Basketball Fantasy – Fantasy NBA Daily Notes

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While McCollum's stock is already highly prized by the fantasy market, let's move on to a third-year runaway candidate again complying with Hinkie's maxim. Caris LeVert of Brooklyn had 26 points on 16 shots in a win against the Suns in Phoenix last night, giving him his third straight game of 20 points, the longest stretch of his young career.

Signaling that his score jump is legitimate, the Nets give LeVert rich opportunity rates – like directing the team in minutes (31.7) and shooting, his score of 15.7 per game representing a jump of 50.9% over last season. It also helped LeVert average 61.5 hits per game, a high rate for a goalkeeper, tied with other high-flying wingers like Bradley Beal (63.5) and Zach LaVine (61.5).

Noting that the fantasy market is not yet fully integrated with the rise of LeVert, he is in 62.2% of the vote although he is one of the nine players to have an average of at least 20 PPG, 1.5 SPG and 1.5 3PG. His peers in this level of unique performance? LeBron James, Leonard Kawhi, Victor Oladipo, Jimmy Butler, Paul George, James Harden, John Wall and Donovan Mitchell.

Although LeVert is likely to be in most 10-team fantasy leagues, acquiring this winning wing through trade is unlikely to cost much, especially considering the fantastic impact of its performance and performance. peers. With an eye on meaningful fantastic performances and relevant statistical trends, let's dive into the night that was in the NBA.

Tuesday recap

Strong points

Caris LeVert, Brooklyn Nets: 26 points (10-16 FG), 5 rebounds, 1 block, 3 OT

CJ McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers: 40 points (17-26 FG), 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 OTs

Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets: 29 points (12-22 FG), 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 OT

lowlights

Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers: 13 points (5-15 FG), 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 OT

Markieff Morris, Washington Wizards: 4 points (2-8 FG), 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2 OT

Kelly Oubre Jr., Washington Assistants: 6 points (3-10 FG), 2 rebounds

Tuesday to take away

• Wesley Matthews helped the Mavericks win a Wizards victory. I have regularly defended Matthews in my series of waivers this season and, despite his eighth place in the NBA in 3 points per game, he has participated in less than eight percent of the ESPN leagues on Wednesday morning. The list of players with an average of at least 18 points and three points at 3 points includes only eight players in the NBA, all widely respected fantasy products, apart from Matthews.

• It seems that Josh Jackson, the fourth pick in the 2017 NBA draft, is disappearing from the rotation in Phoenix. The shooting problems that affected Jackson as a rookie persisted in his sophomore campaign; he hit 26.3% of his 3-point attempts last season and replicates that rate with a slow clip of 26.1% this season. In particular, Jackson has just 19.3 MPG after 25.4% as a rookie, and last night, against the LeVert Nets, he played less than seven minutes, a low point of the season . The main beneficiary of Jackson's descent is rookie wing Mikal Bridges, who recorded a career record in minutes last night. With several flights in half of his appearances already despite limited minutes and shooting results, Bridges could become a quality contributor in 3D capable of playing in deeper fantasy leagues.

• Speaking of losing his job, it seems like the fantasy market can move from Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to Brooklyn, since it only counted 13 minutes last night and that it's not worth it. has not yet become the decisive defender that many (including me) have been waiting for.

• I've talked about Wendell Carter Jr.'s growing production in recent editions of this column, but even my optimistic impression of this gifted prospect might have sold the Duke product as a fantastic asset. Found ninth in rebound odds (less than 3.5 feet of a rebound available) with 18.2 in five games, "WCJ" really stands out with 15.8 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 2.0 BPG , 1.4 SPG and 43% of his 3 point attempts. Phew. The addition of this productive rookie is already essential if floating in your league or leagues, winning it through trade might also prove to be acceptable.

Notable injuries

• Kawhi Leonard is considered dubious because of Toronto's tilt with the Kings because of the still-vague foot injury he suffered last weekend. Given that raptors are likely to be important favorites regardless of Leonard's status, the preparation of alternatives (such as Matthews) could prove useful for league players in daily transactions.

Analytical advantage for Wednesday

The 76ers, who are 0-5 on the road this season, go to the Pacers Wednesday at 20h. AND on ESPN. For a bit of historical context, the Sixers are looking to avoid becoming the 10th NBA team in history to win its first six home games and lose its first six games on the road.

Joel Embiid averages 28.4 PPG, the second-best goal in the league behind Stephen Curry (31.3 PPG). For Indiana, Victor Oladipo has been incredible in terms of clutch time this season, totaling 36 points in 21 minutes, while shooting 61.1% on the field and 58.3% to 3 points.

Philly has an outstanding net odds of over-10.3 at home and an inept net odds of minus 15.2 on the road, which could indicate that it's a nice window to stack the Pacers in queues fancy daily, while this unique tendency to splitting persists. This large margin of performance largely concerns the defensive tendencies of the 76ers variants; they claim a strong defense rating of 105 points for 100 possessions at home this season and have yet capitulated for 122.4 on the road (only the Suns are worse at games abroad).