Fantasy Basketball Weekend Must-Starts: Jaime Jaquez Jr. is Heating up

In head-to-head leagues, it all comes down to the weekend. You can have a comfortable lead in multiple categories or by a bunch of points, but if you don’t make the most of the weekend, you can walk out with a loss.

The Pistons, Warriors, Rockets, Pacers, Lakers, Grizzlies, Bucks, Timberwolves, Knicks, 76ers, Kings and Spurs only play once this weekend. In order to maximize your opportunities, avoid those teams if you’re deciding between a few options.

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Absolute must-start: Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat

The Heat play faster than anyone else in the league, and with Tyler Herro (ankle) reportedly targeting Nov. 24 for his season debut, Jaquez’s time as a streamer may be coming to a close. However, this weekend should be a fine one. One of Miami’s games is against Chicago (3rd in pace), and the other is against the 76ers, which isn’t as favorable of a matchup. Nobody has played with more pace than the Heat this year, so even against good defenses, they’re still able to put up numbers.

Guards:

Ajay Mitchell, Oklahoma City Thunder

In November, both the Jazz and Trail Blazers rank inside the top five in most points allowed per game. Those are the two teams OKC takes on this weekend. It’s often difficult to know who is going to shine for the Thunder, but Mitchell has been consistent this year. Against two teams that sit below .500, including a rematch against the only team that has beaten OKC this year, it wouldn’t be shocking if the Thunder were on the right side of more lopsided affairs, which shouldn’t take away from Mitchell’s minutes.

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Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Atlanta Hawks

NAW should be rostered for the rest of the season, but the boost from Trae Young being out has inflated his numbers. Matchups with the Pelicans and Hornets this weekend should help with that as well. Neither team has defended well this month, specifically from beyond the arc. NAW is somehow still available in more than half of Yahoo! leagues. Again, this weekend should be good, but this is also a plea to make sure he’s rostered in your league.

Max Christie, Dallas Mavericks

Both the Pelicans and Grizzlies…

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