2024-25 Fantasy Basketball Week 9 Schedule Breakdown

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Christmas week is here, which means the NBA turns the day into its showcase. Ten teams will play on Wednesday, with the entire league getting Christmas Eve off, which results in a bloated Monday schedule. Twenty-eight teams will play on the 23rd, with New Orleans and Sacramento (who played three games in four days to end Week 8) getting the night off. The good news for fantasy managers is that Joel Embiid and Scotti Barnes returned toward the end of Week 8, and Kawhi Leonard is progressing in his recovery. Let’s look at the Week 9 schedule and some of its essential storylines.

Week 9 Games Played

4 Games: ATL, BKN, BOS, DAL, DEN, GSW, HOU, IND, MEM, MIA, MIN, NYK, OKC, ORL, PHO, SAS

3 Games: CHA, CHI, DET, LAL, MIL, PHI, POR, TOR, UTA, WAS

2 Games: CLE, LAC, NOR, SAC

Week 9 Storylines

– Is this the week in which Kawhi Leonard makes his season debut?

Fantasy managers stashing the Clippers star received some good news last week. He was partially cleared to participate in practices and would travel with the team for its three-game road trip. That voyage ends in Memphis on Monday, turning the attention of many to the Clippers’ December 27 home game against the Warriors. While the team has denied targeting the holiday period for a potential Leonard return, could he make his season debut then?

For managers in leagues that require lineups for the week to be set before tipoff on Monday, there’s no need to consider making Leonard active. But this will be something to keep an eye out for. The negative is the schedule. Even if Leonard does play against the Warriors, the Clippers begin Week 10 with a Monday/Tuesday back-to-back. Norman Powell’s fantasy value will hold steady while Leonard works his way back, while Kris Dunn has value in deep leagues due to his current status as a starter.

– Joining the Clippers with bad Week 9 schedules are Cleveland, New Orleans, and Sacramento.

Four teams play two games during Week 9, with the Clippers and Cavaliers having especially rough schedules regarding fantasy value. Those teams play on Monday and Friday, while the Pelicans have a Friday/Saturday back-to-back, and the Kings play on…

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Publish date : 2024-12-22 05:43:00

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