Blocks are hard to come by. Blocks without sacrificing FT% are even tougher. Very rarely can one find over two blocks a game with a 76% FT percentage. I present Chris Boucher, a top 40 must-own player who inexplicably isn’t rostered in 17% of Yahoo leagues this season.
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Junk Drawer: Most Improved Pacer
January 12, 2021 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes | 4 Commentsby: Junk
By the title of this article, one might think I am going to talk about Domantas Sabonis. The son of not your Vydas or my Vydas, but rather Arvydas has been balling out this season and has received the majority of the credit for the early success of this Indiana Pacers team. But this is Junk Drawer, where I dig through to find the hidden storylines that have been cast aside like yesterday’s garbage. The real most improved Pacer this season has been young Malcolm Brogdon.
Please, blog, may I have some more?Through two weeks, Mikal Bridges has posted 14-5-1 with a block and almost a steal a game. Bridges is also doing so efficiently shooting 49% from the field and 46% from deep with 2.7 triples a game. As of now, Bridges has more than exceeded his ADP which was in the ’90s for a lot of people’s drafts. The question now is, is it for real?
Please, blog, may I have some more? Junk Drawer: What to do with Dinwiddie?
December 30, 2020 | Fantasy Basketball Daily Notes |by: Junk
Tough week for Spencer Dinwiddie owners after finding he has partially torn his ACL. It was clear his numbers would go down a little bit this season with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving coming into the rotation but Dinwiddie was still a quality fantasy option. With Dinwiddie out, that leaves starting minutes open to multiple players in the Nets rotation that could see a serious uptick in fantasy production.
Please, blog, may I have some more? 2020-21 Denver Nuggets Preview
December 22, 2020 | Denver Nuggets, Team Previews | 1 Commentby: Junk
Comparing the Denver roster from last season with their current roster leaves a lot to be desired from a team that competed in the Western Conference Finals a season ago. On paper, the Nuggets lost their best defensive player in Jerami Grant and their backup center in Mason Plumlee. The hope is that what we saw from Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. in the Bubble were for real.
Before the Bubble, Murray averaged 18 points a game and exploded for 26.5 over 19 playoff games in the Bubble. During the playoffs, Murray shot 45% from deep, but that hot shooting won’t hold up for the career 35% three-point shooter. What could hold up is the shot selection. Murray shot more pull up three-point shots in the playoffs and was hunting for those looks inn the pick and roll. Denver also believes the guard is going to step up his defense this year. Michael Porter Jr. showed flashes of brilliance in the Bubble over the summer with his increased role.
Overall I think we see more of the same from the Nuggets this season, one of the better regular-season teams in the West, but I am not sure they got enough better to make it to the finals.
Please, blog, may I have some more?The Dallas Mavericks were a historically great offense last season, posting the greatest offensive rating ever recorded at 115.9. Most of that due to Luka Doncic’s improvement to MVP levels. Luka put up 28/9/8 in his second season in the pros and the Mavericks put the ball in his hands as much as possible to facilitate their offense. This offseason the Mavericks needed to improve on defense, and they did.
Please, blog, may I have some more?The 2020 NBA Draft and six-month wait is finally over. According to the ESPN broadcast, every pick was great and no team made a bad pick. Let’s get back to the days when a pick was made, Jalen Rose gave a bad comp for the pick, and then Bill Simmons and Jay Bilas would actually argue and debate the picks. Give real opinions without fear that someone’s feelings would get hurt. Today, I will do that for the first 10 picks. Feel free to hop in the comment section and debate with me. That’s what makes the draft fun.
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