Throughout the years in the NBA we have seen a lot of weird injuries, both on and off the court. However, I would have been very curious to see what the injury report would have been in the following case with Rudy Gobert in this week’s game with the Hawks.
When you look at it the second time it was the Hawks’ Mouhamed Gueye, only in his 3rd appearance for the season, that was uncomfortably close to the falling piece from the jumbotron. Thankfully everyone evaded it and the game resumed, with one less air horn nozzle but with everyone intact.
Regarding last week’s suggestions, Kel’el Ware is rolling and is inside the top40 in per game value for the last week, while Jaylin Williams had a good run that stops now that Isaiah Hartenstein is back. Finally, it was not a good week for Nick Smith Jr with low minutes and output, so he moves a little bit further from the standard league radar for now.
Buy
Spencer Dinwiddie: Spencer Dinwiddie has quietly shouldered the load from the injury absence of Luka Doncic and despite the return of Kyrie Irving his fantasy production continues to be relevant. During the last 2 weeks he is averaging 12.5 points, 2.1 triples, 3.7 assists and 1.6 steals and that is a good benchmark of his expected value, until Luka returns (22% owned).
Vasilije Micic: Although an official announcement has yet not been made regarding the severity of LaMelo Ball’s ankle injury, we can assume that he will miss the upcoming games for Charlotte. Enter Micic, who played 33 minutes in the game Ball exited and was the starter the last time he was unavailable. In his 12 games in the starting lineup, Micic is averaging 11.7 points, 5.9 assists, 1.9 triples and 3.3 turnovers so give him a long look if your team needs an extra playmaker in the short term (4% owned).
Sell
Naz Reid: Minnesota are looking much better these days and the improvement of Naz Reid has been a factor for them. Despite starting the season slow, he has been excellent during the last 2 weeks and is making 3.4 triples, 17.6 points on 55.4% shooting. While I like his real life value and I think he is an integral piece for the Timberwolves, this hot streak is not sustainable, especially in the 3pt department. His value currently seems like at a season high so I would try to capitalize before the eventual cool off.
