Victor Wembanyama had a monster game in the easy victory over the Phoenix Suns, finishing with a near triples double. Obviously since he is an alien it was not the usual triple double, as he recorded 40 points, 11 rebounds and 9 blocks, with some of them presented in the video below.
2 things that caught my eye beside the obvious is the way Wemby blocks those shots with an intent to keep the ball in play. He could spike them into the 7th row to make them more flashy and dominant, but he is choosing substance over style, trying to keep the possession alive for him team. The other point is the block highlight that starts at 0:21. Watch that Wemby is marking Ryan Dunn in the corner and it is not even the weak sided corner. Despite that, he covers so much ground in less than a seconf to block Dillon Brooks at the opposite side of the rim and his movement is so quick that there is no real passing opportunity to Dunn in the corner. Unreal defensive advantage. The shrug at Ryan Dunn’s attempt at 0:41 is just the icing on the cake.
Regarding last week’s suggestions, Keyonte George returned to form before getting sidelined with an injury, while Nolan Traore took advantage of the starting opportunity, posting top45 stats during the last 2 weeks. However, he is questionable for today’s game and Egor Demin is probable to return, so we watch his role closely moving forward. On the other hand Max Strus was underwhelming and the minutes never ramped up to what I hoped so we can safely move on from him in standard leagues. Finally on the Sell front, RJ Barrett continues to score and do little else for fantasy and with Kawhi Leonard’s return postponed for at least another week, your selling window is still wide open. Use it.
Buy
Jakob Poeltl: Many managers dropped Poeltl after an awful start to the season but Toronto’s frontcourt is dealing with various injuries so he makes a lot of sense as an add, at least on the short term. His last 2 games have been very encouraging and we know he can provide standard league value when he plays 30 minutes per night (51% owned).
Grayson Allen: Injuries is also the name of the game here, as Kon Knuppel will miss the next month, Dennis Schroder will be reevaluated in 2 weeks and Brandon Miller is questionable, so someone has to score for the Charlotte Hornets. Despite a complete flop in his first start, Grayson Allen scored 27 points with 6 triples, bringing his per game value for the season at no70 so I like him as an add, even though Charlotte has a bad schedule this week (31% owned).
Daniss Jenkins: Detroit made an interesting change to their starting lineup in their last game against Washington, moving Paul Reed to the bench and John Collins to the center position and starting Daniss Jenkins. He responded greatly with a full stat line in 36 minutes so he makes a lot of sense as an add to see what the Pistons plan to do moving forward. He is a top100 per game player already for the season so the fantasy potential is real (32% owned).
Sell
Jalen Green: It seems obvious after some seasons that it is not a team fit problem but more of a Jalen Green problem. This season the results are abysmal, as he is averaging 11.8 points and just 0.9 triples and is obviously way outside the top250 in per game value. Do your fantasy team a favor and cut him, there will be no regrets later, despite the high ownership rate (73% owned).
Andrew Wiggins: Father time has caught up with Wiggins, who seems less bouncy than ever and is playing career low minutes at 25.7 per game. His stats have obviously suffered across the board, he is no longer wven option no3 in offense so there is no reason to hold onto the memory of his resurgence last season on a completely different Miami roster (64% owned).
