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Fantasy Basketball Forecaster: January 4th - 10th

Masked Kawhi & the Clippers are going to feast this week.

Welcome to my weekly Fantasy Basketball Forecaster! In here you’ll find:

  • Top 3 waiver wire adds (among all players under 50% rostered ESPN)
  • Leaders in each stat category over the last week
  • Each team’s schedule ranking, based on opponent’s points allowed, where the #1 ranked team plays teams allowing the most points so far this season

Top 3 Waiver Targets

  1. Keldon Johnson (37% rostered) — In the last week, Johnson is averaging 18.3 PPG/6.7 RPG/2.0 APG/1.6 StPG on 29 minutes. He’s scored more than 20 points in each of his last two games for the Spurs.
  2. Josh Jackson (30% rostered) — Things have started clicking for Jackson in Detroit as the 23-year-old is averaging 17.0/4.5/2.0/1.7 to start the year. He is day-to-day with an ankle injury but that shouldn’t stop you from adding him.
  3. Justin Holiday (6.5% rostered) — With TJ Warren out, Holiday isn’t a bad streaming option as he scored 12 points, shooting 4/5 from three in the Pacers first game without Warren. On the year, Holiday is averaging 9.2/2.7/1.0/1.7.

Stat Leaders (Last 7 Days)

Player % Rostered PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
Player % Rostered PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
Steph Curry 99% 39.7 - - - -
James Harden 99% 33.5 - - - -
Kevin Durant 99% 29.7 - - - -
Jaylen Brown 98% 29.5 - - - -
Jamal Murray 98% 29.3 - - - -
Andre Drummond 99% - 13.7 - - 2.3
Joel Embiid 99% - 13.0 - - -
Rudy Gobert 99% - 12.3 - - 3.0
Clint Capela 84% - 12.0 - - -
Mason Plumlee 72% - 11.8 - - -
Nikola Jokic 100% - - 13.3 - -
Russell Westbrook 99% - - 10.7 - -
Ben Simmons 99% - - 8.7 - -
Trae Young 99% - - 8.5 - -
Giannis Antetokounmpo 100% - - 8.0 2.7 -
Larry Nance Jr. 73% - - - 3.0 -
Jrue Holiday 99% - - - 2.7 -
De'Aaron Fox 97% - - - 2.7 -
Paul George 99% - - - 2.5 -
Christian Wood 95% - - - - 2.7
Andrew Wiggins 86% - - - - 2.3
Miles Bridges 64% - - - - 2.3

Strength of Schedule

Things are looking very nice for Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and the rest of the Clippers this week while it’s going to be tough sailing for the Hornets and Pistons.