Fantasy Basketball Pickups: Jared McCain is making it rain

The 76ers played Wednesday’s game without Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey. They needed to find offense somewhere, and it was their lottery pick that filled the void. Jared McCain (29% rostered in Yahoo leagues) got the first start of his career and contributed 34 points , two rebounds, 10 assists, two steals and six 3-pointers in a loss to the Cavaliers.

McCain entered the starting lineup to replace George, but it may be difficult for Nick Nurse to move the rookie back to the bench after this performance. It wouldn’t be surprising he continued to start, with Kyle Lowry (17 minutes) being pushed to a reserve role. Even if Nurse doesn’t make that move, McCain should play enough minutes to provide standard league value moving forward.

McCain should be the priority waiver wire pickup, but there are some other players worth considering after 11 games on Wednesday.

Ziaire Williams- 3%

Williams drew a second straight start with Dorian Finney-Smith sidelined with an ankle injury. In the first one, he finished with 12 points and nine rebounds, and he followed that up with a 23-point outing in this game. Until DFS returns to the lineup, Williams should be a decent streaming option. The Nets finish up their week with games in New York on Friday and Sunday.

Tari Eason- 41%

A top-50 player is rostered in less than half of Yahoo leagues. Eason recorded a double-double with three stocks on Wednesday and should continue to play a large reserve role for Houston. There isn’t much context to add here, since he is simply too good to be so widely available. They have two more games this week before playing four games next week.

Malik Beasley- 13%

With Tim Hardaway Jr. sidelined, Beasley slid into the starting lineup and had a monster performance. He finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and eight 3-pointers in a revenge game against his former team. He has now scored at least 15 points in four straight games and at least 20 in three of those four. He can only be relied on for 3-pointers consistently, but until THJ is back, Beasley should remain in the starting lineup to provide spacing for Cade…

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Publish date : 2024-11-14 06:03:00

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