Yahoo Sports fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus offers up a handful of players to consider for your lineup and some helpful tips on how to approach the two-week long stretch around the NBA All-Star Break.
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DAN TITUS: What’s going on, y’all? Welcome back to “The Playlist.” It’s week 17. So let’s get right to my pickups. I’m picking up Amen Thompson. Fred VanVleet is going to miss his fourth game coming into Monday. So that means that Amen Thompson’s still going to be the point guard for the Houston Rockets for at least the All-Star break. He’s coming off a double-double in two of his last three games, definitely will help you in rebounds, assists, and stocks. Pick up Amen Thompson.
Also, Precious Achiuwa, if he’s still out there, he’s just under 50% rostered. So if you see him in shallow leagues, get him. He is averaging the most minutes over the last six games in the NBA. So this guy can get you a double-double. You know what he can do on the stocks. And pick him up.
GG Jackson, this guy is available in less than 40% of leagues. So I’m pretty sure, you might be able to get him and still in some 12-team formats. And he’s really been a microwave bucket off the bench, averaging close to 20 points. And he just got awarded a four-year deal from the Memphis Grizzlies for his fine play. So as the Memphis Grizzlies continue to invest in this youth development, make sure you pick up GG Jackson.
And my last play, probably going to be available in some shallow leagues, probably many shallow leagues, actually, maybe not so much in deep leagues, but Malik Beasley. The Bucks play three games this week, and that’s really important because playing three out of the four days is going to be a huge scheduling advantage. You can pick up Beasley on Monday. You can get him for Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, all later-slate games that you can actually get somebody that can get you some points and 3’s.
All right, so those are my pick ups. Let’s head over to the schedule, things you need to know. It’s week 17, that means it’s All-Star week. So this week, well, actually, the scoring period will last for a total…
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