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We're well in the weeds now as leagues have started getting into their playoff match ups based on your league settings. Now is the time to ditch your late rounder and utilize a streaming spot to squeeze out as much value as possible.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday all have six or less games on those days while the other days have eight or more. It will be much easier to fill in some streamers on the low volume days so let's take a look at who could benefit your team the most.
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Week 16 Standard 9-Category Leagues
Columns are written based on H2H 9-category standard size leagues:
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Juan Toscano-Anderson - SF/PF - Golden State Warriors (1% rostered)
A bit of a dart throw here as Toscano-Anderson has not been fantasy relevant for awhile, but that could be about to change this week. With James Wiseman (knee) going down and Eric Paschall (hip) out for two weeks, Toscano-Anderson is back into the rotation and put up eight points, five rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in 17 minutes on Saturday. Toscano-Anderson is shooting 56.3 percent on the season which gets bumped up to 71.4 percent when playing at least 30 minutes. The Warriors have a great start to the week with three games between Monday and Thursday, giving Toscano-Anderson stream value.
Other streamers:
- Ivica Zubac - C - Los Angeles Clippers (48% rostered)
- Cody Zeller - PF/C - Charlotte Hornets (15% rostered)
- Daniel Gafford - C - Washington Wizards (8% rostered)
- Tony Bradley - C - Oklahoma City Thunder (4% rostered)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
Grayson Allen - SG/SF - Memphis Grizzlies (10% rostered)
With De'Anthony Melton (leg) and Justise Winslow (thigh) hurting, Allen has been consistently getting over 30 minutes per game lately and putting up solid numbers across the board. Over his past four games, Allen is shooting 92.3 percent from the free throw line on 3.3 attempts per game. The Grizzlies are adamant about giving him minutes and he's a positive asset in free throw percentage while contributing threes and points as well.
Other streamers:
- Immanuel Quickley - PG - New York Knicks (18% rostered)
- Talen Horton-Tucker - SG/SF - Los Angeles Lakers (15% rostered)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - PG/SG - Los Angeles Lakers (11% rostered)
- Cameron Johnson -SF/PF - Phoenix Suns (10% rostered)
POINTS
Jordan Poole - PG/SG - Golden State Warriors (9% rostered)
Poole has fallen off tremendously after his hot streak and has been wildly inconsistent lately. Despite this, Poole is coming off an 21-point performance and teammate Kelly Oubre Jr. (wrist) is banged up and unlikely to play on Monday. While Poole likely won't start, he is still a great option for points given his ability to heat up on a minute's notice.
Other streamers:
- Theo Maledon - PG - Oklahoma City Thunder (26% rostered)
- Luguentz Dort - SG/SF - Oklahoma City Thunder (15% rostered)
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - PG/SG - Los Angeles Lakers (11% rostered)
- Markieff Morris - PF/C - Los Angeles Lakers (11% rostered)
THREE-POINTERS
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - PG/SG - Los Angeles Lakers (11% rostered)
The Lakers continue to be ravaged by injuries, but help should be on the way in a week or so with Anthony Davis (calf) and LeBron James (ankle) on track to be reevaluated. In the meantime, Caldwell-Pope has taken on an increased opportunity on offense and has shown his three-point shooting prowess. Caldwell-Pope is currently on a tear from beyond the arc, knocking down 3.6 threes on 56.3 percent from three over his past five games. This brings his three-point percentage to 42.0 percent on the season, good for 15th in the league for players with at least 1,000 minutes played this season.
Other streamers:
- Jae Crowder - SF/PF - Phoenix Suns (38% rostered)
- Aleksej Pokusevski - SF - Oklahoma City Thunder (31% rostered)
- Markieff Morris - PF/C - Los Angeles Lakers (11% rostered)
- Cameron Johnson -SF/PF - Phoenix Suns (10% rostered)
REBOUNDS
Isaiah Hartenstein - PF - Cleveland Cavaliers (10% rostered)
Basically Mason Plumlee-lite, Hartenstein has been putting up numbers across the board in the absences of Larry Nance Jr. (illness) and Jarrett Allen (concussion). Hartenstein has grabbed at least seven rebounds in five of his past six games in Cleveland. Over this stretch, he also has recorded a block in each game and has three games with at least six assists. Hartenstein can do everything in the box score and the Cavs have all three of their games from Wednesday to Saturday. Nance and Allen are nearing a return which would hurt Hartenstein's streaming value, so make sure those players are out before picking Hartenstein up.
Other streamers:
- Jae Crowder - SF/PF - Phoenix Suns (38% rostered)
- Darius Bazley - SF/PF - Oklahoma City Thunder (25% rostered)
- Cody Zeller - PF/C - Charlotte Hornets (15% rostered)
- Markieff Morris - PF/C - Los Angeles Lakers (11% rostered)
ASSISTS
Lou Williams - PG/SG - Atlanta Hawks (43% rostered)
Since joining the Hawks, Williams is putting up 3.7 assists per game. That may not seem much, especially given how good Williams has been during his career, but with assists so scarce on the wire, we will take what we can get. The Hawks have a pseudo back-to-back on Tuesday and Thursday giving a good opportunity for fantasy managers to stream these two games before moving on to one of the other options below.
Other streamers:
- Jeff Teague - PG/SG - Milwaukee Bucks (18% rostered)
- Talen Horton-Tucker - SG/SF - Los Angeles Lakers (15% rostered)
- Isaiah Hartenstein - PF - Cleveland Cavaliers (10% rostered)
- Cameron Payne - PG/SG - Phoenix Suns (1% rostered)
STEALS
Cameron Payne - PG/SG - Phoenix Suns (1% rostered)
Payne has been a solid backup point guard for the surging Phoenix Suns this season and is one Chris Paul injury away from being a popular pickup. Despite his limited role off the bench, Payne has been a steady steals contributor this season. Payne has recorded a steal in nine of his past 11 games, including five straight games. The Suns have a favorable streaming schedule this week and Payne can be a widely available source of steals.
Other streamers:
- Justin Holiday - SG/SF - Indiana Pacers (45% rostered)
- Talen Horton-Tucker - SG/SF - Los Angeles Lakers (15% rostered)
- Dean Wade - PG/PF/C - Cleveland Cavaliers (5% rostered)
- Alex Caruso - PG/SG - Los Angeles Lakers (4% rostered)
BLOCKS
Tony Bradley - C - Oklahoma City Thunder (4% rostered)
I am featuring Bradley again here as he's coming off a monster 16-point, 14-rebound and three-block performance on Saturday. Bradley has been consistently getting the backup center minutes and averaging close to 25 minutes per game since arriving in Oklahoma City. Bradley's been slowly taking away minutes and productive from Moses Brown and with Aleksej Pokusevski (arm) banged up, they might be forced to give Bradley even more run. Bradley now has multiple blocks in back-to-back games and has a four-game week coming up.
Other streamers:
- Jaden McDaniels - PF - Minnesota Timberwolves (26% rostered)
- Isaiah Stewart - C - Detroit Pistons (26% rostered)
- James Johnson - PF/C - New Orleans Pelicans (17% rostered)
- Isaiah Hartenstein - PF - Cleveland Cavaliers (10% rostered)
TURNOVERS
Dean Wade - PG/PF/C - Cleveland Cavaliers (5% rostered)
Wade, not to be confused with Dwyane Wade, has been a solid contributor for the Cavaliers, also benefiting from injuries to the team. Wade has been contributing across the board the past few games and consistently getting over 30 minutes per game while only averaging 0.4 turnovers on the season.
Other streamers:
- Jaden McDaniels - PF - Minnesota Timberwolves (26% rostered)
- Isaiah Hartenstein - PF - Cleveland Cavaliers (10% rostered)
- Derrick Favors - PF/C - Utah Jazz (8% rostered)
- Juan Toscano-Anderson - SF/PF - Golden State Warriors (1% rostered)
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