Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green (23) reacts after scoring against the Houston Rockets during the first half in Game 5 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Wednesday, April 27, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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No surprise here, as it looks like the Hawks are just waiting for the playoffs at this point. They need Millsap at full health if they want any shot. Ersan Ilyasova will continue to pick up minutes and makes sense in all formats. Taurean Price will also start and see huge minutes. He is one of the top plays on the day.
This one is also expected, as the 6ers have every incentive to lose. Richaun Holmes and Dario Saric are both great plays in both formats. Shawn Long has seen 20 minutes in 2 straight, so he could be a pretty interesting GPP option. With that being said, I don't think it's necessary on this slate.
Ingram missed last game, which resulted in Corey Brewer getting the start and playing 19 minutes. David Nwaba was the main benefactor, seeing 29 solid minutes. Clarkson also saw upwards of 40 minutes, which should speak to them going small. If the Wizards are willing to go small, I expect Nwaba and Clarkson to have big nights. If the Wizards get an advantage and stick to their guns, Nance and Zubac will get more minutes. This is an interesting game and it'll be interesting to see how it plays out.
This puts Ish Smith at the top of our radars. He is absolute stud if Jackson is ruled out. KCP and Marcus Morris could also get a few extra shots, but I don't have much interest against the Heat.
Middleton has been a big part of this team over the past month, so this could get interesting. Malcolm Brogdon and Giannis have the most to gain, in terms of both minutes and usage. If Middleton is out, Giannis is one of my favorite elite plays on the board. Brogdon has bene pretty efficient when given the minutes and he should fill-in for Middleton if he's forced to sit.
Rodriguez plays about 20-25 minutes on a nightly basis, which is a lot for such a shallow position for the 76'ers. With no other PGs, T.J. McConnell will have to see huge minutes against a horrible Nets defense. Nik Stauskas will also see some minutes at point and makes for a good GPP option.
With Reggie Jackson expected to be out, you have to give a long hard look to Ish Smith. While this match-up with the Heat isn't tremendous, it's also not horrible The Heat have ranked 13th against point guards since the ASB. However, that's not why we're rostering Smith. He is going to see at least 34-36 minutes and at his price, will hit value almost every time. Smith is actually a pretty good point guard and works much better with the bigs than Reggie Jackson does. Stan Van Gundy loves Ish Smith and I wouldn't be at all surprised to see 30-40 easy fantasy points.
Well, we have been picking between Thabo and Prince with Bazemore out. Now, only one stands. Prince will be forced to see monstrous minutes at the 3 and against the Suns, you have to expect fantasy points. While there have been times Prince has struggled for long stretches, he has shown his ability to penetrate the paint and make things happen. The Suns play extremely fast and while a pretty good defender in general, I doubt T.J. Warren will be playing lockdown defense after just returning from injury. Sitting at near-minimum price, I'm going to have a hard time staying away from Prince in 100% of lineups.
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