Basketball Pickups: Forever and Ever, Amen (Thompson)

by Zak Hanshew, Rotoworld

Cam Whitmore (35% rostered)
Whitmore finished Sunday’s loss to Minnesota with 14 points, two rebounds, an assist, a steal and three triples across 19 minutes. In five games leading up to this one, Whitmore averaged 21.0 points, 6.4 boards and 3.0 triples across 21.6 minutes, scoring at least 17 in each of them. His 17-point scoring streak was snapped, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. Whitmore attempted 13 shots, which was the third-highest total on the team behind Jalen Green’s 15 and Alperen Sengun’s 14. He connected on only four of them, but he was still able to stroke three triples for the fifth time in his last six games. We’d still love to see more playing time from the rookie, but he’s still been quite productive in limited minutes over the last two weeks. Whitmore is worth a look off the waiver wire.

Amen Thompson (24% rostered)
Thompson posted eight points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal across 20 minutes Sunday in a 111-90 loss to Minnesota.In 11 games before Sunday’s performance, Thompson averaged 9.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.7 blocks while shooting 58% from the floor and 80% from the charity stripe. Thompson logged just 19 minutes per tilt in that span, but much like Cam Whitmore, the fellow rookie hasn’t needed big minutes to post fantasy-relevant numbers. Thompson is ranked just inside the top 130 in per-game fantasy value, so he’s not a must-roster option in 12-team leagues just yet. He’s trending in that direction, and he should be added off of the waiver wire by fantasy managers with the available roster space. He went off for 19/7/4/2/1 on Friday vs. Toronto in a career-best performance, and though he couldn’t replicate those numbers Sunday, he’s still flashed his monster upside.

Scoot Henderson (54% rostered)
Fresh off his second 30-point game of the season Friday against Denver, Henderson delivered a 14/8/9 line on Sunday. He’s crept into the top 120 over the…