7 days agoMemphis Grizzlies guard
JA Morant (back) suffered an injury on Friday and has been ruled out for the next week or so. He aggravated his back spasms and the Grizzlies will rest him for a few weeks.
Tyus Jones will jump into the starting five and becomes a great pick up right now. Fantasy owners should hold onto Morant through the issue.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Grizzlies PR
7 days agoMemphis Grizzlies center
Brandon Clarke (hip) will play in Sunday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was listed as questionable due to hip soreness, but will suit up here.
Jonas Valanciunas (illness) has been ruled out for this one. Clarke will see big minutes and is worth a look in DFS contests.
Bruno Caboclo will back him up, but probably won't have great fantasy value.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Grizzlies PR
7 days agoLos Angeles Lakers forward
Kyle Kuzma (ankle) will play in Sunday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. He suffered a sprained ankle on Friday, but head coach Frank Vogel downplayed the severity. Kuzma shouldn't be limited at all on Sunday, so fantasy owners won't need to worry. He should be owned in basically all formats going forward.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Tania Ganguli
7 days agoOrlando Magic forward
Al-Farouq Aminu (knee) has been ruled out indefinitely without a timetable for his return. An MRI revealed a torn meniscus, but Aminu hasn't decided whether or not he's going to have surgery on his right knee.
Aaron Gordon and
Jonathan Isaac should be asked to step up.
Wesley Iwundu could see more minutes coming his way, but he doesn't have much fantasy value.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Orlando Magic PR
7 days agoMemphis Grizzlies center
Jonas Valanciunas (illness) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He's feeling under the weather, so fantasy owners will likely have to wait until after warm ups for better information.
Brandon Clarke (hip) is questionable as well, so
Jaren Jackson Jr., Soloman Hill,
Jae Crowder, and
Bruno Caboclo could be asked to step up. Jackson and Crowder have the most fantasy value out of the bunch.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Grizzlies PR
7 days agoLos Angeles Lakers guard
Avery Bradley (leg) has been ruled out for at least four more games. He's been cleared for basketball activities, but will miss another week of action.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope will continue to start while
Alex Caruso and
Rajon Rondo will see extra minutes off the bench. Caldwell-Pope is worth an add in deep leagues, while in the starting five.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Orange County Register
1 week agoAtlanta Hawks small forward
De'Andre Hunter ended a bad week with a decent performance against the Rockets on Saturday, finishing a 159-111 loss with 14 points and five rebounds. The rookie had managed just 24 total points in the previous three games of the week. Hunter has been inconsistent throughout his first campaign, especially shooting-wise as his efficiency has been below 40 percent. With that said, he'll be in a perfect spot to produce a big night on Monday against the Warriors. Steve Kerr's team is third from bottom in defensive efficiency and they are allowing opposing small forwards hit 49.2 percent of their shots against them, which is the second-worst mark in the league.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 week agoAtlanta Hawks point guard
Trae Young continued his recent hot shooting stretch with a 37-point effort on Saturday against the Rockets. He registered his fourth consecutive outing with 40-plus percent shooting from deep by going 5-for-9 and his overall shooting was even better at 10-for-16. Young also got a good chunk of his points from the charity stripe, shooting 12-for-13. He wrapped things up for the night with seven assists and three rebounds. Young gets a really nice matchup next on Monday against the Warriors, who lack quality all over the place and who are giving up 25.5 points per 48 minutes to point guards this season.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 week agoHouston Rockets shooting guard
Ben McLemore finished Saturday's blowout win over Atlanta as the team's second-leading scorer with 24 points, and he recorded a nice double-double by adding a career-high 13 rebounds. McLemore sank six treys and shot 9-for-14 overall from the field. He got the start with
Danuel House Jr. (illness) unavailable. The former King has done well as an emergency starter this season, averaging 17.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in 31.6 minutes. House Jr. has already had various health issues early in the season and looks quite injury-prone, so McLemore should be able to add to his five starts soon enough.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 week agoHouston Rockets point guard
Russell Westbrook quietly cruised through Saturday's win over Atlanta, finishing with 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists in 27 minutes of action. It was a complete blowout, so there wasn't a need to play him or
James Harden more. Westbrook finished with 6-for-11 shooting, sinking his only attempt from downtown and both freebies. The Rockets take on the Spurs next in what should be a decent matchup for Westbrook. He hasn't done too well in his career against San Antonio, but this season's Spurs look like a completely different side, and not in a good way. They are sixth-worst in defensive efficiency.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 week agoHouston Rockets guard
James Harden was close to posting a new career record on Saturday, finishing a 158-111 win over Atlanta with 60 points. The Rockets had an incredible shooting night and thus Harden played only three quarters. He shot 16-for-24 from the field and 8-for-14 from deep while sinking 20 of 23 free throws. He also picked up eight assists, three steals, and a block. Harden now has four career 60-point games, which have him tied with Michael Jordan for third-most in NBA history. He's the only active player to post a 60-point performance more than once. The Rockets now head to San Antonio to take on the Spurs, who have been a mess defensively all season. It's another juicy matchup for the 2018 MVP.
--Taavi Pailk - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 week agoIndiana Pacers point/shooting guard
Malcolm Brogdon showed Saturday that he has barely missed a beat since returning from a three-game absence as he logged 28 points on 9-for-15 shooting in a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. He also added six assists, giving him four straight games with at least six dimes to his credit, while also tossing in four rebounds and two made triples across his 38 minutes. He next gets to take on a moribund Memphis defensive squad Monday who will be without starting point guard
JA Morant. The Grizzlies have yielded the third-most fantasy points per game to opposing point guards this season.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 week agoIndiana Pacers small forward
T.J. Warren had his diverse offensive arsenal on display during Saturday’s loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, shooting 11-for-19 from the field overall, collecting a team-best 29 points. He knocked down all four threes that he attempted, setting a new season high in makes from behind the arc. In addition, he added four rebounds after combining for only three over his past two contests. Should his DFS price not react ahead of Monday’s contest versus Memphis, he will be in prime position for considerable ownership.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 week agoPhiladelphia 76ers point guard/small forward
Ben Simmons notched a double-double for the third time in his past four games during Saturday’s win over the Indiana Pacers. Simmons was a huge contributor across the board, finishing with 15 points, 13 assists, six rebounds and four steals in his 38 minutes. In addition, he went a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line, giving him a new season high in makes. While Simmons is on average seeing two fewer shots per game this year, he still boasts above-average value as a double-double threat on a nightly basis. He next faces Utah on Monday, whom he was limited against earlier this year due to a shoulder sprain.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
1 week agoWith
Josh Richardson out of the mix during Saturday’s win over the Indiana Pacers, the wing duo of
Furkan Korkmaz and
James Ennis essentially split duties and went for 21 points between the two. Forkmaz got the start and finished with 12 points, making three triples, but Ennis saw 27 minutes off the bench and added two triples of his own, while packing the stat sheet with nine points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals. While Korkmaz’s price has risen on DFS, Ennis could still be worth a punt play Monday versus the Jazz should Richardson remain sidelined.
--Jesse Borek - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
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