Week 6 of the fantasy basketball season can be a bit wonky from a lineup standpoint due to a national holiday (Thanksgiving) that the NBA has surrendered to the NFL for years. Once again, there aren’t any games on Thursday, and Tuesday’s slate consists of just three games. The other five days have between eight and 11 games, with Monday and Friday being the busiest. Also, this is the week in which one of the league’s established stars will be available, but for how many games? Let’s look at the Week 6 schedule breakdown and some of the week’s key storylines.
Week 6 Games Played
4 Games: DET, IND, MEM, MIL, MIN, NOR, NYK, PHO, SAC, TOR
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3 Games: ATL, BKN, BOS, CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DEN, GSW, HOU, LAC, LAL, MIA, OKC, PHI, POR, SAS, UTA
2 Games: ORL, WAS
Week 6 Back-to-backs
Sunday-Monday (Week 6): BKN, CLE, MIA, PHO, POR, TOR
Monday-Tuesday: None
Tuesday-Wednesday: None
Wednesday-Thursday: None
Thursday-Friday: None
Friday-Saturday: BKN, CHA, CHI, DAL, DEN, DET, IND, LAC, MIL, PHO
Saturday-Sunday: BOS, CLE, MIN, NOR, TOR
Sunday-Monday (Week 7): ATL, HOU, LAL, UTA
Week 6 Storylines of Note
– How many games will fantasy managers get out of Kawhi Leonard?
Leonard, who has missed the Clippers’ last ten games with ankle and foot injuries, is expected to make his return on Sunday against the Cavaliers. Given how much the team has struggled despite the efforts of James Harden and Ivica Zubac, going 2-8 without its star forward, getting Leonard back is enormous. If he plays on Sunday, there won’t be a back-to-back to worry about to begin Week 6, as the Clippers play the Lakers in their first game of the week on Tuesday. However, they end the week with a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday against the Grizzlies and Mavericks.
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That means Leonard managers are most likely looking at a scenario in which Kawhi plays a max of two games. And that doesn’t take into consideration any potential minutes restrictions due to the time missed. John Collins has started the last seven games, with rookie Kobe Sanders starting the previous three due to Derrick Jones Jr.’s knee injury. Collins is still rostered in 79 percent of…
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