STOCK UP
Blake Griffin: After a slow start to the year (partially due to an illness), Griffin has been on a tear, averaging 22.8 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.3 steals and a whopping 6.3 assists over the past six games. Those 6.3 dimes are more than Damian Lillard, Mike Conley and Kyrie Irving have averaged this season. Griffin currently sports career highs in apg (4.4), FT% (73.1) and Usage Rate (28.3) with a career-low Turnover Ratio (8.1), as the 25-year-old continues to improve (although to be fair, his Rebound Rate has dropped every single year of his career). The Clippers have the third-best Offensive Efficiency in the NBA to go along with the No. 1 Effective Field Goal Percentage and No. 1 True Shooting Percentage, so this offense is arguably the best in the league, thanks in no small part to Griffin. His fantasy value is only going to continue to climb from here on out.
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Marcus Smart: With Rajon Rondo shipped to Dallas, Smart is going to see a big opportunity. He recently returned from an Achilles injury, making his first career start Sunday. Smart hasn’t exactly lit it up in fantasy terms so far during his rookie campaign, but he’s averaged 1.1 3pt and 0.9 spg in just 18:15 mpg, so there’s some upside here. Boston has the second-highest PACE in the NBA, and there’s no reason for the 10-15 team not to give its young players all the run they can handle. Smart should be added in all but the shallowest of fantasy leagues, while Avery Bradley’s value also gets a boost.
George Hill: He hasn’t played this season, which is why he's owned in just 68 percent of Yahoo leagues. But Hill might return from his knee injury as soon as Tuesday (or shortly thereafter), so he should be added in all formats. With no Paul George, Indiana is desperate for help (they rank second to last in Offensive Efficiency, behind only the 3-23 76ers), so Hill could immediately step into a big role. He was the No. 42 ranked fantasy player just two years ago, and it’s not out of the question he sees his highest Usage Rate over the rest of the year because of the Pacers’ lack of scorers. *
Chandler Parsons: After a slow start during his tenure with Dallas, Parsons has been the No. 13 ranked fantasy player over the past two weeks, when he’s averaged 23.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 3.5 3pt over six games. The Mavericks own the best Offensive Efficiency (113.3) in the NBA, and Parsons has career highs in ppg (16.7), 3pt (2.2), FT% (74.4), Usage Rate (20.1) and PER (17.71), with a career-low Turnover Ratio (6.4).
Andre Drummond: He’s averaged 16.2 points, 15.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.8 blocks while shooting 55.1 percent from the floor over the past six games. Drummond has been a top-50 player over the last two weeks despite shooting 44.1 percent from the free throw line. He’s quickly gone from being one of the bigger fantasy busts early in the year to back looking like one of the more promising young big men in the league, and with Josh Smith released, coach Stan Van Gundy has admitted it’s all about the future for the Pistons, so Drummond is going to be featured heavily from here on out.
Here’s a sick Rudy Gay dunk over Serge Ibaka.*“If you don’t like that, you don’t like NBA basketball!”
Here’s Brandon Jennings passing up a wide-open layup for a contested fade away jumper.*
Come on Draymond Green!*
I hyped Andre Drummond earlier, but he got absolutely posterized here.*
STOCK DOWN
Carmelo Anthony: After a rough start, he’s been a top-25 player over the past month, and while Anthony has still been a disappointment (his ADP was top-10), it’s not like his performance this season has been a total disaster. However, Anthony is clearly dealing with a knee injury that’s not going away anytime soon, and the 5-25 Knicks are already out of the playoff picture even in the East, so there’s a real chance he shuts it down at some point. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to shop Anthony and try to get something like 80 cents on the dollar at this point.

Corey Brewer: He’s been the No. 31 ranked player over the past two weeks, averaging a ridiculous 3.7 steals over the past seven games. But him getting traded to Houston should result in a major decrease in Usage Rate, so while Brewer managed five steals and 10 field goal attempts (more than any in his last three games with Minnesota) during his first game with the Rockets on Monday, he saw just 22:51 minutes, so don’t expect those stats to continue in his new role off the bench on a much more loaded team.
Lance Stephenson: Over his last 11 games, he’s made 1-of-21 shots from downtown and owns a 38.6 FG percentage on the year. Stephenson has the highest Usage Rate of his career after signing a big contract with Charlotte, but that’s resulted in him being the No. 247 ranked fantasy player this season. He’s currently dealing with a hip injury as well as locker room issues with his team. The Hornets would be thrilled to trade Stephenson, as would his fantasy owners.
Deron Williams: He’s shooting 28.2 percent (24-of-85) from the field over his past eight games, failing to score 20 points in more than a month. Williams will improve once he recovers from his recent calf injury, but it’s always something with the point guard. He hasn’t been a top-100 player over the past month, as he continues to disappoint.
Kobe Bryant: There was some optimism for Bryant’s fantasy value this year when he proved to be healthy early on, and his current 22.4 field goal attempts per game are actually the fifth highest of his career despite his advanced age (and his 5.4 3PA are the third most of his career). Unfortunately, that’s resulted in him shooting 33.5 percent (71-of-212) from the floor over the past 10 games. Bryant’s Usage Rate this season (34.4) is actually the second-highest of his career, but it’s outcome has been a bunch of FG misses and a ton of turnovers, as the former star has been the No. 177 ranked fantasy player over the past two weeks.
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