Using the iconic line from the holiday season movie that plays on repeat in most TVs this time of the year, Merry Christmas you filthy animals ! The article is later than usual, because apparently I have a life and obligations outside of fantasy that I have to sometimes attend to, but still in the same week to claim that this is the Week 10 Buy/Sell.
Despite the festive holiday spirit, Lu Dort was a naughty boy with this play in the third straight loss of the Thunder against the Spurs.
The Western Conference playoffs will be very interesting if those 2 teams cross paths at some point
Regarding last week’s suggestions, Houston we had a problem, as only Marvin Bagley III was serviceable, while Dean Wade and Jordan Walsh did not deliver the goods. And when your most successful suggestion is Marvin Bagley III, there is an issue, regardless if you are suggesting him as a fantasy add, best curly hair in the league or best reason for Vlade Divac to be sacked for his no2 pick in that draft.
Buy
Egor Demin: Historically my trust in rookie point guards to deliver fantasy value is below zero, but you can occasionally ride the hot hand and see where it will lead you and that is exactly what we can do with Demin. His last games are 2 good games playing above 30 minutes and with 4 games in the next 7 days it is a great opportunity to roll the dice on him (11% owned).
Brook Lopez: Do not add Lopez expecting 9 triples per game, as he did yesterday against Portland, but as long as Ivica Zubac is sidelined and he is starting, he can be a solid option for the rare combination of triples and blocks (15% owned).
Precious Achiuwa: A combination of favorable schedule, as he plays 3 times in the next 4 days, and opportunity, as Keegan Murray will join Domantas Sabonis in the sidelines, makes Achiuwa a …precious pickup for deeper leagues for traditional big man stats. Sorry, the pun was too obvious and I had to do it (6% owned).
Sell
Ausar Thompson: While his twin brother Amen is thriving in a high usage role in Houston, Ausar is not provided a similar leash by coach Bickerstaff, who is a big fan of spacing. As expected, Ausar can not really provide that, so his playing time is a mediocre 26.6 minutes per game. I am not telling you you have to drop him, as he is still a positive contributor in the defensive categories with 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks, but in a shallow league, his 0.2 triples, 55% from the line on 3.7 attempts and only 11.9 points might be a deal breaker (90% owned).
