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Outside of Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, figuring out the Phoenix Suns has been an unenviable task for fantasy managers this season. Bradley Beal has played well since returning to the starting lineup, but finding consistent value among the low-rostered Suns has been incredibly challenging. One played who emerged before the All-Star break was Bol Bol (12 percent rostered, Yahoo!), reaching double figures in four straight. And then, he played no more than 13 minutes in any of Phoenix’s first three post-break games, coming off the bench in each.
There was no reason to hold onto Bol, and then Mike Budenholzer re-inserted him into the starting lineup for Tuesday’s game in Memphis. In a wild overtime thriller won by the Grizzlies, Bol tallied 23 points, eight rebounds, one assist, two blocks and two three-pointers in 32 minutes. The plus/minus (minus-12) was poor, but that number doesn’t impact fantasy basketball. It’s pretty simple: as long as Bol is allowed to start, he should be rostered.
However, being on a team searching for answers does Bol no favors. We hope he did enough individually to merit another opportunity to start when the Suns host the Pelicans for games on Thursday and Friday. Let’s look at a few of Tuesday’s top pickups:
PG/SG Payton Pritchard (50%), Boston Celtics
The Celtics were without Jrue Holiday and Al Horford for Tuesday’s game in Toronto, then Kristaps Porzingis was pulled from the lineup just before tip-off. Porzingis didn’t play, with Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla saying after the win over the Raptors that they decided to save KP for Wednesday’s game in Detroit after he’d fallen ill. Also, Jaylen Brown suffered a bone bruise in his left leg and is unsure if he’ll be available on Wednesday.
Those injuries are why Pritchard should be picked up, and he played well in Toronto. In 35 minutes off the bench, the Celtics guard produced a line of 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and four three-pointers. Sam Hauser (2%) produced a modest stat line on Tuesday (10/5/0/1/1 with two three-pointers), but the injuries could put him in line for additional minutes on Wednesday, even if he…
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Publish date : 2025-02-26 07:13:00
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