Fantasy Basketball Dynasty Weekly: Jaden Ivey and Dyson Daniels among players to track this season

The 2024-25 NBA season is officially underway after Tuesday’s games, which featured Jayson Tatum and the Celtics dismantling the new-look Knicks, as well as JJ Redick securing his first win as a head coach in the NBA.

That means that it’s finally the time of year where all of your hard work as a dynasty manager pays off. Every Wednesday this season, you’ll find a new edition of this column, where we’ll discuss a variety of topics to help you gain an advantage in your dynasty league.

There are 10 games this Wednesday, so we’ll take a look at 10 players that I’ll be keeping an eye on this season. I tried to do one from every game, but some of these veteran-heavy teams aren’t that exciting when it comes to potential in dynasty formats. So it’ll be 10 players from the eight games that aren’t being nationally-televised, that way if you’re watching with NBA League Pass, you’ll have a player to watch in every game. This isn’t a full list of everybody that I’ll be keeping a close eye on, but it certainly includes some high-upside guys that could drastically change the dynasty hoops landscape.

Jaden Ivey (Pacers @ Pistons, 7pm ET)

Ivey had an incredible preseason, and all eyes will be watching to see if it means anything. His preseason numbers didn’t pop since he only played 21.2 minutes per game, but he shot 61.4% from the floor, 85.7% from the free throw line and 52.9% on 3-pointers across their four exhibition games. That’s after he shot 42.9% from the field last season. It’s a small sample size, so managers shouldn’t expect that drastic improvement to last the entire year, so we’ll be keeping tabs on what his shooting splits look like in year three.

Dyson Daniels (Nets @ Hawks, 7:30pm ET)

Daniels has been a coveted asset in dynasty leagues since he was drafted, and now he is finally in a situation where he can show why. Daniels was limited to a reserve role during his two seasons in New Orleans, but he started during the preseason with the Hawks and should retain that spot during the regular season. The steals should be there, which gives him value in redraft leagues. However, if he…

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Publish date : 2024-10-23 13:56:00

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