Wayne Ellington
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Wayne Ellington started again and hit 5-of-11 shots and four 3-pointers for 16 points, two rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes of Wednesday's overtime loss to the Hawks.
He scored a season-high 24 points with seven triples in his previous game and officially belongs in waiver-wire discussions as long as he continues to start. He's also a cheap DFS option right now, averaging 20 points and 5.5 3-pointers over his last two games. Yesterday 11:28 pm (EST)
Wayne Ellington made his first start of the season on Monday, scoring 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 25 minutes.
Wayne Ellington has reportedly signed a one-year, $2.6 million contract with the Pistons.
The Knicks announced Thursday that they have waived Wayne Ellington and Kenny Wooten.
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180 42 82 47 47 27 8 5 14
SEASON 184 96 24 16 8 2 3 18%
LAST GAME 33 16 4 2 3 0 0 18%
LAST 5 GAMES 115 60 17 8 6 - 1 21%
Jan 20 @ ATL 33 16 4 2 3 0 0 1
Jan 18 @ MIA 28 24 7 2 2 0 0 2
Jan 16 @ MIA 26 9 3 1 0 0 0 1
Jan 13 MIL 14 5 1 1 1 0 0 1
Jan 10 UTA 13 6 2 2 0 0 1 0
Jan 08 PHX 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 06 @ MIL 24 12 2 3 0 1 1 0
Jan 03 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salary -- -- $10 $2600
FPPG -- -- 14.80 15.00
20 Jan Hawks 21.9 24.5 23.9
18 Jan Heat 27.4 32 30.9
16 Jan Heat 9.2 11.3 10.7
13 Jan Bucks 6.7 7.8 7.2
10 Jan Jazz 11.4 11.5 12.4
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K. Middleton - SF
Khris Middleton scored 20 points vs. the Lakers on Thursday, shooting 6-of-15 from the field and 5-of-6 from the line with seven assists, five rebounds and three triples in 36 minutes.
Middleton had a chance to win their previous game vs. the Nets when the Bucks drew up a step-back triple for him which went in and out, a play the Bucks have run before. "We're good with the look that we got," coach Mike Budenholzer said. Coach Bud added that there's multiple variations of that play, and the takeaway here is that the Bucks are comfortable with the ball in his hands in the clutch. And it's easy to understand why, as he came into tonight with shooting splits of 52/44/93. Tonight was his toughest test yet against the No. 1 defense in the NBA, so his fantasy managers will take this line and run.
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G. Antetokounmpo - PF
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points (11-of-17 FGs, 2-of-4 FTs), 12 rebounds, three assists, one block, one triple and a career-high nine turnovers in Thursday's loss to the Lakers.
He had a whopping seven turnovers with three fouls in just 12 first half minutes, but turned things around after that to make things interesting. He had some really bright spots including a stunning block on LeBron James (link below), but the Bucks still ended up losing their second game in a row for the first time this season. Unfortunately, Giannis will have to sit on this 2-game losing streak for a minute, as Friday's game vs. the Wizards was postponed due to contract tracing on Washington's side.
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D. Schroder - PG
Despite playing 33 minutes, he wasn't able to salvage his line either with just one assist and two steals. Schroder only has a total of eight dimes in his last three games with the Lakers running more offense through Anthony Davis, so that trend could hurt Schroder going forward. He's still a hold but his upside doesn't compare to what it was in OKC.
K. Caldwell-Pope - SG
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope went off for a season-high 23 points vs. the Bucks on Thursday, hitting seven triples with three boards, one block and two turnovers in 27 minutes.
This was the sixth time in his career that he's made seven or more 3-pointers in a game and the first time he has done so in 27 minutes or less. KCP has been one of the hottest shooters in the NBA, as he's hitting an absurd 56.9% from deep which leads the NBA (minimum of 50 attempts). He's been a sneaky roto-value on the back of his 3-point shooting too, posting 8th-round value in 9-cat in just 23 minutes per game.
A. Davis - PF
Anthony Davis hit 8-of-18 shots for 18 points, nine rebounds, six dimes, one steal and two blocks in 38 minutes vs. the Bucks on Thursday.
He's now scored 19 or fewer points in his last five games, and had a tough time in particular vs. Draymond Green on Monday, hitting 1-of-7 shots when matched up against him. LeBron James noted that he and Davis have been a "little out of rhythm," but despite some streaky shooting Davis has been able to keep his fantasy value in the elite tier with some improved playmaking -- he has a combined 18 dimes in his last three games and is on pace for the second best playmaking season of his career.
K. Porter - SG
Kevin Porter Jr. is reportedly being traded to the Rockets in exchange for a future protected second-round pick.
KPJ wore out his welcome in Cleveland after just one season, and he's going to be battling guys like David Nwaba, Jae'Sean Tate, Sterling Brown, Ben McLemore and Eric Gordon for the reserve wing minutes, so his situation doesn't improve much in fantasy hoops. This is a wait-and-see situation in the vast majority of fantasy leagues.
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L. James - SF
LeBron James notched a season-high 34 points (13-of-25 FGs, 2-of-2 FTs) in Thursday's 113-106 win over the Bucks to go with eight assists, six rebounds, one steal, one block and six triples in 38 minutes.
James has recorded at least 15 points, five rebounds, and five assists in each of his 16 games this season, tying the third-longest such streak to open a season in NBA history. The Lakers have won 10 of their last 12 games and LeBron is playing at an all-NBA level, icing this game with a 3-pointer with one minute left in regulation. James has been on basically every injury report this season but has yet to miss a game, so all the offseason talk about load management appears to have been overblown. Our only complaint about LeBron in fantasy is that his defensive stats have dried up in his age-36 season with 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks compared to his career averages of 1.6 steals and 0.8 blocks.