Fantasy Basketball Week 7 Key Injuries

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Week 7 won’t be a standard one in Yahoo leagues, as the lack of a schedule for next week has led to the two weeks being combined. The two games each team will play during the second half of Week 7 will be determined after the NBA Cup group play concludes on Tuesday. Most teams will play four games during the first half of Week 7, and there are still numerous injuries to consider when crafting your lineups and waiver wire strategies. Here are some critical injury situations impacting fantasy basketball in Week 7.

Rankings source: Basketball Monster

Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson, and Dereck Lively II, Dallas Mavericks

While Luka Doncic returned from a wrist injury on Sunday, the Mavericks were down multiple rotation players for the win in Portland. Irving (shoulder), Thompson (foot), Lively (knee), and Naji Marshall (illness) were all absent, freeing up rotation minutes for multiple players. Quentin Grimes (13% rostered, Yahoo) scored a season-high 28 points and has tallied 21 or more in three straight; he’ll have value as long as Thompson remains out due to the 3-point shooting ability. Also worth a look is Spencer Dinwiddie (21%), who finished Sunday’s win with 20 points, five assists, two steals, and two 3-pointers. If Irving is sidelined for longer than one game, he will be worth a look. While Jaden Hardy started alongside Doncic and Grimes, he and Maxi Kleber won’t be worth the risk in most leagues. Dallas plays five games during Week 7, three during the first segment.

Jaylen Brown and Derrick White, Boston Celtics

Brown and White were held out of Boston’s loss in Cleveland on Sunday, with the former sitting due to an illness and the latter a foot injury. Fantasy managers with rostered Celtics players are in a tricky spot heading into Week 7, as Boston hosts Miami on Monday. In addition to the statuses of Brown and White, Al Horford and Kristaps Porzingis also need to be considered. Horford’s a safe bet not to play on Monday since he hasn’t played both ends of back-to-backs, and Porzingis only returned from offseason surgery on November 25. Payton Pritchard (44%) and Sam Hauser (3%) would be the first two players…

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Publish date : 2024-12-02 17:00:00

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