3 players to trade for, trade away or hold outside of the top-150
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We’re now nine weeks into the fantasy basketball season and, I know it doesn’t feel like it, but the NBA is third of the way through as well. I, like many, reached for players in draft season whom I thought would evolve their game this season. Unfortunately, things don’t always work out as intended. But the beauty of fantasy basketball is that it’s not too late to make adjustments.
Below I’ve outlined a few players who are performing far below expectations and explain whether I would trade for them, send them packing or hold them for the rest of the season.
Current per-game rank: 177
One of the cornerstone pieces of the Houston Rockets franchise is, undoubtedly, Jalen Green. I expected Green to make a significant impact in his second NBA season, and while he’s definitely improved statistically, it has yet to translate into fantasy success. I had him ranked 64th in my preseason rankings and his consensus ADP was also 64.
I now have Green 80, ranking him pretty aggressively, considering he’s 177th coming into Wednesday.
In 27 games this season, Green is averaging 21.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.3 threes, 0.9 stocks and 3.1 turnovers per game with 42/32/80 shooting splits. The points, rebounds and assists are on pace for new career highs in his second NBA season, but the reason he’s ranked so low in fantasy is due to his inefficient FG percentage, lack of stocks and high turnover rate.
However, Jalen Green is not as bad for fantasy as it seems. In fact, with the right roster construction, Green can be more of an asset than a liability. The only condition I’d be looking to trade for Green will be if you have big men who shoot efficiently at a high volume (like Giannis Antetokounmpo or Zion Williamson) to absorb his poor field goal percentage. Also, punting turnovers is common in fantasy basketball, considering some of the best fantasy players are among the league leaders in turnovers per game.
Green ranks 74th in per-game value if you punt…
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