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Given the injured players who could be available to play, Week 5 in fantasy basketball stands to be very interesting. Among those who could be on the floor at some point are LeBron James, Zion Williamson and Josh Giddey, players who will have a significant impact on their rotations and fantasy basketball. Let’s look at the Week 5 schedule breakdown and some of next week’s key storylines.
Week 5 Games Played
4 Games: ATL, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, LAC, MIA, NOR, OKC, ORL, PHI, POR, TOR
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3 Games: BKN, BOS, DET, GSW, IND, MEM, MIL, NYK, PHO, SAC, SAS, UTA, WAS
2 Games: HOU, LAL
Week 5 Back-to-backs
Sunday (Week 4)-Monday: CHI, DAL, LAC, NOR
Monday-Tuesday: DET
Tuesday-Wednesday: GSW, POR
Wednesday-Thursday: PHI, SAC
Thursday-Friday: None
Friday-Saturday: CHI, DAL, DEN, NOR, WAS
Saturday-Sunday: ATL, CHA, LAC, ORL
Sunday-Monday (Week 6): BKN, CLE, MIA, PHO, POR, TOR
Week 5 Storylines of Note
– Could LeBron James potentially make his season debut during Week 5?
James, who has yet to appear in a game this season due to sciatica, has been cleared for contact and participated in practices with the Lakers’ G League affiliate while the parent club was on a five-game road trip. Saturday’s game against Milwaukee was the last of the road trip for the Lakers, who plan to practice on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s home game against the Jazz. The questions of interest to fantasy managers are: will LeBron participate in that session, and is there a chance that he plays the following night?
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From a scheduling standpoint, the Lakers aren’t in a good spot, as they play only two games in Week 5. After Tuesday’s matchup against Utah, they’re off until the rematch in Salt Lake City on Sunday, November 23. The schedule is certainly good for James if he were to play for recovery reasons, but players ranked outside the top-100, like Marcus Smart and Jake LaRavia, will take a significant hit to their fantasy values due to the schedule, in addition to a potential LeBron return.
– The Rockets are another team to avoid during Week 5.
The Lakers are one of two teams that will only play twice, with Houston being the other. Ime Udoka’s team…
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