Fantasy 30: Kevin Durant's incredible shooting efficiency and other NBA notes

The champion phantasy hoops managers marque a wont of looking astatine the NBA schedule, examining container scores and scouring the quality for immoderate tidbit that tin assistance springiness them the borderline successful their leagues.

Luckily, Eric Moody does each that enactment for you each and each Thursday with the Fantasy 30, helping reply the pugnacious questions specified arsenic whom to start, who are the champion phantasy hoops sleepers retired determination and what's the latest wounded quality with cardinal players astir the league.

Here's the latest phantasy quality from each of the 30 teams astir the league.

Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young has underperformed this play and is shooting a career-low 41.1%. However, Young has scored 40 oregon much phantasy points successful 4 consecutive games, including 1 with 61 points. Rumors surfaced Thursday that Young could beryllium the adjacent NBA superstar to petition a trade, which adds immoderate volatility to Young's phantasy value. That's worthy keeping tabs connected successful the weeks and months ahead.

Boston Celtics: Jayson Tatum continues to marque Celtics franchise history. He's averaged 30.6 PPG this season, which is meaningful due to the fact that nary Celtics subordinate has ever averaged 30 points for an full season. Tatum is besides the archetypal subordinate successful franchise past to mean 30 PPG done his archetypal 30 games of a season. He besides leads the league successful plus-minus. Robert Williams III is rostered successful lone 69.5% of leagues and should beryllium higher. Additionally, phantasy managers should prioritize him successful trades. He's scored 22 oregon much phantasy points successful 3 consecutive games contempt playing 19.3 MPG. As helium gets backmost into playing shape, that fig volition rise.

Brooklyn Nets: Fantasy managers are not complaining astir Kevin Durant's show this season. He's averaged 53.5 phantasy points per crippled and has a existent shooting percent of 67.2%. He presently has the highest existent shooting percent for a subordinate averaging 30 points successful a play since Stephen Curry successful 2015-16 (66.9%). Meanwhile, Nic Claxton continues to nutrient successful points and class formats. He's averaged 34.4 phantasy points per crippled and providing contributions successful aggregate categories including the highly coveted categories of steals and blocks. It's been amusive to ticker Claxton's breakout season.

Charlotte Hornets: After an injury-plagued commencement to the season, LaMelo Ball has performed good since returning to the court. Five consecutive games person seen him people 45 oregon much phantasy points. Against the Clippers connected Wednesday night, helium had his seventh vocation triple-double, tying Anthony Mason for the astir successful franchise history. Also, don't place Mason Plumlee, who is lone rostered successful 32.6% of ESPN leagues, if you request assistance astatine the halfway position. He has scored 30 oregon much phantasy points successful six of his past 7 games.

Chicago Bulls: DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic person each scored 20 oregon much points successful the past 3 games for the Bulls. That streak is tied for the longest by a trio successful franchise history. In December 1984, Michael Jordan, Orlando Woolridge and Quintin Dailey did this for Chicago. There are seemingly issues betwixt LaVine and DeRozan connected the court, though, and it is worthy monitoring this concern closely.

Cleveland Cavaliers: Donovan Mitchell is connected gait to shatter his erstwhile vocation precocious successful scoring (26.4 PPG), arsenic he's putting up 29.5 PPG successful this, his sixth NBA play and archetypal with the Cavs. A large crushed for the increase? Efficiency. Mitchell 64.4 True Shooting Percentage is good up of thing helium enactment up successful his 5 seasons successful Utah, with past season's 57.2 TS% being his erstwhile best.

Dallas Mavericks: Even though Tim Hardaway Jr. doesn't lend overmuch extracurricular of points and 3-pointers, helium remains a viable streamer since entering the Mavericks' starting lineup. In the past 12 games, helium has scored 25 oregon much phantasy points 9 times. Meanwhile, Luka Doncic continues to impressment successful astir each way. On Wednesday night, helium had his 95th crippled with 10 oregon much assists. He is 3 games distant from tying and 4 distant from passing Steve Nash for 3rd astir successful franchise history.

Denver Nuggets: Aaron Gordon is successful the midst of the champion phantasy play of his career. On the court, he's averaged 17.3 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.9 SPG and 0.8 BPG portion shooting 60.9% from the field. He has scored 26 oregon much phantasy points 7 times implicit the past 7 games, including 4 games with 40 oregon much points. Gordon is inactive susceptible of being productive for phantasy managers adjacent erstwhile Michael Porter Jr. returns wrong the adjacent 2 weeks.

Detroit Pistons: Even though the Pistons fertile 24th successful points scored per 100 possessions, Jalen Duren should beryllium rostered successful much phantasy leagues. While Duren struggled against Joel Embiid connected Wednesday night, helium has scored 31 oregon much phantasy points successful each of the 4 games prior. It's worthy considering Marvin Bagley III successful deeper leagues if you're looking for a big. He's scored 19 oregon much phantasy points successful 3 of his past 4 games and is lone rostered successful 13.6% of ESPN leagues.

Golden State Warriors: Now is the cleanable clip to instrumentality a flier connected James Wiseman. In his biggest workload of the season, helium finished with 50 phantasy points against the Nets connected Wednesday. Wiseman became the archetypal Warriors subordinate with 30 points connected 85% shooting successful a crippled since Klay Thompson backmost connected Jan. 21, 2019 against the Lakers. Wiseman is lone rostered successful 10.8% of ESPN leagues.

Houston Rockets: Alperen Sengun is 1 of the Rockets' astir reliable phantasy players. Over the people of lone 26.6 MPG, helium has averaged 14.4 PPG, 8.7 RPG and 2.3 APG. Sengun could beryllium overmuch much productive if the Rockets gave him much playing time, truthful support that successful caput successful lawsuit it starts to happen.

Indiana Pacers: Since Aaron Nesmith has been successful the starting lineup, helium has had stellar statistical results. In the past 5 games, helium has played 28 minutes 4 times and scored astatine slightest 33 phantasy points 3 times. Nesmith is lone rostered successful 2.1% of ESPN leagues and should beryllium considered by phantasy managers successful deeper formats.

LA Clippers: The Clippers roster is astatine afloat spot for the archetypal clip this play with respective cardinal players returning. Having 1 much crippled near this week should let Los Angeles to go adjacent healthier. It is chartless whether Kawhi Leonard volition beryllium disposable for back-to-back games but he's scored 31 oregon much phantasy points successful each of the past 4 games, including 2 with 49 oregon more.

Los Angeles Lakers: The Lakers volition beryllium without Anthony Davis for the adjacent period arsenic helium recovers from a close ft injury. Considering Davis' wounded past and the Lakers' 13-18 record, helium could beryllium retired longer. Thomas Bryant is the superior beneficiary and is inactive shockingly rostered successful lone 16.6% of ESPN leagues. In 4 consecutive games, helium has scored 24 oregon much phantasy points, including 2 with 39 oregon more.

Memphis Grizzlies: Ja Morant recorded his 11th vocation crippled with 30 points and 10 assists against the Nuggets connected Tuesday. All different players successful franchise past person combined for eight. Morant has besides averaged a vocation precocious 7.8 APG this season. The antiaircraft contributions Jaren Jackson Jr. has made since returning from wounded person been outstanding, with him putting up 6.0 RPG, 1.0 SPG and 3.2 BPG.

Miami Heat: Whenever the Heat are without members of their backcourt, Victor Oladipo is simply a viable streamer. He is lone rostered successful 11.1% of ESPN leagues and phantasy managers should support him connected their ticker lists arsenic helium has scored 25 oregon much phantasy points successful 3 of his past 4 games. In class formats, Oladipo's besides a large root of steals.

Milwaukee Bucks: Khris Middleton is inactive dealing with close genu soreness and has missed the Bucks' past 3 games. In 7 games, he's averaged 11.1 PPG, 2.6 RPG and 4.4 APG. With a 22-9 record, the Bucks tin spend to easiness him backmost into the lineup. Fantasy managers request to stay patient. Just past play Middleton was recognized arsenic an All-Star and averaged 20.1 PPG, 5.4 RPG and 5.4 APG.

Minnesota Timberwolves: Anthony Edwards has had 4 consecutive games with 5 oregon much assists, which is the longest streak of his career. December has been a phenomenal period for him, arsenic helium has averaged 46.1 phantasy points per game.

New Orleans Pelicans: Herbert Jones was 1 of my favourite preseason sleepers. So acold this season, helium hasn't exceeded expectations statistically, and helium has missed 9 games owed to injury. With that said I judge present is simply a cleanable clip to stash him. In 3 consecutive games, Jones has scored 23 oregon much phantasy points. As of close now, he's lone rostered successful 27.1% of ESPN leagues, and his minutes are connected the rise. Jones tin supply phantasy managers successful class formats with points, rebounds, assists and steals.

New York Knicks: Due to a close ankle sprain, Quentin Grimes missed Wednesday's crippled against the Raptors and whitethorn miss Friday's crippled against the Bulls. Meanwhile, Immanuel Quickley has backmost to backmost games with 32 oregon much phantasy points. He is lone rostered successful 4.0% of ESPN leagues and if Grimes is retired and you request a streamer you should see Quickley.

Oklahoma City Thunder: After missing the past 2 games with a non-COVID illness, it was large to spot Josh Giddey backmost successful the fold. Over the past 9 games, Giddey has scored 30 oregon much phantasy points six times. The ascendant play of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues. He has averaged 51.4 phantasy points per crippled this season. Gilgeous-Alexander and Giddey proceed to grip astir of the dense lifting for a Thunder squad that ranks 23rd successful points scored per 100 possessions.

Orlando Magic: Paolo Banchero recorded his sixth vocation 20-point and 10-rebound crippled against the Rockets connected Wednesday night. He's the archetypal subordinate to grounds six specified games successful 26 vocation games oregon little since Blake Griffin during the 2010 to 2011 season. Furthermore, this was Banchero's 20th vocation 20-point game. The past 2 players to people 20 oregon much points successful 20 of their 26 games were Zion Williamson and Michael Jordan. Banchero has averaged 34.4 phantasy points per crippled arsenic a rookie and delivered connected each the preseason hype.

Philadelphia 76ers: As James Harden and Tyrese Maxey person missed clip this season, Shake Milton has performed good successful the further minutes provided to him truthful far. 76ers manager Doc Rivers revealed earlier this period that Milton volition stay successful the rotation erstwhile everyone is healthy. He is lone rostered successful 6.0% of ESPN leagues.

Phoenix Suns: Deandre Ayton had his 58th vocation crippled with astatine slightest 20 points and 10 rebounds successful Tuesday's nonaccomplishment to the Wizards. He's 1 shy of tying Tom Chambers for ninth successful Suns franchise history. It was Ayton's 4th vocation crippled with astatine slightest 30 points and 10 rebounds. In different news, Chris Paul injured his enarthrosis against the Wizards erstwhile helium was bumped connected a surface that looked akin to the wounded helium sustained successful the 2021 playoffs, and that played a relation successful his suboptimal statistical production. Paul's concern should beryllium intimately monitored by phantasy managers.

Portland Trail Blazers: In the 9 games since Damian Lillard returned, Anfernee Simons has remained productive. In 7 games, helium has scored 23 oregon much phantasy points. The Trail Blazers fertile ninth successful points scored per 100 possessions which bodes good for Simons successful phantasy hoops. He besides benefits from Portland's antiaircraft woes.

Sacramento Kings: Domantas Sabonis has been phenomenal recently. He is the archetypal subordinate with 75 rebounds and 30 assists implicit a four-game span since Wes Unseld successful 1970. Sabonis has scored 55 oregon much phantasy points successful 4 consecutive games, including 3 with 60 oregon more.

San Antonio Spurs: Keldon Johnson is dealing with a little backmost contusion and is listed arsenic doubtful for Thursday's crippled against the Pelicans. Josh Richardson is idiosyncratic phantasy managers should people who are looking for a streamer. He is lone rostered successful 1.8% of ESPN leagues. As Johnson is improbable to play, Devin Vassell is expected to instrumentality connected much of the violative load. Fantasy managers should beryllium alert of this if Johnson misses further time.

Toronto Raptors: Malachi Flynn is virtually unrostered successful ESPN leagues (0.1%) but the 2020 first-round prime moved his mode into the rotation implicit the past week and is worthy watching. Flynn has played 27.5 MPG during the past 4 games and, arsenic agelong arsenic helium plays those benignant of minutes, has a accidental to lend arsenic a scorer and 3-point shooter portion besides dishing retired 2-3 assists per game. Keep an oculus connected him.

Utah Jazz: Lauri Markkanen continues to transcend the expectations of phantasy managers. He had his 2nd 35-point crippled of the play against the Pistons connected Tuesday. Markkanen lone had 2 35-point games successful his archetypal 5 seasons successful the leagues. Malik Beasley has besides played precise good coming disconnected of the bench. He's a coagulated root of points, 3s and besides adds a dash of rebounds and assists. Beasley is lone rostered successful 47.4% of ESPN leagues but has scored 22 oregon much phantasy points 7 times successful the past 8 games, including 3 games with 30 oregon much points.

Washington Wizards: Bradley Beal was sorely missed by the Wizards during his caller absence. He's enactment unneurotic 2 consecutive beardown performances aft missing the erstwhile six games. Beal has scored 30 oregon much phantasy points and played 32 oregon much minutes successful consecutive games. Since Kyle Kuzma is expected to opt-out of his declaration and becomes a escaped cause this summer, there's a bully accidental Kuzma is dealt earlier the Feb. 9 commercialized deadline. One subordinate who would payment from this would beryllium Rui Hachimura. Put him connected your ticker list.