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But back to hoops, let’s take a look at some of the mid-tier guys I like for good values tonight:
Isaiah Thomas ($5,500) – Playing absolutely unreal of late, Thomas has been logging big minutes, big stats, without being well… that big. Willow! I have no real follow up to that, just pretend I said it in that pseudo-British fantasy movie accent. Always a winner. Jameer Nelson didn’t even travel with the team to Philly last night, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him out of this one as well, meaning the Magic will have no true starting PG on Thomas. Isaiah’s got 9 Asts and multi 3PM in two of the last three and I could see a nice 25 Pt, 8 Ast game for the Kings PG.
Raymond Felton ($5,500) – Been fizzling out as of late, but I like Felton’s chance at hitting multiple threes and having a solid game against the Warriors. The assists also haven’t been there, but he’s still a multi-steal threat and gets the big minutes.
E’Twaun Moore ($3,600) – Again assuming Jameer Nelson misses another game, Moore is a great cheap option for double-digit points and 7-8 assists in 30-ish minutes as I detailed in my recap this morning. Outsizes Thomas at the point, so I could see a few boards and maybe a block as well.
Marcin Gortat ($5,200) – Playing for bigger minutes the past two games and stuffing the stat sheet. A tough matchup going at San Antonio, but in those tough games it’s the scrappy guys that still get the fantasy goodness. I like Gortat for 15 Pts 8 Rebs 2-3 Asts 1 Stl and 1 Blk.
Dion Waiters ($5,200) – Another guy I talked about in this morning’s recap, with Kyrie Irving likely going to miss another game tonight, look for Waiters to shoulder the scoring load at home with the Raptors coming to town. I like him for a 20+ point game.
Martell Webster ($4,100) – While not blowing it up RGIII-style lately, Webster has still been delivering for our nation’s capital with consistency, logging multi-3PM and at least 12 Pts in all of the last 4. Not to mention 30+ minutes in all of those games, with a handful of other stats here and there. Nice cheap option for some safe stats.
Tobias Harris ($3,000) – OK, so I might have a man-crush on the newly acquired Magic big. With the Kings coming off a 2OT deflating loss at Miami, look for Sacramento to be tired and beat up by the more physical guys. That’s why I like Harris for a double-double and a few other stats without blowing much of your wad. If you wanna load up on stars and need a final spot taken on the cheap, try out my boy Harris.
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