Recap of Fantasy Basketball Week 9: Here’s What You Missed

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Last week featured a plethora of brilliant individual performances. In this article, we will focus mainly on the more unanticipated players that were able to deliver a consistent stretch of dominant play. We will also briefly highlight other notable statlines from around the league. Additionally, there was a dash of injury trouble and a few suspensions resulting in significant absences that must be considered.

Injuries and Suspensions

Luka Doncic is expected to miss at least a month of action after he injured his calf during the Mavs’ Christmas Day matchup with the Timberwolves. In his absence, Kyrie Irving will have to take on an increased responsibility as floor general and lead offensive producer for the squad. Spencer Dinwiddie and Quentin Grimes are also in line for more playing time.

Santi Aldama suffered an ankle injury on Thursday and is deemed week-to-week, with his earliest potential return date listed as January 6. Jay Huff could be up for a boost in the meantime.

Jusuf Nurkic (three games) and Naji Marshall (four games) each picked up multi-game suspensions due to an on-court scuffle, where punches were thrown. Both players will be eligible to return to action on January 6. Mason Plumlee is first in line to cover for Nurkic, while Quentin Grimes and Maxi Kleber are likely to see more action while Marshall is out.

Notable Performances

After a season-high 30-point performance in the previous week, Collin Sexton kept the momentum going with an average of 21.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.0 assists over three games last week, including a double-double on Thursday, with 19 points and a season-high 11 assists.

Evan Mobley has been impressive all season and delivered another couple of strong performances last week, including his 13th double-double of the season in a win over the Jazz on Monday, and a 26-point effort to help lead the way in a win over the Nuggets on Friday. However, perhaps the most impressive part of his play was his 7-for-11 shooting from long range over the two outings. Mobley is shooting a blistering, and career-high, 43.7 percent from deep on the season.

Despite a muted performance and being…

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Publish date : 2024-12-30 07:24:00

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