Week 7 Fantasy Basketball Schedule Primer: Warriors march on without Stephen Curry

Week 7 will be a busy one, as most of the NBA’s 30 teams will play four games. It’s the final full week before the Emirates NBA Cup quarterfinals, so the crowded schedule makes some sense. Not only are there scheduling concerns, but there are key injuries as well, with Golden State’s Stephen Curry being the most notable. He’s dealing with a quad contusion, and while that may not sound serious in nature, it certainly can be. Let’s look at the Week 7 schedule breakdown and some key storylines for fantasy managers to be mindful of.

Week 7 Games Played

4 Games: ATL, BKN, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, LAC, LAL, MIA, MIL, NYK, ORL, PHI, POR, TOR, UTAH, WAS

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3 Games: IND, MEM, MIN, NOR, OKC, SAS

2 Games: PHX, SAC

Week 7 Back-to-backs

Sunday (Week 6)-Monday: ATL, HOU, LAL, UTA

Monday-Tuesday: WAS

Tuesday-Wednesday: NYK, POR, SAS

Wednesday-Thursday: BKN

Thursday-Friday: BOS, LAL, PHI, TOR, UTA

Friday-Saturday: ATL, CLE, DET, HOU, LAC, MIA, MIL

Saturday-Sunday: GSW

Sunday-Monday (Week 8): None

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks at Cleveland Cavaliers

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Week 7 Storylines of Note

– How many games will Stephen Curry miss?

Curry suffered a right quad contusion during the latter stages of the Warriors’ November 26 loss to the Rockets. The following day, it was reported that he would be re-evaluated in one week. In theory, an evaluation that goes well could put him in a position to return to action during the latter stages of Week 7. However, using Phoenix’s Grayson Allen as an example, fantasy managers can’t assume that Curry will be able to return that quickly.

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Allen suffered a quad contusion during the Suns’ November 13 win over the Pacers. The severity of his injury, with swelling as the problem, kept him out of the lineup for over two weeks, and Allen returned for a November 29 loss to the Nuggets. How severe Curry’s injury is has not been made public, so this could be a situation that runs into Week 8. The…

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