RADIO
We have finally made it to the All-Star break and with that looming next week, we have a two-week match up for fantasy. The two weeks leave a ton of streaming potential in lineups while also adding some additional acquisitions.
There are three teams with six games over the next two weeks: the New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers. 13 teams have a five-game week, 13 other teams have a four-game week and only one has the dreaded three-game week: the Los Angeles Lakers. With that said and done, let's get to business!
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Week 11 Standard 9-Category Leagues
Columns are written based on H2H 9-category standard size leagues:
FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
Robert Williams III - C - Boston Celtics (40% rostered)
Williams might not be available in your league after his rostered percentage has skyrocketed over the past week, so I will just highlight a couple items here. Williams has the fourth-best field goal percentage out of all players listed in the Yahoo! fantasy database and is starting to have his minutes slowly creep up. Williams just came through with a 14-point, 11-rebound double-double on 75.0 percent shooting. The Celtics have four games in this long match up, but he may just have the most upside out of all your waiver wire.
Other streamers:
- Jakob Poeltl - C - San Antonio Spurs (47% rostered)
- Derrick Jones Jr. - SG/SF - Portland Trail Blazers (30% rostered)
- Bruce Brown - SG - Brooklyn Nets (16% rostered)
- Isaiah Roby - PF/C - Oklahoma City Thunder (8% rostered)
FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
Josh Richardson - SG/SF - Dallas Mavericks (48% rostered)
Richardson is barely in the criteria for this, but the Mavericks are entering a five-game week and have three great streaming days including the second Wednesday in the week which has only two teams playing. Richardson had found his groove after a couple game postponements, but his points have declined each game in the past three. It is possible an impatient fantasy manager could have dropped him in your league due to the lack of points, but he still remains a 94.1 percent free throw shooter on the year, averaging 12.8 points and 1.6 threes per game.
Other streamers:
- Carmelo Anthony - SF/PF - Portland Trail Blazers (43% rostered)
- Jalen Brunson - PG/SG - Dallas Mavericks (25% rostered)
- Shake Milton - PG/SG - Philadelphia 76ers (14% rostered)
- Tomas Satoransky - PG/SG - Chicago Bulls (7% rostered)
POINTS
Bruce Brown - SG - Brooklyn Nets (16% rostered)
Brown has been exceptional lately, filling in for the injured Kevin Durant (hamstring). Brown is averaging 17.0 points per game on 68.3 percent shooting from the field and 90.9 percent from the free throw line over the past week. while adding 6.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game. The Nets are one of the four-game week teams, but will have plenty of opportunity with Durant out through the All-Star break.
Other streamers:
- Carmelo Anthony - SF/PF - Portland Trail Blazers (43% rostered)
- Dillon Brooks - SG/SF - Memphis Grizzlies (42% rostered)
- Malik Monk - PG/SG - Charlotte Hornets (30% rostered)
- Lonnie Walker IV - SG/SF - San Antonio Spurs (7% rostered)
THREE-POINTERS
Patty Mills - PG - San Antonio Spurs (21% rostered)
Mills has one of the highest three-point upside of all the teams with six games this double week and is available in 79% of Yahoo! leagues. With the Spurs also hampered by the health and safety protocols, Mills is still coming off the bench, but has played 28 and 30 minutes in the past two games, respectively. Mills also hit an average of 3.5 threes over that span, bringing his season average to 2.7 triples per game. The Spurs could get some players back this week as they clear protocols, but that should not affect his role too much.
Other streamers:
- Saddiq Bey - SF - Detroit Pistons (46% rostered)
- Malik Monk - PG/SG - Charlotte Hornets (30% rostered)
- Danny Green - SG/SF - Philadelphia 76ers (25% rostered)
- Dorian Finney-Smith - SF/PF - Dallas Mavericks (11% rostered)
REBOUNDS
Josh Hart - SG/SF - New Orleans Pelicans (38% rostered)
Hart has been one of the premiere rebounding streamers from the guard position, up to an average of 7.4 rebounds per game on the season. Now the Pelicans find themselves in a six-game week which could net you around 40 rebounds from just one streamer. Hart has been very low on turnovers and can knock a couple threes down as well, but does not do much else outside of his specialty.
Other streamers:
- Jakob Poeltl - C - San Antonio Spurs (47% rostered)
- Tristan Thompson - PF/C - Boston Celtics (33% rostered)
- Derrick Jones Jr. - SG/SF - Portland Trail Blazers (30% rostered)
- Jarred Vanderbilt - SF/PF - Minnesota Timberwolves (24% rostered)
ASSISTS
Monte Morris - PG/SG - Denver Nuggets (15% rostered)
Morris has seen his minutes increased over the past week with injuries to the Denver backcourt depleted due to injuries. Morris has dished out an average of 4.3 assists per game over the past four games while boasting a 17:2 assist-to-turnover ratio over that span. The Nuggets enter the week on a back-to-back, both games that have just seven games each day, and have three games total in the first week of the match up.
Other streamers:
- T.J. McConnell - PG/SG - Indiana Pacers (44% rostered)
- Dennis Smith Jr. - PG - Detroit Pistons (18% rostered)
- Michael Carter-Williams - PG/SG - Orlando Magic (12% rostered)
- Ty Jerome - PG/SG - Oklahoma City Thunder (2% rostered)
STEALS
Danny Green - SG/SF - Philadelphia 76ers (25% rostered)
Green is on a role right now and showing the defensive upside most managers have picked him up for. Green has an average of 3.0 steals per game over the past four games and is up to an average of 1.3 steals per game on the season. Tobias Harris (knee) is dealing with a knee bruise which is giving Green more minutes on the wing, coming off a 37-minute game on Saturday. Green and the Sixers have five games this upcoming week and he also offers some upside in threes and blocks.
Other streamers:
- T.J. McConnell - PG/SG - Indiana Pacers (44% rostered)
- Dillon Brooks - SG/SF - Memphis Grizzlies (42% rostered)
- Theo Maledon - PG/SG - Oklahoma City Thunder (13% rostered)
- Al-Farouq Aminu - SF/PF - Orlando Magic (1% rostered)
BLOCKS
Jakob Poeltl - C - San Antonio Spurs (47% rostered)
Poeltl just makes the cut as I am writing this and most likely pushed over the 50% mark by the time this is posted, but his blocking upside is too hard to ignore. Poeltl has five blocks over his past two games and is up to 1.6 swats on the year. Poeltl was a popular add with LaMarcus Aldridge hampered by injuries and is even starting now, despite Aldridge being back in the lineup. This could be due to multiple players in the health and safety protocols, but the six-game week is too hard to ignore even if Poeltl doesn't start for the majority of the week.
Other streamers:
- Robert Williams III - C - Boston Celtics (40% rostered)
- Derrick Jones Jr. - SG/SF - Portland Trail Blazers (30% rostered)
- Isaiah Stewart - PF/C - Detroit Pistons (7% rostered)
- Justin Patton - C - Houston Rockets (1% rostered)
TURNOVERS
Doug McDermott - SF/PF - Indiana Pacers (13% rostered)
McDermott is back on the rise, coming off a 20-point performance in just 20 minutes on Saturday. Jeremy Lamb (knee) is dealing with soreness in his surgically repaired knee and is in danger of missing at least Monday's game. Meanwhile, McDermott has been getting good run with the starters and has just one turnover in his past three games and averages 1.0 per game on the season. The Pacers have five games this week so McDermott could be a player to target for points, threes and some rebounds while not hurting you in turnovers.
Other streamers:
- Derrick Jones Jr. - SG/SF - Portland Trail Blazers (30% rostered)
- Monte Morris - PG/SG - Denver Nuggets (15% rostered)
- Dorian Finney-Smith - SF/PF - Dallas Mavericks (11% rostered)
- David Nwaba - SG/SF - Houston Rockets (10% rostered)
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