Fantasy Basketball Week 22 Schedule Primer: Will Anthony Edwards, Stephen Curry be available?

In Yahoo! default leagues, Week 22 is the semifinal round of the fantasy playoffs. While most NBA teams play four games, a few have bad schedules, either because of the games they play or where those matchups fall on the schedule. And there are key injuries that will significantly affect how managers craft their lineups. Let’s look at the Week 22 schedule primer.

Week 22 Games Played

4 Games: ATL, BKN, CHA, CHI, DEN, DET, GSW, HOU, IND, LAC, MEM, MIA, MIL, NOR, OKC, ORL, POR, SAC, TOR, UTA

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3 Games: BOS, CLE, DAL, LAL, NYK, PHI, SAS, WAS

2 Games: MIN, PHX

Week 22 Back-to-backs

Sunday (Week 21)-Monday: BKN, POR, TOR

Monday-Tuesday: ORL

Tuesday-Wednesday: CLE, DEN

Wednesday-Thursday: DET

Thursday-Friday: NOP

Friday-Saturday: ATL, CHI, MEM, UTA

Saturday-Sunday: CHA, MIL, SAC

Sunday-Monday (Week 23): BOS, MIA, OKC, WAS

Week 22 Storylines of Note

– Suns, Timberwolves boast the worst schedules of Week 22.

Regarding low-rostered players, Phoenix and Minnesota are the teams to avoid next week due to their two-game slates. While the Suns are scheduled to play on Tuesday, one of the lighter game days, the Timberwolves play their first game of Week 22 on Wednesday, the busiest day of the week due to a 12-game slate. For the Suns, Tuesday’s matchup with the Nuggets, as part of a four-game slate, could be a spot where managers who can update their lineups daily will look to players like Collin Gillespie or Oso Ighodaro for fantasy value.

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However, for players on these teams who are dealing with injuries, the light schedules could prove beneficial. Anthony Edwards is the biggest name, and as of March 17, he was expected to be re-evaluated in one to two weeks. So, it’s possible that he’s available for Minnesota’s final game of Week 22 on March 28 against the Pistons. Ayo Dosunmu and Bones Hyland have picked up their production in Edwards’ absence and may be worth holding onto, even with the poor schedule.

– Will Stephen Curry or Joel Embiid be available to play?

Curry, who is progressing in his recovery from a knee injury, is expected to be re-evaluated on Tuesday after the Warriors return home from their current road…

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