Fantasy Basketball Pickups: Keon Ellis, Jaime Jaquez Jr. shine in 2OT thriller

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The best game on Monday’s NBA slate was the last, as Miami and Sacramento required two overtime periods to determine a winner. The Kings won 123-118, with DeMar DeRozan scoring the home team’s final nine points. From a fantasy standpoint, both teams boasted low-rostered players who stepped up when their respective teams needed them most.

SG/SF Keon Ellis (15%), making his fourth straight start (the last two for De’Aaron Fox), played 49 of a possible 58 minutes and finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists, three steals, one block, and three 3-pointers. He was efficient, shooting 6-of-11 from the field and 2-of-3 from the foul line, and the 17 points are the most Ellis has scored in a game since November 18 (33 vs. Atlanta). A top-75 player in 9-cat formats over the past two weeks, he’s worth holding onto until Fox returns. And there’s a chance that Ellis will have value even after the Kings welcome back their star point guard.

On the other side was SF Jaime Jaquez Jr. (13%), who has been one of the Heat wings who have proven incapable of providing consistent fantasy value for most of the season. However, he had a big night in Sacramento, recording his first triple-double and finishing with 16 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals, and one blocked shot in 46 minutes.

Jaquez replaced Duncan Robinson in the starting lineup on Monday, and while the triple-double with five steals isn’t the norm, he’s undoubtedly capable of impacting multiple categories. Miami plays three more games during Week 11, beginning with the Warriors on Tuesday. The schedule and Jimmy Butler’s suspension make Jaquez worth holding onto for the rest of the week.

Let’s look at a few of Monday’s other top pickups:

PG/SG Scotty Pippen Jr. (30%), Memphis Grizzlies

Ja Morant remains out, which means Pippen still has streaming value. He finished Monday’s win over Dallas with a complete stat line: 18 points, five rebounds, four assists, five steals, one block, and three 3-pointers in just 28 minutes. Even with Memphis only playing two more games during Week 11 (Thursday and Saturday), Pippen is worth holding onto (or adding) due to…

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Publish date : 2025-01-07 07:00:00

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