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A good fantasy owner is always on the lookout for a potential trade deal that would help him win the league. This is why it's important to try and use players' forms to get a deal done that would help your team out in the long term.
Swapping a surging player for a guy who is on a cold streak but has a higher overall value can make all the difference when the tides turn.
You can find more on who to target in trades based on his current poor form and who to use as bait because he is playing unreasonably well, bellow in our Sell High and Buy Low candidates for Week 3 of the NBA season, right here at RotoBaller.
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Buy Low, Sell High Advice for Week 3
Are You for Real, Brandon Ingram?
Now we all knew Ingram had talent, didn't we? But how many of us expected him to flash it in our faces like this as he is currently? In the first seven games of the season, he is averaging 25.9 PTS with 2.4 3PM on 55.2 FG% and 74.3 FT%, 7.1 REB, 4.3 AST, 0.7 STL, 1.0 BLK, and 2.6 TO in 32 minutes per game. And this involves a seven-point, four-rebound line in 13 minutes against OKC when he had to leave the game early because of a head injury. With this, Ingram is flirting with top-10 value so far.
Even though Ingram is a very talented player and has shown us this season that he is ready for the jump from a talent to a leader, it's still pretty difficult to imagine him to keep this level up for the entire season. Especially when the #1 pick in this year's draft Zion Williamson returns from injury, as he is sure to take at least a couple of shots away from Ingram.
Furthermore, the Pelicans' star player Jrue Holiday has taken a back seat and let Ingram lead the offense. With a 1-6 start, I can easily see Jrue wanting to take charge to try and turn this around. This could take the ball out of Ingram's hands even more.
One more thing to watch out for with Ingram - he played in just 52 and 59 games in his previous two seasons. This doesn't give me too much confidence in him staying healthy with this increased workload and usage.
With Zion expected to miss another month or two, you have the time to try and make a deal while he is on the up and up. I do trust that he can stick in the top-50, but if I can get a guaranteed top-30 player like Nikola Vucevic, De'Aaron Fox or perhaps take advantage of the current injury of Paul George I would make the swap.
Baller Move: Sell high
Time to Panic on Myles Turner?
Year after year fantasy optimists, myself included, wait for the breakout year from Myles. And year after year we stay in limbo. We hope for a top-10 season from a fantasy-friendly center who can block with the best of them and contribute in both the FG% and FT% column, but we are always left with a decent top-30 output with occasional flashes that keep us hoping for the promised land.
Myles started this season off in the same fashion. First, he dazzled us in the season opener with 25 points (9-of-15 from the field and 3-of-3 from the line), four triples, nine boards, two steals, three blocks, and four turnovers. Then he follows it up with a double-double performance but undermines it with another three turnovers, only one block, and a 3-of-9 effort from the field. In the next game, he gets his shooting back with 7-of-11 from the field for 16 points but grabs just six boards and again one block. And finally, he gets injured in his fourth game and misses the next two (so far).
He was initially said to miss around two weeks but was already upgraded from out to doubtful for the Pacers' Tuesday night game against the Hornets. This might be a good sign and Myles might be back before previously thought.
This inconsistency, along with this injury could have his owner uncertain about Turner's value, so it might be a good time to try and get him cheap.
As a top-30 player for a few years in a row, and with such a unique skill set, I wouldn't shy away from offering a guy in the top-40 to top-60 range for him, especially if Turner fits my team well. Eric Bledsoe, C.J. McCollum and Kevin Love are all players I trust less than Myles and wouldn't mind trading them for him.
Baller Move: Hold or buy low
