This Week’s Top Fantasy Basketball Players
This week has been busy for most NBA teams. Some players have collected over 20 points so far for their teams. The following is a detailed review of the top eight players in fantasy basketball now.
Anthony Davis
ANTHONY DAVIS POSTERIZES JOKIC ? pic.twitter.com/rt63ztQBDf
Anthony Davis collected 40 points (14-22 FG,12-13 FT) for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Washington Wizards. Davis had three blocks, one steal, four assists, and 15 rebounds in the game. Yet, he played 41 minutes back-to-back in the second half.
Davis helped the Lakers win 134-131. He has consistently collected two-digit points in his last seven consecutive games and is a top favorite for managers.
D’Angelo Russel
DPOY DANGELO RUSSEL ? pic.twitter.com/3pdTGi68zL
Russell gained 22 points (9-11 FG, 4-11 3PT) on Thursday in the Lakes vs Wizards game. He had one block, one steal, five assists, and six rebounds. Russell has been in great shape of late as he has scored more than 18 points in the last five games.
Some NBA fans predicted that the Lakers would move him in the recent trade period. Instead, the team opted to keep Russell and he hasn’t disappointed them so far. Russell is likely to continue performing well on Saturday as the Lakers clash with the Denver Nuggets tomorrow. Jamal Murray will miss in the Nuggets’ lineup due to an ankle injury he got on Thursday.
LeBron James
LeBron James scores the bucket to become the first player in league history to score 40,000 career points ?
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James was untameable on Thursday in the Lakers’ game against the Wizards. He collected 31 points (12-24 FG, 2-5 3PT, 5-7 FT), had one block, one steal, nine assists, and four rebounds.
Some fantasy managers speculated that James would be in the Lakers’ starting lineup. The prediction was accurate since James played for 39 minutes including overtime. James needs to score nine more points on Saturday to set a 40,000-point record in the NBA.
Jordan Poole
Jordan from DEEP??
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Poole got 34 points (13-26 FG, 5-12 3PT, 3-4 FT) on Thursday despite the Wizards losing 131-134 to the Lakers. Poole had one block, one steal, seven assists, and three rebounds. This was his second time in the last three consecutive games to score more than 30 points. Besides, it was Poole’s highest score in the season and his fifth time this year to garner over 29 points.
Corey Kispert
Corey Kispert continuing to shine ?
• 20 PTS
• 3 REB
• 5 AST
• 2 BLK
• 53% FG (8/15)#ForTheDistrict pic.twitter.com/3OK3ERgXTw
Kispert got 20 points (8-15 FG, 2-7 3PT, 2-2 FT) for the Wizards on Thursday. He had one steal, six assists, and six rebounds. It was Kispert’s third consecutive time to collect 20 points in a game. He had 17 points per game on average last month. This includes at least 20 points which he garnered in seven games.
Deni Avdija
Deni Avdija has looked good coming back from his heel injury. 8 pts on 2-2 3PT with 2 ast already in 5 min., including this dime to Marvin Bagley III. pic.twitter.com/nUczD0dwJJ
Avdija got 15 points (5-10 FG, 3-5 3PT, 2-2 FT) against the Lakers. He had one steal, five assists, and 15 rebounds. It was Avdija’s first game to play for the Wizards after missing three consecutive games. However, the player has made 15 rebounds in two games out of his last three, and 11 rebounds in four out of six games.
Marvin Bagley III
Marvin Bagley III has a clear path to fantasy dominance with Daniel Gafford out of town ?
2 games as a starter in WSH: 20.5 PTS, 11.5 REB, 2.0 AST, 1.5 STL & 1.5 BLK (43.8 FPTS)
Stash MB3 on your IL and getcha popcorn ready once his back heals up ?pic.twitter.com/JtG69ZT0HM https://t.co/3IRMkayyrk
Bagley garnered 23 points (11-14 FG, 1-1 3PT, 0-1 FT) for the Wizards yesterday. He had two blocks, one assist, and four rebounds. It was Bagley’s second consecutive time to score over 20 points. Reports indicate that Bagley has started in the last three games for the Wizards and collected over 33 points in total.
