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Ahhh, it's that time of the year! The Fantasy NBA Finals! Are you in?
If so, you must be proud of your team! They have performed nicely and served you well. You certainly feel connected to most of them as they saved your ass on more than one occasion during the course of the season. FORGET THAT! There's no place for personal attachments in redraft leagues. Especially not when the finals come around.
If your mid-late round guy has a poor finals schedule, no matter how much joy he brought to you these few beautiful fantasy NBA months, it's time to say goodbye. If you love someone, you have to let them go. It's best for the both of you, trust me!
We will be looking at the best options for your team to replace the luckless, poor-scheduled guy from the bottom of your roster with. If you're having second thoughts, just think about it. You'll either be The Champion to be remembered and celebrated for years and years to come, or the chum who lost in the finals and no one will recall come next October.
If you believe streaming and having several more games played will help you out in your quest for the Winner's trophy and bragging rights with your mates for at least six months, here are our Fantasy Basketball Streamers for Week 24.
NBA Schedule Guide - Week 24
Three key days in Week 24 are the five-game nights on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. That's when most fantasy teams will have holes in their starting lineups to fill and those are the dates we will be concentrating on.
Here's the low-down:
Teams with 4 games:
Charlotte Hornets
Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks
Denver Nuggets
Detroit Pistons
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves
Philadelphia 76ers
Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers
Sacramento Kings
Washington Wizards
Teams with 3 games:
Atlanta Hawks
Boston Celtics
Brooklyn Nets
Houston Rockets
Indiana Pacers
Miami Heat
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
Orlando Magic
San Antonio Spurs
Utah Jazz
Teams with only 2 games:
Toronto Raptors
Number of teams playing each day:
Monday: 10
Tuesday: 16
Wednesday: 16
Thursday: 10
Friday: 18
Saturday: 10
Sunday: 26
Back-to-Backs (beware of older banged up players who might rest):
Brooklyn: Sat*/Sun
Charlotte: Sat*/Sun
Chicago: Thurs*/Fri*
Cleveland: Tue*/Wed*
Dallas: Tue*/Wed*
Denver: Mon*/Tue*
Detroit: Sat*/Sun*
Golden State: Sat*/Sun
LA Clippers: Tue/Wed*
Milwaukee: Thurs*/Fri*
Oklahoma City: Thurs*/Fri
Portland: Tue*/Wed*
Sacramento: Sat/Sun*
Washington: Sat/Sun*
* = away game
Teams playing three times on days with 5 or fewer games:
Detroit
Teams playing twice on days with 5 or fewer games:
Boston, Charlotte, Golden State, Miami, New York, Sacramento, Washington
Teams playing three games over the weekend (Thursday to Sunday):
Chicago, Detroit, Golden State, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Washington
Baller Streaming Strategy for Week 24
So, we've got three scarce game-nights with five games apiece on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday. Only Detroit plays on all three of those games, and they also finish off the week with their fourth game of the week on Sunday so their guys will be the most eligible for next weeks adds. Furthermore, only two of Detroit's players are owned in more than 50% of the leagues, so fantasy owners in both shallow and deep leagues will have an opportunity to take advantage of the Pistons favorable schedule, should they act on time.
Some other teams to target are the ones who play two games on these days:
Monday and Thursday:
none
Monday and Saturday:
Boston, Charlotte, New York
Thursday and Saturday:
Golden State, Miami, Sacramento, Washington
Guys from these teams are most likely to fit your team schedule and be as valuable as possible for your finals' matchup next week.
It's all or nothing now guys. Give your opponent all you've got. Hold nothing back.
WIN THAT LEAGUE!!!
Here are our streamers for Week 24.
Streaming Options for the Week
The Detroit Guys
Motor City for those in Shallower Leagues
Reggie Jackson has missed a large chunk of the season due to his annoying injuries and that is what has kept him owned in just 44% of fantasy leagues. He has been back for three games now and looked more like himself in his last game scoring 15 points with two three-pointers on 5-of-10 shooting and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe, along with three rebounds, an assist and two turnovers in 22 minutes. If you could use some scoring and assists with decent FT%, Reggie should be on your radar.
Reggie Bullock has outperformed his Detroit namesake all season long, but still isn't getting enough love from fantasy owners as he is available in 61% of Yahoo leagues. He is a constant threat from deep and has been contributing across the board for his owners with averages of 14.2 points with 2.8 threes on 52.4% from the field and no misses from the line, 2.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.2 blocks and 1.2 turnovers in 31 minutes per game over the last two weeks. His minutes are safe and if you like what you get with Bullock, and he is available in your league, don't waste your time. Go pick him up.
Deep League Pistons
Luke Kennard has really picked it up lately with averages of 12.1 PTS with 1.3 3PM on 50.7 FG%, 3.4 REB, 2.6 AST, 0.9 STL, 0.4 BLK and 1.4 TO in 28 minutes per game over the last 14 days. Furthermore, Kennard has a live streak of 14 hit free throws in a row so he can be helpful there, too. And with Stanley Johnson picking up an injury on Saturday, he might get even more run next week. Threes and across the board production is something Kennard has flashed over these last few weeks. Still he is still owned in just 3% of leagues and the reason for owners not fully trusting him is the fact that he is a 44.0 FG% shooter on the year and is still a rookie.
Ish Smith has taken a hit with Reggie Jackson back, but still managed 86 minutes over the three games that Jackson's been back so he still keeps some of his value. Furthermore, he managed 12 points with seven dimes, a three, a board and a steal, going 5-of-9 from the field and hitting his only free throw of the night in a 22 minute apiece timeshare in his last game. He won't be a top-100 asset during your finals, but he could help you, mainly in the assist department, should you opt to give him a chance. Ish is owned in 19% of Yahoo leagues.
Other Three-Game Wonders
James Ennis III, SG/SF, DET (2% Owned) - Strong Cats: FT%, REB, a bit of everything
Anthony Tolliver, SF/PF, DET (1% Owned) - Strong Cats: FT%, 3PM
"The Other Guys"
Shallower League Streaming Adds for the Week:
Marcus Morris, SF/PF, BOS (53% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, PTS, REB
Greg Monroe, PF/C, BOS, (48% Owned) - Strong Cats: FG%, REB, STL/BLK
Jeremy Lamb, SG/SF, CHA (49% Owned) - Strong Cats: FT%, 3PM, PTS, STL/BLK
Marvin Williams, SF/PF, CHA, (40% Owned) - Strong Cats: REB, 3PM, FT%, a bit of everything
Frank Kaminsky, PF/C, CHA, (36% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, FT%, REB
PG, GSW (34% Owned) - Strong Cats: FG%, REB, 3PM, AST, STL
Michael Beasley, SF/PF, NY (46% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, PTS, REB
Tyler Johnson, PG/SG, MIA (39% Owned) - Strong Cats: PTS, STL, a bit of everything
Justise Winslow, SF/PF, MIA, (35% Owned) - Strong Cats: REB, STL, a bit of everything
De'Aaron Fox, PG, SAC, (45% Owned) - Strong Cats: AST, STL
Bogdan Bogdanovic, SG/SF, SAC, (32% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, AST, a bit of everything
Kelly Oubre Jr., SF, WAS (38% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, PTS, STL/BLK, FG%
Tomas Satoransky, PG/SG, WAS (30% Owned) - Strong Cats: FT% REB, AST, STL
Deep League Options for the Week:
Shane Larkin, PG, BOS (1% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, FT%, AST
Dwayne Bacon, SG, CHA, (0% Owned) - Strong Cats: STL, FT%, a bit of everything
Willy Hernangomez, PF/C, CHA, (25% Owned) - Strong Cats: BLK/STL, REB, FG%
Malik Monk, SG, CHA, (5% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, FT%
Kevon Looney, PF/C, GSW, (2% Owned) - Strong Cats: FG%, REB, STL/BLK
Jordan Bell, PF/C, GSW, (2% Owned) - Strong Cats: FG%, REB, STL/BLK
Andre Iguodala, SG/SF, SGW, (15% Owned) - Strong Cats: FG%, AST, a bit of everything
Wayne Ellington, SG/SF, MIA (28% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, FT%, PTS
Trey Burke, PG, NY (14% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, PTS, AST
Frank Ntilikina, PG, NY (4% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, AST
Justin Jackson, SF, SAC (2% Owned) - Strong Cats: 3PM, FG%
Skal Labissiere, PF/C, SAC, (17% Owned) - Strong Cats: BLK/STL, REB, 3PM
Frank Mason III, PG, SAC, (2% Owned) - Strong Cats: AST, STL
Everyone's all in this week, and I hope that your chips will go on the right bets and that those guys will help you win your league. And if this article helps out, then I've done my job!
Best of luck to you guys in your finals! Let me know how you did and if this piece was of any assistance.
Cheers!
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