Somehow, we’re already halfway through the NBA season. You know your team(s). The only major unknowns left are who else will get hurt, who will get shut down, and who will get a big value increase due to those injuries and the shutting down of said teammates. Aside from trying to grab some young guys that might get some extra run down the stretch, what else can you do to increase your odds of winning at this point? Well, staying active and streaming hot players will work wonders. But beyond that, I suggest checking out your team’s standing in each of what I’ll call the forgotten stats. Even the most astute fantasy player is going to be drawn to points, rebounds, assists, and threes out of habit and because of the way that we’re most often presented with stats.
I’m going to update you on the leaders in the boring and unsexy categories of field goal percentage, free throw percentage, steals, and blocks (in addition to FG% + FT% and steals + blocks). I’m sure some of you might be much more focused on the % categories than I just mentioned, but I think most players treat them as an afterthought. So, since others are more likely to ignore these forgotten stats, take advantage of that and focus on them if you can stand to gain points there. I think you’ll find that these categories are often led by some lesser names that can be had more cheaply than the points/rebounds/assists stars. Many are even available in most leagues.
Here are your most effective players in order of Basketball Monster’s per-game values (percentages are weighted) by category or combined categories through 1/9.
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FG%
- Clint Capela
- LeBron James
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Steven Adams
- Anthony Davis
- DeAndre Jordan
- Enes Kanter
- Dewayne Dedmon
- Rudy Gobert
- Karl-Anthony Towns
- John Collins
- John Henson
- Taj Gibson
- David West
- Greg Monroe
- Larry Nance Jr.
- Hassan Whiteside
- E’Twaun Moore
- Derrick Favors
- Jordan Bell
- Andre Drummond
- Domantas Sabonis
- Jonas Valanciunas
- Kyle O’Quinn
FT%
- Stephen Curry
- Damian Lillard
- James Harden
- Lou Williams
- Danilo Gallinari
- Kevin Durant
- Jimmy Butler
- Isaiah Canaan
- J.J. Redick
- Devin Booker
- Chris Paul
- Kevin Love
- Khris Middleton
- Kyrie Irving
- Jamal Murray
- Courtney Lee
- Marco Belinelli
- Nikola Jokic
- Kyle Lowry
- Evan Fournier
- Kristaps Porzingis
- Dennis Schroder
- Ricky Rubio
- C.J. McCollum
- Delon Wright
- Darren Collison
- Jeremy Lamb
Now, those of you fighting for points in % categories no doubt are aware that the players that help you most in one often hurt you just as much in the other. So, here are your best players for both % categories combined.
FG%+FT%
- Stephen Curry
- Anthony Davis
- Enes Kanter
- Kevin Durant
- LeBron James
- Karl-Anthony Towns
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Jimmy Butler
- James Harden
- Jonas Valanciunas
- Kyrie Irving
- Nikola Jokic
- Gerald Green
- Steven Adams
- LaMarcus Aldridge
- Taj Gibson
- Dewayne Dedmon
- Lou Williams
- Delon Wright
- Kevin Love
- David West
Steals
- Paul George
- Eric Bledsoe
- Russell Westbrook
- Kris Dunn
- Jimmy Butler
- Ben Simmons
- Victor Oladipo
- Chris Paul
- Kent Bazemore
- Gary Harris
- James Harden
- Robert Covington
- Kawhi Leonard
- LeBron James
- Stephen Curry
- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Thaddeus Young
- Ricky Rubio
- Otto Porter
- Trevor Ariza
Blocks
- Rudy Gobert
- Kevin Durant
- Myles Turner
- Kristaps Porzingis
- Anthony Davis
- Joel Embiid
- Clint Capela
- Serge Ibaka
- Marc Gasol
- Karl-Anthony Towns
- Hassan Whiteside
- DeMarcus Cousins
- John Henson
- Brook Lopez
- Draymond Green
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Paul Millsap
- Andre Drummond
- Jordan Bell
- John Collins
- Nikola Vucevic
- LaMarcus Aldridge
- Danny Green
Steals+Blocks
- Anthony Davis
- DeMarcus Cousins
- Paul George
- Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Victor Oladipo
- Kevin Durant
- Ben Simmons
- Kawhi Leonard
- LeBron James
- Draymond Green
- Eric Bledsoe
- Rudy Gobert
- Andre Drummond
- Kristaps Porzingis
- Kent Bazemore
- Myles Turner
- Robert Covington
- Joel Embiid
- Kris Dunn
- James Harden
- Lonzo Ball
This week’s classic fantasy line:
2/23/1990: As a rookie, David Robinson, put up a pretty great line related to the four categories we looked at today:
8/13 FG, 8/9 FT, 3 STL, 12 BLK
