Fantasy Basketball Pickups: Isaiah Collier, Kyle Filipowski flourish for Jazz

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While most of the sporting nation was caught up in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game (congrats to Ohio State), the Utah Jazz appeared to be headed toward a surprisingly easy win over the Pelicans. Will Hardy’s team led by as much as 25 and took a 20-point edge into the halftime break. Then, a switch was flipped. Whether it was New Orleans deciding that it wanted to compete or Utah taking its tank to another level, the result was a 123-119 Pelicans victory.

Utah leading by as much as it did with multiple starters (Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, and Collin Sexton) out of the lineup was a shock, and some of the low-rostered players who saw action played exceptionally well. Rookie PG/SG Isaiah Collier (19% rostered, Yahoo) hit double figures in assists for the third straight game, finishing with 20 points, three rebounds, 11 assists, one steal, and one 3-pointer. Fellow rookie PF/C Kyle Filipowski (2%) grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds while also tallying 10 points, one assist, and one 3-pointer in 38 minutes off the bench. Last but not least was SG/SF Svi Mykhailiuk (1%), who hit four 3-pointers and finished with 19 points, four rebounds, and two blocked shots in 26 minutes.

Regarding the “silly season,” Collier and Filipowski are the ones to target (along with Brice Sensabaugh) as Jazz draft picks. And with Utah now dead last in the Western Conference with a 10-31 record (and third-worst win percentage in the NBA), guys like Markkanen, Collins, and Sexton are likely to get a lot more “rest,” even if they don’t necessarily need it.

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

SF/PF De’Andre Hunter (44%), Atlanta Hawks

Hunter has been one of the NBA’s best sixth men this season, and he had a good afternoon in the Hawks’ loss to the Knicks. Shooting 7-of-14 from the field and 4-of-6 from the foul line, he tallied 22 points and four 3-pointers in 30 minutes. Despite those limitations, the production outside of points and 3-pointers wasn’t good (one assist and one blocked shot), but Hunter has provided top-100 value in 9-cat formats. He may be undervalued in some standard leagues, primarily…

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Publish date : 2025-01-21 06:01:00

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