Fantasy Basketball: Here’s everything you might have missed from Week 13

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Daniel Gafford has been stepping up in fantasy basketball. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

Looking back at last week’s NBA action, we will highlight some top performers, including a couple of instances of players breaking out to new heights, key players returning from injury and the best-of-the-best continuing to shine. There were also a few historic achievements to note and, unfortunately, a dose of injury trouble to consider.

Injury Updates

Dereck Lively II has been sidelined since picking up an injury on January 14 versus the Nuggets. Initial X-rays came back clear, but he missed the following three games until Wednesday, when he was diagnosed with a fracture in his right foot. Lively is now expected to be sidelined for at least a couple of months, with a hopeful return date around early April.

Lively’s absence opens up a major opportunity for Daniel Gafford, who has already taken advantage by delivering a few monstrous performances, including a 31-point, 15-rebound display in a loss to the Hornets on Monday. Gafford went on to average 19.0 points, 11.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 3.5 blocks through four games on the week, and he is likely to keep up the production while handling the increased responsibility.

After missing a couple of games with a toe injury, it was announced on Wednesday that Donte DiVincenzo would be out indefinitely with a Grade 3 toe sprain. It was later determined that he would not require surgery, meaning he could be ready for action by late February. The injury came just as he was getting accustomed to a new starting role, averaging 17.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals over six straight starts. In his absence, Mike Conley Jr. is back in the starting lineup, while Rob Dillingham is also taking advantage of more opportunity, averaging 9.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists over the last five games.

Historic Achievements

Nikola Jokić became the first player to record 30 points, 20 rebounds and 15 assists in a game since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968. The feat took place in a win over the Kings on Thursday and marked Jokić’s fifth consecutive triple-double — a streak that…

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Publish date : 2025-01-27 09:26:00

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