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The Fantasy Five: Start Avery Bradley, bench Tony Parker
This column will concentrate on borderline fantasy options who should get strong consideration to start/bench during the upcoming week based on schedules.
Avery Bradley: He’s been the No. 5 ranked fantasy player since the All-Star break, when Bradley has averaged 20.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 2.4 3pt and an NBA high 3.2 steals over five games. Bradley has been a top-25 player over the past month (the Rajon Rondo trade helped, and his Usage Rate will only rise now with Jared Sullinger out for the year). Boston has the fourth-highest PACE in the NBA and plays four games in Week 19, all against teams that rank in the bottom-10 in Defensive Efficiency (Cle, Uta, N.O., Orl), making Bradley, who’s still available in more than 30 percent of Yahoo leagues, a legitimate start this week.
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P.J. Tucker: Since the All-Star break, he’s averaged 13.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.2 steals, 0.6 blocks and 1.0 3pt while shooting 48.0 percent from the field and 83.3 percent from the line over five games. Tucker has been the No. 20 fantasy player over this span despite going 0-for-10 from downtown over his past three games (he’s a career 36.2 shooter from beyond the arc). He’s somehow owned in just 42 percent of Yahoo leagues despite being a top-35 ranked player over the past month, and that was before the Suns traded away a couple of guys with high Usage Rates. All of Phoenix’s games in Week 19 are on the road, but all of its opponents rank in the bottom-11 in Defensive Efficiency (Mia, Cle, Orl, Bkn).
Markel Brown: Since entering the Nets’ starting lineup three games ago, Brown has averaged 10.7 points, 6.3 rebounds 2.3 steals, 1.7 blocks and 0.7 3pt. Despite shooting an ugly 36.4 percent from the floor over this span, he’s been the No. 45 fantasy player (he’s made all 11 of his free throws), and the most important takeaway is Brown’s 36.8 mpg, as he’s clearly going to see a major increase in playing time moving forward. He plays an NBA-high four games this week, all of which are at home. Brown is currently owned in two percent of Yahoo leagues.
Ray McCallum: He’s averaged 13.3 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.7 blocks over his past three games. McCallum has shot 54.0 percent from the field over his past eight games, and his Usage Rate is going to see a big increase with Darren Collison out for the season. New Sacramento coach George Karl loves Andre Miller, but McCallum has impressed (he saw 35:37 mpg on Friday) and is owned in just six percent of Yahoo leagues despite now starting for a Kings team that plays an NBA-high four games this week.
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Tony Parker: I’ve mentioned Parker as a downgrade before, but he’s still owned in 89 percent of Yahoo leagues and while the early narrative was him working through an injury, he’s been worse than ever of late, as he’s averaged 6.8 points while shooting 26.0 percent from the field over his past five games. To put this in perspective, Jeff Withey, who’s been given 4.3 mpg over this span, has been more valuable than Parker. The Spurs play just three games this week, but obviously there’s a much bigger concern than that when it comes to Parker (he’s been the No. 262 ranked player over the past three months).
