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It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Daniels, and he was a favorite among fantasy analysts all summer. I don’t claim to be his biggest supporter, but I will do my best to get you on the hype train. The start to his third season has been a lot of fun, and he has been one of the best players in fantasy basketball early on this season.
Daniels played one season with the G League Ignite, where he averaged 12.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game, leading to the Pelicans drafting him with the eighth overall pick in 2022. He played 17.7 minutes per game as a rookie and 22.3 minutes per game during his second year in the league, which limited his upside in fantasy basketball. Daniels already showed flashes of being an elite defender, but New Orleans was stacked with talent on the perimeter and already had one of the best defensive players in the league in Herb Jones. Dynasty managers were clamoring for more minutes for Daniels, and their wish was granted this summer when he was shipped to Atlanta as part of a package that sent Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans.
With the Hawks, Daniels has already played six games, starting in all of them. Some games have been better than others, but he has been a top-60 player in 9-cat leagues early on, with averages of 12.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2.2 steals, 0.7 blocks and 1.3 triples in 29.7 minutes per game. With a Yahoo ADP of 143.9, Daniels has been an incredible value in redraft leagues, but is this something that can be maintained in dynasty formats?
Shooting/scoring
Daniels is averaging a career-high 1.3 triples on 3.8 attempts per game. 34.8% is elite, but it is a step up from 31% over his first two seasons. However, he has actually been more effective on pull-up 3-pointers (4-of-8) than on catch and shoot threes (4-of-15). 19 of his 23 attempts have been considered “wide open”, which means that there is at least six feet of separation from the closest defender. Those are great shots, but he’s only made seven of them (36.8%). In reality, Daniels is shooting better than he was previously, but he still isn’t shooting the ball all that…
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Publish date : 2024-11-06 15:00:00
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