6 days agoGolden State Warriors guard
Damion Lee had a game-high 26 points on Monday night in a 113-101 loss to the Miami Heat. The 26 points are a new season-high for the sophomore guard, and he did it on 7-for-12 shooting from the floor and draining five of his seven shots from behind the three-point line. Lee has been inconsistent most of the season, but Monday night was a step in the right direction. It was the first time he had cracked the 20-point barrier since Jan. 17 and had averaged 10.7 points in the ten games before Monday's performance. Lee will look to build on this performance on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns in his final game before the All-Star break.
--Euan Leith - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
6 days agoIn a 113-101 win over the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat forward
Bam Adebayo had 13 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, and two steals in 27 minutes on his way to his 31st double-double of the season. The third-year player is now eighth in the league with his 31 double-doubles after accumulating 18 throughout his first two seasons. It indeed has been a breakout season for Adebayo as he is averaging career-highs in points, rebounds, assists, and just picked up his first All-Star selection. He will take on
Rudy Gobert, who has 41 double-doubles this season, and the Utah Jazz on Wednesday before playing in his first All-Star in Chicago for Team Giannis.
--Euan Leith - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
6 days agoMiami Heat forward
Jae Crowder came off the bench and continued his surprising start with his new team as he contributed 21 points, eight rebounds, and three steals in 31 minutes. The Heat beat the Warriors 113-101, and it was in part to Crowder's shooting efficiency as the new acquisition from Memphis shot 6-for-11 from the floor, 4-for-8 from behind the arc, and was a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line. It's only two games into his Miami career, but Crowder is averaging 19.5 points on 54.5 percent shooting, 9.5 rebounds, and 2.5 steals in 33 minutes. He returns to Utah on Wednesday in Miami's final game before the All-Star break and will look to keep the good times rolling against his former team in Salt Lake City.
--Euan Leith - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
6 days agoMiami Heat forward
Jimmy Butler returned to the starting lineup after a two-game absence and helped his team grab their first road win over the Golden State Warriors since 2014. The nine-year veteran showed little sign of the shoulder injury that held him out the previous two contests with 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting, 10 rebounds, five assists, four steals, and one block in 33 minutes. It was the fifth time this season that Butler has had at least four steals in a game, and he is now sixth in the league with 1.8 swipes per game. Butler and the Heat play one more game before the All-Star break when they visit Utah and their top-eight defense on Wednesday night.
--Euan Leith - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
6 days agoLos Angeles Lakers power forward/center
Anthony Davis recorded his third consecutive double-double during Monday’s victory over the Phoenix Suns. Davis faced little resistance from a Phoenix frontcourt that was without both
Deandre Ayton (ankle) and
Aron Baynes (hip), collecting 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists across 31 minutes. Davis has now reeled off at least 25 points in five of his last seven outings and is set to close out the first half Wednesday versus Denver, whom he has logged double-doubles against in each of this season’s two prior meetings.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
6 days agoLos Angeles Lakers center
Dwight Howard took advantage of the Phoenix Suns’ lack of depth in the frontcourt Monday, shooting a perfect 6-for-6 from the field en route to a 14-point, 15-rebound double-double. After playing 17 minutes combined in his two prior outings, Howard thrived across his 25 minutes against Phoenix, tying his second-highest rebounding total this year. His ability to clean up the glass makes him a perpetual punt play option in DFS, but his stellar shooting (74 percent) continues to give him season-long appeal for owners who are in desperate need of increased field-goal percentage.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
6 days agoLos Angeles Lakers point guard
Rajon Rondo ramped up his offensive aggressiveness during Monday’s victory over the Phoenix Suns, logging a season-best 23 points on 9-for-15 shooting, tying for his second-most shots from the field in a single outing all year. In addition to the scoring, he also piled up six assists and four rebounds, turning the ball over just once. While he did knock down a season-high four triples, he remains a finicky fantasy option moving forward due to his fluctuating role within the second unit.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
7 days agoCharlotte Hornets point/shooting guard
Malik Monk continued his recent run of impressive scoring during Monday’s victory over the Detroit Pistons, collecting 17 points on 5-for-10 shooting overall as a reserve. For the first time all season, Monk has knocked down multiple three-pointers in three straight games, having also added three rebounds and three steals to his stat sheet. Charlotte appears content with handing him double-digit shot attempts on a nightly basis, which gives him considerable DFS punt play appeal Wednesday versus Minnesota, in addition to deep season-long league interest.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
7 days agoDetroit Pistons power forward/center
Thon Maker collected the second double-double of his career during Monday’s defeat to the Charlotte Hornets, setting a new career high with 12 rebounds in the process. Maker appears entrenched as the team’s starting center moving forward, and while he saw just 24 minutes Monday, he shot 5-for-10 from the field and collected 12 points to go along with two blocks. He will likely need to string together multiple outings in the same ilk before he draws considerable season-long intrigue, but he holds solid DFS value Wednesday as he will likely be tasked with slowing Magic center
Nikola Vucevic, paving the way for ample rebounding opportunities.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
7 days agoSacramento Kings forward
Harrison Barnes scored 20-plus points for the second straight game in a 123-111 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Barnes scored 23 with five triples, adding three rebounds, three assists, and a steal in 37 minutes. The 27-year-old has shot above 60 percent from the field on at least 13 attempts in his last two games, with a scoring average of 24 points per game. It's been a consistent season for Barnes, but this has been one of his better two-game stretches all year. He'll look to keep it up in his next matchup against his former team, the Mavericks. Barnes scored 25 against Dallas in January.
--Tim Capurso - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
7 days agoDetroit Pistons point guard/small forward
Bruce Brown Jr. notched the third double-double of his career during Monday’s loss to the Charlotte Hornets. In the process, he set a new career high with 12 boards, shooting 5-for-13 from the field overall en route to a 10-point outing. He also managed to lead the team with five assists across his game-high 39 minutes, continuing to see a pile of action with
Derrick Rose (hip/adductor) and
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk (hip) out of the mix. He closes out the first half Wednesday versus a slow-paced Orlando squad, likely again to see a considerable workload.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
7 days agoSacramento Kings guard
De'Aaron Fox may have shot just 26.3 percent from the field in a 123-111 loss to the Bucks, but still put up great fantasy stats. Fox's 11 assists and eight rebounds helped to make up for the poor shooting. For the season, the third-year pro has blended career-bests in shooting volume and efficiency to post 19.9 points per game, the best average of his young career. Add in his 7.0 assists per game, which would place 12th in the league if he qualified, and Fox is returning value for those who spent early draft picks on him. Up next for Fox is a clash with the Mavericks, who he put up 27 points and 12 assists against in their first meeting.
--Tim Capurso - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
7 days agoCharlotte Hornets small/power forward
Miles Bridges led his team in scoring for the fourth time in the past six games during Monday’s win over the Detroit Pistons. Bridges shot 7-for-15 from the floor overall, including 2-for-7 from long range, en route to collecting a team-best 18 points to go along with seven rebounds. Over his last six games, Bridges has averaged 20.3 points per contest, a clear indication of the role that he may see during the second half of the year, making him a legit fantasy commodity in any-sized season-long league.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
7 days agoCharlotte Hornets point/shooting guard
Devonte' Graham scuffled from long range during Monday’s victory over the Detroit Pistons but managed to collect a double-double for the third consecutive outing. Graham finished with 14 points on 6-for-17 shooting overall, including 1-for-9 from behind the arc, but he dished out 11 assists and grabbed seven rebounds across his 35 minutes. The 11 dimes mark his highest single game total since Jan. 4, as he finished with more than half of the team’s assists on a night in which they shot just 37.5 percent as a group. Graham ties a knot on his breakout first half of the 2019-20 campaign Wednesday when he faces a Timberwolves squad that he dropped 24 points against back on Oct. 25.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
7 days agoToronto Raptors forward
OG Anunoby scored a career-high 25 points in Monday's 137-126 victory against the Timberwolves, while adding 12 rebounds, three assists, three steals and one block on 10-for-13 shooting from the field and 3-for-4 from three-point range. Anunoby produced a quality stat line after a stretch in which the third-year forward finished with double-digit scoring totals in just two of the previous 12 games. The 22-year-old will look to carry the momentum forward of his career night into Wednesday's contest against the Nets, where Anunoby will be worth starting in standard fantasy formats.
--Denis Vondrus - RotoBallerSource: NBA.com
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