Fantasy Basketball Pickups: Moses Moody takes advantage of his opportunity

The Warriors went into Tuesday’s game against the Pelicans down multiple rotation players due to injury. Stephen Curry was the biggest name, as an ankle injury suffered on Sunday will sideline him for both games of this back-to-back against New Orleans, at a minimum. De’Anthony Melton and Andrew Wiggins were also ruled out, as both were dealing with back injuries. In the case of the former, he missed a significant portion of last season due to a similar injury. Curry and Wiggins being sidelined opened up two spots in the starting lineup, and there would be a third change, with Steve Kerr moving Jonathan Kuminga to the bench for spacing reasons.

Steve Kerr on Jonathan Kuminga’s move to the bench: “I told him before the game: ‘You’re going to play a lot. This is just about combinations and getting more spacing.’” pic.twitter.com/lU62e99xW4

— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 30, 2024

The replacements: Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield, and Moses Moody. While the first two are rostered in over 50% of Yahoo leagues, Moody entered Tuesday at 10%. He was solid as the Warriors erased a 20-point deficit on their way to an 18-point win, scoring 14 points with two rebounds, one assist, one block, and four 3-pointers in 17 minutes. The playing time is a concern, but give Moody credit for taking advantage of his opportunity. Lindy Waters III’s play was one reason why Moody’s minutes were lower than expected.

Rostered in less than one percent of Yahoo leagues, Waters went off for 21 points, nine rebounds (career-high), four assists, one steal, one block, and three 3-pointers in 31 minutes. It was an excellent night for Waters, who provided much-need production (and energy) off the bench. While this performance should get him another look in Wednesday’s rematch, Waters is not a must-add player in fantasy leagues. Hield (28/1/1/2 with seven 3-pointers) scored 16 in the fourth quarter, while Podziemski (19/3/5/1/2 with three 3-pointers) recorded a full stat line. Look for their respected rostered percentages to increase ahead of Wednesday’s 11-game slate.

As for Kuminga, he had his best game of the season,…

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Publish date : 2024-10-30 05:52:00

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