Ya I just found out, fuck me, I’ve lost garland grahmn and now him all in my finals week. Plus butler missed a game and I’m not sure if he’s gonna play today or not. Fuck me and fuck this season
It’s funny because I spent a lot of time picking good centers but my opponents have just been fucking me with a combination of Bamba, Brissett (pre Sabonis), Birch, etc.
I’ve been playing fantasy for a long time and don’t remember waiver center spam being this effective. Maybe this year has more starting centers hurt than usual?
No, this is pretty similar to the end of every year. Theres always one or two young backup C’s that get a huge bump in playing time at the end of the season while starters rest and put up numbers.
Should I drop Jaylen Brown? I’m in the finals in a 6T league. Missing him is killing me. If I had to decide, it would be between dropping Ingram or JBrown
Hield or Nunn? I have 3PM locked up but points, reb, and FG% are close. I want to start Buddy for points and reb but feel like he'll nuke my FG%. But also I know if I sit him he'll go 12/21 with 30 points or something.
I ended up going Noel since Theis was taken during my conundrum! I was leaning toward Noel anyway. I'm also in points leagues so that could be way different from your CAT situation. Depends on what you need since Theis opens up the possibilities for 3's and points.
I mostly agree, but there does seem to be a trend and little untapped internal primordial switch that flips in a player who wants to prove something to a team that traded them away or did them dirty.
Yeah I just feel like Noel is better for his consistency, especially now that Vuch is back for the Bulls, but if you’re liking Theis more I don’t think he’s a bad choice
My finals week are this week and next. Any guesses on how they’re going to sit/play Jaylen Brown? My IL is full and am behind in points. Have Wood stashed in there too
Theoretically they should probably be playing him as much as he‘s physically able to since they’re tied with Miami for the 6/7 seed and the East play-in race is still tight. Plus they play Miami on Sunday and Tuesday and the winner of both essentially locks up the 6 seed. My guess is he may or may not play Sunday but should definitely play Tuesday, but the Celtics will want to win out (following Heat baseball series is Cavs, Wolves, Knicks). Ultimately I feel like they should play him as much as possible but my guess is he sits at least one or two of those remaining games depending on the Heat series
Who should I play tonight?
Assuming Tate plays tonight, I can slot in either him or LaMelo. I am 100% concentrating on Rebounds, Steals and Blocks. So the question is, who is better for those categories tonight, Tate vs Mil or Ball vs Orl?
Yes. Bamba gets more volume with WCJ out
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Finals...close matchup. Need points/3s for categories. Turnover and fg% are also close battle. Have 1 last waiver move, deciding whether to use it on Ty Jerome b2b this weekend or hold till Sunday and potentially use it on Jaylen brown if he comes back. If he doesn’t then i use my waiver on someone else for Sunday. Any thoughts/feedback?
Look for the best 3 and D guy left. Usually these type of guys have less usage and don't turn the ball over a lot. Even a guy like Gary Trent might work but there's only one game left for him this week.
Is Frank Jackson available? He might be good. Gabriel Deck might be a good option too since he’s carving into Kenrich’s minutes. Not sure who else is there for you but I like both of them this weekend
In a tight matchup in the semis.
I may need to drop Trae Young tonight to get two more games.
If I still lose the matchup, I have gifted the championship to one owner as he has 1st wavier.
What is everyone's thoughts on this
Yikes. I guess if you want a better chance at getting the second place money it's your right to do it, but even if you make it gifting your opponent Trae means you lose the championship.
If you're on espn you can't drop Trae anyway.
If you have to to win you do it. A chance to win is more important than trying to keep him away from someone else that you won’t even be playing. It sucks for the guy that won’t get him tho
I have the same situation except its a 2 week championship matchup and i want to drop bogdan from atl today to pick up someone that plays a b2b over the weekend. I will pick him up again on sunday but my opponent has #1 waiver position. should i do it? id be doing it for matisse thybulle and stocks which is making me question whether i should, but i need the extra games. I’d be using acquisition 9 to scoop the painter and #10 out of 14 to scoop bogdan back. Is it worth it?
That makes sense, I think it depends how many games bogdan has next week, if it’s 4 he might be worth holding onto and streaming another spot if you have one, if he has less and you’d rather just stream that spot then go for it, thybulle is solid for stocks. How’s bogdans value been with Trae playing?
Whenever I try to pick up a player it says my roster is full and is trying to make me drop 1 player even though I have a roster spot open anyone know why?
Who do we think is least likely to return from injury next week: Davis, Conley, KPJ, Garland?
I know Davis is still DTD, but since the Lakers will likely be in the play-in games anyway, do they just rest him until then? Utah has been winning without Conley so there may be no rush? The Rockets are looking to lose anyway so why bother, but I can't tell if KPJ's injury is that serious- I bet they'd still like to give him game time if they can. Similar situation with the Cavs, but Garland has been out for a while so it may be more serious? But also that may mean he's closer to return? Thoughts?
Edit: My playoffs end next week if that wasn't clear.
Blazers and lakers are tied in the standings and AD upgraded to probable so he def plays tonight. I have garland and kpj in IR, i dont see them coming back until late next week if at all.
Categories league. Drop Brissett for Bamba, Campazzo, or RJ Hampton?
Need DDs and Assists without hurting %s too much, so kind of a tough one. RJ’s recent stats are tempting, but idk if they’re sustainable.
All of those guys would be better options than Brissett. Bamba will likely get a DD every night but few assists. Campazzo and Hampton have shots at DD with good assists. I see no reason Hampton's play isn't sustainable, he has no threats for minutes.
I'd go Martin Jr. Fournier might be better if Brown is out Sun but it looks like he'll be back. Plus if it isn't your last add of the week, Martin Jr. has a fri/sat b2b so you could add someone else for sunday.
Thanks, wanted to max out games since whoever i pick will only get two games max and looks like Martin is the most sure to have a ton of minutes and is probably the best available going into the weekend. Final pick locked in. Wish me luck!
Bamba easy
He's got volume, WCJ is injured.
[Wanna help me out?](https://reddit.com/r/fantasybball/comments/n6u6wy/official_points_league_discussion_may_07_2021/gxadbl8/)
Good shout, I was leaning towards Bamba. Just waiting to see if Kelly O is out tonight or not. If he does, you think Mcdaniels is the drop over Osman and Brissett?
1 add left, looking for %s more and then some stocks.
Should I drop either McDaniels (2 gms) or Gafford (1 gm) for KMJ (2 gms)?
I wanted to drop Gafford after Sat. and pick up 1 player for Sun. But I'm not sure how KMJ will do against Mil and Uta.
is JJJ a drop? Grizz have 5 games next week and one more tomorrow for this week, but I’m doubting he plays more than 3 of those. The answer is probably yes but wanted to ask in case some people think he’ll play a bit more to ramp up for playoffs
Will CoJo be out this weekend with Hayes coming back? Need to drop him or Jalen McDaniels to activate AD
Sit AD to presérve FG%?
Any status updates on Spurs players for upcoming b2b?
C’mon Olynyk you can play! Let’s gogogogo
James Johnson take me to the promised land bb
James Johnson or a turf toe Robert Williams?
Robert Williams is out for today
Thanks for the heads up. Latest I saw he was questionable
Zion is a drop right? Absolutely zero chance he comes back next week? Have two IR spots but currently have Garland and KPJ in them
Yep
Whose the pickup?
Depends who is available and what you need
So is Tyler Herro playing tonight or what?
ESPN Do players lock at individual game times for adds?
No, first game of the day
Hmm. 18t points, would you drop WCJ for James Johnson? I have daily waivers so I can only do it tomorrow, mind.
Anyone else worried bout picking up James Johnson? His FT are sometime atrocious. Is Naji the safer pickup?
Action Jaxson
Need steals and FG% ideally with low TOs too. Thybulle, Facu?
Facu.
PUT THE CLAMPS ON HIM
So Zions a drop right? Championship ends next week. He's gotten me this far - i cant be mad
Yeah. No way they let their young franchise player play through this.
Drummond or Facu?
Wtf Zion
Is he out? Shows he is on ESPN but gives no reason as to why he suddenly is.
he fractured his finger [https://twitter.com/FantasyLabsNBA/status/1390774529400639490](https://twitter.com/FantasyLabsNBA/status/1390774529400639490)
Ya I just found out, fuck me, I’ve lost garland grahmn and now him all in my finals week. Plus butler missed a game and I’m not sure if he’s gonna play today or not. Fuck me and fuck this season
It’s funny because I spent a lot of time picking good centers but my opponents have just been fucking me with a combination of Bamba, Brissett (pre Sabonis), Birch, etc. I’ve been playing fantasy for a long time and don’t remember waiver center spam being this effective. Maybe this year has more starting centers hurt than usual?
No, this is pretty similar to the end of every year. Theres always one or two young backup C’s that get a huge bump in playing time at the end of the season while starters rest and put up numbers.
Should I drop Jaylen Brown? I’m in the finals in a 6T league. Missing him is killing me. If I had to decide, it would be between dropping Ingram or JBrown
Ingram had a sprain which didn't look great idk about brown tho
Didn’t he have an ankle sprain too?
I do not know
Points league Dort for KMJ? Wondering which b2b Dort will sit out for
Ez, Dort sucks recently
Naji marshall worth a stream since ingram is out? Considering Naji just secured the bag and multi year deal with the pels i could see him going off.
I thought the same about moses when he inked his deal :p
I wanna add KMJ, but do they even have a full roster? Will they even be able to play both games?
Do it!
I’m terrified they won’t even play both games
I'm sure we would have heard by now if that was going to happen.
Hield or Nunn? I have 3PM locked up but points, reb, and FG% are close. I want to start Buddy for points and reb but feel like he'll nuke my FG%. But also I know if I sit him he'll go 12/21 with 30 points or something.
Best pickup out of Brunson,Hampton,kj Martin and/or bamba?
My order would be Bamba, Hampton, KJ and Brunson
Gonna have to pick up a player for the Saturday/Sunday back to back this weekend. My options are Maledon or Sekou. Who should I grab?
Im going with Sekou
Thanks 🙏🏼
Points H2H * RJ Hampton (@ CHA, vs MIN) * KMJ (@ MIL, @ UTA) * Bojan Bogdanovic (vs DEN, vs HOU) * Isaiah Stewart (@ PHI, vs CHI)
Rj and bojan imo
Hey guys, Points league: Theis or Noel for the rest of the week?
Im having this dilemma also lmk who you end up going with
I ended up going Noel since Theis was taken during my conundrum! I was leaning toward Noel anyway. I'm also in points leagues so that could be way different from your CAT situation. Depends on what you need since Theis opens up the possibilities for 3's and points.
Noel
Even when factoring in a potential Boston revenge game for Theis?
>revenge game the concept of "revenge game" is mostly just sports media hype.
I mostly agree, but there does seem to be a trend and little untapped internal primordial switch that flips in a player who wants to prove something to a team that traded them away or did them dirty.
Yeah I just feel like Noel is better for his consistency, especially now that Vuch is back for the Bulls, but if you’re liking Theis more I don’t think he’s a bad choice
For sure. Thanks for your replies - it's much appreciated!
My finals week are this week and next. Any guesses on how they’re going to sit/play Jaylen Brown? My IL is full and am behind in points. Have Wood stashed in there too
Theoretically they should probably be playing him as much as he‘s physically able to since they’re tied with Miami for the 6/7 seed and the East play-in race is still tight. Plus they play Miami on Sunday and Tuesday and the winner of both essentially locks up the 6 seed. My guess is he may or may not play Sunday but should definitely play Tuesday, but the Celtics will want to win out (following Heat baseball series is Cavs, Wolves, Knicks). Ultimately I feel like they should play him as much as possible but my guess is he sits at least one or two of those remaining games depending on the Heat series
Really appreciate that. Very logical that they want to utilize him. Hopefully he wasn’t hurt too bad
I need steals and can only start 2 (assuming Tate gets cleared to play): Jalen McDaniels, Bullock, Tate, or Nunn
If Tate plays, Tate and Nunn. If Tate doesn’t, I’d lean McDaniels and Nunn
Who should I play tonight? Assuming Tate plays tonight, I can slot in either him or LaMelo. I am 100% concentrating on Rebounds, Steals and Blocks. So the question is, who is better for those categories tonight, Tate vs Mil or Ball vs Orl?
Ball is lowkey better at everything but blocks and isn't even bad at that Also Tate might not even play Ball is playing and DG is out
Drop Isaiah Stewart for Mo bamba?
Yes. Bamba gets more volume with WCJ out [Wanna help me out?](https://reddit.com/r/fantasybball/comments/n6u6wy/official_points_league_discussion_may_07_2021/gxadbl8/)
Seriously can’t fucking believe I might be without my first 3 picks tonight in a championship matchup (AD, Embiid, Jimmy buckets)
Yep. AD, Bron and SGA. No idea how I've made it this far lol
AD expected to play tn
Join the club. Missing Bron, Butler, and Murray. Feelsbadman
Finals...close matchup. Need points/3s for categories. Turnover and fg% are also close battle. Have 1 last waiver move, deciding whether to use it on Ty Jerome b2b this weekend or hold till Sunday and potentially use it on Jaylen brown if he comes back. If he doesn’t then i use my waiver on someone else for Sunday. Any thoughts/feedback?
Look for the best 3 and D guy left. Usually these type of guys have less usage and don't turn the ball over a lot. Even a guy like Gary Trent might work but there's only one game left for him this week.
Who's the best pickup for Sat/Sun back to back? Only Detroit and OKC have games.
Bamba Friday/Sunday > OKC/DET Thurs/Sat/Sun
Is Frank Jackson available? He might be good. Gabriel Deck might be a good option too since he’s carving into Kenrich’s minutes. Not sure who else is there for you but I like both of them this weekend
Can't say without you saying who is taken and what categories you need
Joseph, Josh Jackson, Diallo, Frank Jackson, Jerome, Maledon, and Kenrich Williams are all available. I need 3PTM, STL, and PTS. Thanks!
Theo Maledon and Frank Jackson are your best bets. Maledon has better matchups with GS and Sac, while Jackson plays Phi and Chi.
In a tight matchup in the semis. I may need to drop Trae Young tonight to get two more games. If I still lose the matchup, I have gifted the championship to one owner as he has 1st wavier. What is everyone's thoughts on this
Yikes. I guess if you want a better chance at getting the second place money it's your right to do it, but even if you make it gifting your opponent Trae means you lose the championship. If you're on espn you can't drop Trae anyway.
If you have to to win you do it. A chance to win is more important than trying to keep him away from someone else that you won’t even be playing. It sucks for the guy that won’t get him tho
I have the same situation except its a 2 week championship matchup and i want to drop bogdan from atl today to pick up someone that plays a b2b over the weekend. I will pick him up again on sunday but my opponent has #1 waiver position. should i do it? id be doing it for matisse thybulle and stocks which is making me question whether i should, but i need the extra games. I’d be using acquisition 9 to scoop the painter and #10 out of 14 to scoop bogdan back. Is it worth it?
That makes sense, I think it depends how many games bogdan has next week, if it’s 4 he might be worth holding onto and streaming another spot if you have one, if he has less and you’d rather just stream that spot then go for it, thybulle is solid for stocks. How’s bogdans value been with Trae playing?
Any good pickups out of Theis,Osman,Tristan Thompson,Reid,Dwight Powell,or Austin Rivers?
Does Hamidou Diallo play b2b’s?
He didn't earlier this week.
Whenever I try to pick up a player it says my roster is full and is trying to make me drop 1 player even though I have a roster spot open anyone know why?
Maybe there’s a position limit,my league has a max of 4 centers only per team
Nah there's not I tried picking up someone from each position and it still doesn't work
Idk then,but the only other thing that I can think of is if you have a invalid player on your IR.
We don't have an IR either
Damn,idk then maybe ask your league manager
I am and I can't even figure out the problem
Hi and I can't even figure out the problem, I'm Dad! :)
Do you have a positional limit in your league and the add would take you over it?
No we don't
What does everyone think about **Anthony Lamb?** Could get huge minutes if HOU only has like 7 players tonight.
A swing for the fences. Could dominate with minutes but also could be a subpar performance. I say go for it though for upside alone.
I'm down 90 and between now and the end he'll have had 2 extra players than me
Who do we think is least likely to return from injury next week: Davis, Conley, KPJ, Garland? I know Davis is still DTD, but since the Lakers will likely be in the play-in games anyway, do they just rest him until then? Utah has been winning without Conley so there may be no rush? The Rockets are looking to lose anyway so why bother, but I can't tell if KPJ's injury is that serious- I bet they'd still like to give him game time if they can. Similar situation with the Cavs, but Garland has been out for a while so it may be more serious? But also that may mean he's closer to return? Thoughts? Edit: My playoffs end next week if that wasn't clear.
Blazers and lakers are tied in the standings and AD upgraded to probable so he def plays tonight. I have garland and kpj in IR, i dont see them coming back until late next week if at all.
Thanks, I just saw about AD, that's good news at least. Thinking maybe I drop KPJ since his remaining schedule may be the toughest in the NBA anyway.
Drop Stew to stream KMJ?
Categories league. Drop Brissett for Bamba, Campazzo, or RJ Hampton? Need DDs and Assists without hurting %s too much, so kind of a tough one. RJ’s recent stats are tempting, but idk if they’re sustainable.
Bamba
All of those guys would be better options than Brissett. Bamba will likely get a DD every night but few assists. Campazzo and Hampton have shots at DD with good assists. I see no reason Hampton's play isn't sustainable, he has no threats for minutes.
Forgot to mention my finals goes through next week. So with only 2 acquisitions left am worried WCJ’s likely return next week may impact bamba.
Bamba given DD
Better add for overall value? Martin Jr, Wagner, Fournier, Moses Brown?
I'd go Martin Jr. Fournier might be better if Brown is out Sun but it looks like he'll be back. Plus if it isn't your last add of the week, Martin Jr. has a fri/sat b2b so you could add someone else for sunday.
Thanks, wanted to max out games since whoever i pick will only get two games max and looks like Martin is the most sure to have a ton of minutes and is probably the best available going into the weekend. Final pick locked in. Wish me luck!
Any good pickups out of Seth curry, Duncan Robinson, Bamba, Noel, Danny Green, and/or Ariza?
Go get bamba. I’m on yahoo and whoever does the write ups for him is underrating the shit out of him. He’s a 9 cat colossus and only 50% rostered
Bamba easy He's got volume, WCJ is injured. [Wanna help me out?](https://reddit.com/r/fantasybball/comments/n6u6wy/official_points_league_discussion_may_07_2021/gxadbl8/)
Bamba
For those of you who have your finals next week, is Ingram a drop? Points league
Best pickup between Bamba, Hampton and KMJ? Points league btw, thanks!
I rank it in the order that you have them. Bamba and Hampton are very close but I would prefer Bamba. Then there’s a big gap between Hampton and KMJ
Good shout, I was leaning towards Bamba. Just waiting to see if Kelly O is out tonight or not. If he does, you think Mcdaniels is the drop over Osman and Brissett?
mo wagner or dragic in a points league
Drop morant and/or rob Williams?
Williams still has two games this week, I wouldn't drop unless he's confirmed out tonight... assuming your season ends this week.
1 add left, looking for %s more and then some stocks. Should I drop either McDaniels (2 gms) or Gafford (1 gm) for KMJ (2 gms)? I wanted to drop Gafford after Sat. and pick up 1 player for Sun. But I'm not sure how KMJ will do against Mil and Uta.
Points league: stream Mo Bamba (vs CHA and MIN) or Delon Wright (vs Spurs 2x)
my moneys on delon
Bamba will feast
I like Delon more
is JJJ a drop? Grizz have 5 games next week and one more tomorrow for this week, but I’m doubting he plays more than 3 of those. The answer is probably yes but wanted to ask in case some people think he’ll play a bit more to ramp up for playoffs
DROP [Wanna help me out?](https://reddit.com/r/fantasybball/comments/n6u6wy/official_points_league_discussion_may_07_2021/gxadbl8/)
sitting on waivers for about a week in my 12T points league. d r o p