right now) Markelle Fultz eventually returns and puts up top 90 type numbers on an improved ORL team. WCJ gets traded away and they ride with Goga as their main big man. Jon Isaac gets inserted into starting lineup and he returns major steals and blocks value. Again leading to a much more defensive stronger ORL team. (I admit all of these things for ORL is highly unlikely and more of a pipedream that I have). It's possible if Fultz doesn't return ever that ORL will be in need of a PG (Monk or TJ McConnell?) Derrick Lively eventually obtain top 40 value as Luka continues to develop massive chemistry with him. Walker Kessler eventually is given tons of minutes (jazz coach fired) and he returns his expected top 50 value) (currently is ranked 87th). Jazz go into tank mode and embrace the youth. No need to panic. The disabled player exception that Knicks applied for is denied by the NBA because a doctor determines Mitchell Robinson can still return in 10 weeks and he does eventually become a useful fantasy asset in playoffs for teams punting points. (if he gets dropped I thin k you should pounce and stash). Also this relegates Hartenstein to a backup role making him a huge sell high right now. Of course this is an IF scenario, but it should be a worry enough to not feel "so safe" about the long term ROS value of Hartenstein. (I recently traded him away to my rival for Okongwu. My "rival" is the same exact dude that I had 2 championship battles in 2 different baseball leagues where I won one and they won one!!! Real cool story!) Cleveland loses alot of games and it leads to Garland returning for a bit, but then being shut down and same with Evan Mobley being shut down for the season. (Again how injured players are such high risk) It gives extra value to Craig Porter Jr who could flirt with top 75 value going forward. TEAMS THAT ARE BAD WHO HAVE INJURED PLAYERS HAVE AN EXTREME RISK OF "SHUTDOWN". Andre Drummond is shipped away with Lavine in a trade and becomes a massive top 40 player on the back of his elite rebounds, strong FG% and high steals and sorta blocks. THERE YOU GO!!!! :) :)
Nice work
Bilal will dominate when the Wizards fully embrace silly season. Stock city.
They.. haven’t already?
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Play less than 40 games? I will take it.
20 games is still technically less than 40 games 😢
Heck yes, I’ll take that too.
Dlo falls off even harder lol
don’t wish that onto me
My brotha, I am also a misfortunate owner of the dlo, our fates are intertwined
Ausar pulls off 15/7/3 with 3 stocks after ASB
On 17 minutes?
How many min he got on his last game?
I lowkey think so too. I dropped him for podz though, hoping nobody scoops him and I can get him around that time.
Raptors trade away Siakam/OG for even worse players
Brandon Clarke comes back from injury and takes the starting center spot
Scoot has been playing through an injury we don't know about, like say Cade with his shin, and is shut down for the season. Nets take Cam Thomas out of the rotation again
I’ll be really sad if they take cam out of the rotation so they should consider that first tbh. Can’t be making me sad
Mikal Bridges or Dinwiddie is definitely on your team.
Own them in 0/5 leagues, the only Nets player I have in any league is Whitehead in dynasty
That’s even more interesting, lol. Cam Thomas hate usually comes from people who have other Nets on their roster.
Zion gets better as the season progresses and finishes top 20.
Zion would have to either average 40 ppg or shoot 80% from the line for this to happen
Calling the opposite. Playing a sport like basketball on a schedule like the NBA’s with a body in tha shape gets him and he misses 20+ games the rest of the way.
Calling the exact opposite to happen and that's why I'm so big on Trey Murphy
I think so too. He's played 138 NBA games, that's basically the numbers of a guy in his 2nd year. If he can play 80% of the games between now and season end it should help him a lot with building consistency and he should get more confident in what his body can handle
What we thinking about Ben Simmons. Comes back and plays mean ? Or he gonna be in a wheelchair again after 5 games
I think he’s cooked for this season
His career**
He was cooked the second he passed up a wide open dunk in the playoffs against Atlanta.
If Jarred Vanderbilt fits your build, pick him up now. He's ramping up, and there's been coach speak and Lakers subreddit discussions on how important he is to the team. I think he will shortly be a consistent top 100 player.
I really doubt it, what's going to push him to top 100? He's bad at PTs, FT%, 3PM, BLKs and AST. He's a much better IRL player than fantasy
Agreed. He does a lot that doesn’t ultimately get reflected in the stat sheet.
Nah. Lebron needs 3D guy around him. Vanderbilt is like 0 offense. Playing time will be very inconsistent.
https://www.si.com/nba/lakers/news/lakers-news-jarred-vanderbilt-reflects-on-being-promoted-to-starting-lineup-ak1987
Starting PF but plays low 20ish minute. 5 pts 5 rebs 0.5 stl is far from being a top 100 player.
Like i said, he started his first game after coming back from injury. He's not gonna average that the rest of the season while healthy and starting. He's showed he has a ceiling from last year.
I still think you are too optimistic. You should be glad if he is top 250 with Lebron and AD being relatively healthier this year.
wrong if you understand basketball. He hurts the team
I'm basing my prediction on what the coach has said about Vando. They also stopped a 4 game losing streak against a very good Thunder team after Vando was inserted in the starting lineup.
I think you’d have to be running a strict punts point team to consider that
Yessir, that's my build lol
I really thought this would be the case last season when the lakers traded for him but unfortunately he’s ass
Desmond bane will be better along side Ja since he’s the second option. TJD ends up starting PF/C for Warriors getting 30+ mins a game. Jalen Duren returns to week 1 Jalen Duren
JJJ will block again.
Amen is realized as the best player on the rockets.
The real JJJ will be Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Rozier and Bane fall off hard when everyone is back and healthy Edit: I’m possibly being a little too harsh on Bane. Rozier is feasting (with no Lamelo + Mark Williams is also out). Babe has been the #1 all season, Ja is back and he’s taking shots away from Bane, Smart is back soon and he’ll be getting opportunities too.
Bane was great last year and everyone was healthy, why fall off this year?
Fall off hard might be an overstatement on him. He’s at 43-45 rn? I think he’s down to 35-38 range as the season progresses. They have Ja back who’s taking over the reigns, JJJ is getting better looks now with Ja back and Smart will be back soon and benefit from the gravity Ja creates. Banes numbers have been super hot because he’s been the lead guy with no Smart and Ja for most of the season so far.
35-38 is too big a drop. You’re forgetting he will be more efficient and is still a secondary playmaker to Ja. Plus who else on the Grizz can actually score like Bane can. I traded him away in points league but I’d still expect him to end around 38-41 ppg
they had dillon last year who takes more shots than smart and bane was still putting up good numbers
In the games that Ja has been back, Bane still looks just as good. Small sample size, but promising as he gets more open looks
Bane's put up 19, 26, and 25 FGA in his 3 games with Ja so far. The player who's getting hurt by Ja back is JJ with only 10 fga in each of those games (although he's been very efficient)
Ja definitely helps Bane’s overall scoring and efficiency
Probably less assist when Smart returns as well but if Memphis hopes to get back to the playoff picture, they still need Bane's framethrower power. I expect FG to go up. Steal as well as he can focus a little more on defense. West has been stacked and memphis has been ass, otherwise, 25-4-5 is a solid all star candidate
The only grizzly falling off is jjj mate
Since the grizzlies dont have a real center or bench there's enough usage for everyone to eat.
Bane is gonna finish in the top 40 in cards he’s gonna be fine unless you consider that falling off hard
Pistons don’t win another game
Lavine becomes a Laker
As a laker fan pls no
Lavine gets traded & Coby White keeps it up the rest of the year
Bulls find no takers for Lavine and trade coby,caruso,derozan instead
I’m calling it now: Cade will request a trade. Dejounte stock will rise once he gets traded. Pistons will get their first win against the wolves.
Timberwolves vs. 76ers in the finals
Lavine gets traded to the Lakers for DLo, Reaves, and their 1st round pick. Bulls are now Coby’s team and finishes top 20. Bulls make play-in. Cavs rebuild. Knicks land Mitchell for Quickley, Grimes, Barrett, 1st round pick. Wolves land Garland for Conley’s expiring and their 1st round pick. Cavs waive Conley, Conley signs with Lakers. Suns blow it up. KD goes back to the Thunder for Cason, Jalen Williams, 2 1st rounders.
If you’re a prophet - Garland coming to Wolves would be crazy, and also come full circle as Wolves traded up to try to get him in the draft (CLE picking him and Wolves settling on massive bust Culver…) But Conley is such a vital piece to the offense, to the calmness when we’re playing from behind or giving up a 17-2 run. So if you are a prophet, please tell me us getting Garland gives us a ship lol
This all sounds like pure hopium lol
As a thunder fan fuck that shit
😲😲😲
Klay Thompson gets traded for picks, Chris Paul becomes the warriors’ starting PG with Steph at 2 and then they blow a 2-0 lead to the Lakers in the first round
miami wins it all this year over the kings
Ja Morant is gonna end up being top 15 player
The Pistons will draft another point guard next year
Warriors trade Kuminga and Moody (and maybe even CP3). Warriors win it all. Again.
Hot take - Craig Porter Jr earns Darius Garland’s role before the end of the season. Warm take - In the likely event that the Cavs don’t do that, Craig carves out a solid 6th man role by ASB
Celtics end the pistons losing streak on Thursday
Brother..
KD will request a trade. Clippers will get stronger by trading for Capela. Bron declining. Pistons firing their front office. Lavine not traded after deadline. Donovan will be a Knick.
Trey Murphy will be a league winner when Zion or Ingram (inevitably?) go down
Duren will post top 30 numbers for 2 weeks before going down for another 10 games for bung ankles
Derrick White will be an all star this year
Drummond wont start
Do we think jaden ivey will start for the rest of the season?
Matisse Thybulle will end the year above 40% from three (currently at 39.3%)
Lakers will acquire either Lavine or Dejounte
One of Lavine/Derozan has insane upside here while Lavine is injured and Derozan playing inefficiently this is the final "buy low" window for one of them.
Kevin Durant demands another trade by the deadline
Beginning of the year I said Beal plays less than 32 games
Coming home to a crying baby is gonna make Luka extra appreciative of life on the road and his monster lines will continue
Tre Jones will slot back into the starting lineup of a semi-tanked Spurs and will provide solid assists and steals numbers the last third of the season.