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circle.Ilyumzhinov was quoted by the Tass news agency on Sunday as saying he
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LeBron James and Chris Bosh didnt need any more. Williams scored 11 points in 10
minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the
exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. Good
shooters keep shooting until they find their shooting touch, and thats been one
of the big themes over the past week as Klay Thompson, J.J. Redick and Nik
Stauskas all caught fire from beyond the 3-point arc. Three others who are known
for their long-range shooting -- Dirk Nowitzki, Doug McDermott and C.J. Miles --
are out of action heading into this week, but each could return to the court
soon.Heres a list of the most fantasy-relevant news and notes for all 30 teams
around the league heading into the fifth week of the season:Atlanta Hawks:
Dennis Schroder agreed to a four-year, $70 million extension before the season
to remain Atlantas point guard for the foreseeable future, and he has delivered
with career-high averages in minutes (29.6), points (14.5), rebounds (3.2) and
assists (5.7). Thats what made Sundays terrible performance against New York
such a head-scratcher; Schroder shot 0-for-8 from the field on his way to one
point, two rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes.Boston Celtics: Al Horford
made his long-awaited return to the Celtics lineup on Saturday against Detroit,
and what a return it was (18 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 3
blocks in 34 minutes). Look for Horfords presence to cut into Avery Bradleys
high rebound totals over the first month of the season, and for Kelly Olynyk and
Tyler Zeller to see their minutes greatly reduced. Horford is a top-30 fantasy
player if he can stay healthy going forward in his first season in Boston.
Meanwhile, Jae Crowder also is back for the Celtics, reducing the role of rookie
lottery pick Jaylen Brown.Brooklyn Nets:? The Nets are taking it easy with
oft-injured center Brook Lopez this season, playing him only 26.7 minutes per
game so far. But to give you an idea of how gifted Lopez is as a scorer, all you
have to do is look at his per-48-minute numbers. Lopez ranks 10th in the league,
right behind James Harden, averaging 37.2 points per 48 minutes this season.
Despite playing seven minutes less per game than last season (26.7 vs. 33.7),
Lopez is actually scoring more than a season ago (20.7 vs. 20.6 points per
game). That isnt likely to hold up over the long haul, but it shows you how well
Lopez is putting the ball in the hoop.Charlotte Hornets: Second-year
forward/center Frank Kaminsky III has filled in nicely, while Cody Zeller has
been out due to a shoulder injury, averaging 9.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3 assists
and 2 steals in 28 minutes over the past two games. Zeller already has been
ruled out for Mondays game against Memphis, which should give Kaminsky another
opportunity at extended minutes.Chicago Bulls: McDermott has missed Chicagos
past four games due to a concussion, and it sounds like theres a chance hell
miss the final two games of the road trip (Tuesday at Denver and Friday at
Philadelphia) as well. One player to watch in the games ahead is Nikola Mirotic,
who always has been a streaky player and is coming off a 15-point, 15-rebound
game in Sundays spot start with Dwyane Wade out of the lineup. Mirotic had been
in a funk prior to that big game and can provide some 3-point shooting that the
team loses without McDermott.Cleveland Cavaliers: The season is still young, but
already it is evident that Kyrie Irving has taken his game to another level. His
current usage rate of 29.7 minutes would be a single-season high and his 28.4
points per 40 minutes also would be a career best. Shooting 46.9 percent from
the field and 40 percent from 3-point range, Irving has a chance for a big game
on Wednesday as the Cavs take on the NBAs worst defense -- the Portland Trail
Blazers -- in Cleveland.Dallas Mavericks: Nowitzki (Achilles) has been ruled out
for Mondays game against San Antonio, but he is expected to return to practice
on Tuesday. At 2-10, the Mavs are the worst team in the league and desperately
could use their future first-ballot Hall of Fame power forward back, but games
against the Clippers on Wednesday and Cavaliers on Friday arent exactly soft
landing spots for Nowitzki, if he does attempt to return this week.Denver
Nuggets: Many fantasy owners have been extremely frustrated by the inconsistency
of Nikola Jokic in the opening month of the season, and Nuggets coach Michael
Malone addressed that issue with BSN Denver over the weekend. You guys got to
understand, hes not going to be the same player he was last year, Malone said of
the 21-year-old big man. (Danilo Gallinari) was out, Wilson Chandler was out.
Last two months of the season we played our young guys, we played them 35
minutes a night almost. Were healthy, we have guys playing, so everybody stop
expecting Nikola Jokic to be something hes not. I think its unfair to him. Hes
playing well, hes rebounding, hes looking for his offense, hes playmaking for
other guys and thats all we need him to do. None of that should calm the
concerns of Jokic owners, however.Detroit Pistons: Reggie Jacksons return from
knee tendinitis appears to still be a week or two away at the earliest,
according to comments by Pistons coach Stan Van Gundy from last Tuesday. That
buys Ish Smith a little more time to be a valuable fantasy contributor. Once
Jackson returns to the starting lineup, Smith is expected to take over Beno
Udrihs spot as the backup point guard.Golden State Warriors: After all the
early-season shooting struggles, Thompson is suddenly right back on track. Hes
19-39 from 3-point range in his past five games, shooting 50.6 from the field
and a perfect 16-for-16 from the free throw line. Unbelievably, all of Thompsons
numbers are very close to last years career-year numbers, aside from his 3-point
shooting (34.3 percent), which will take more time to recover from the
nightmarish start.Houston Rockets: Patrick Beverley (knee) saw his first game
action of the season on Thursday and Saturday, and he wasnt exactly eased back
into the rotation. The veteran averaged 25.5 minutes and chipped in with 8
points, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, which is only slightly less than
the type of numbers we can expect out of him this season.Indiana Pacers: The
Pacers won in Oklahoma City without the services of Paul George (ankle) or Miles
(knee), their top two perimeter shooters, and both veterans will sit out Mondays
home game against Golden State as well. Glenn Robinson III has filled in for
George while Jeff Teague has picked up the scoring, averaging 25.5 points over
the last two games.Los Angeles Clippers: Redick has had the reputation of being
one of the NBAs best 3-point shooters since the day he stepped foot on the court
as a rookie with the Magic back in 2006, and his 41.4 percent career average
from long range certainly backs it up. Still, hes never finished a season
shooting as well as he is right now from 3-point land; he ranks third in the
league with a 47.9 percent mark from that distance, trailing only Andrew Wiggins
(48.9) and Miles (48.4).Los Angeles Lakers: Much has been made of Nick Youngs
turnaround in Los Angeles under first-year head coach Luke Walton, but few
realize that Young enters Monday as the leagues best free throw shooter at 96.8
percent. He has made 30 of 31 attempts on the season.Memphis Grizzlies: A bone
bruise in Chandler Parsons left knee is expected to keep the highly paid small
forward off the court for up to two weeks, leading to more playing time for
James Ennis and Vince Carter, but another big story coming out of Memphis is the
3-point shooting of Mike Conley. The veteran point guard once struggled from
long range, but he has improved from beyond the arc in recent years, making at
least 1.3 3s per game in each of the past four seasons.
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Sale. This year that is all the way up to 2.4 3s per game, as the
29-year-old is attempting a career-high 5.1 3s per game and shooting 47.5
percent from 3-point range, fifth best in the league.Miami Heat: Justise Winslow
(wrist) has been ruled out for Mondays game against Philadelphia, which will be
his fourth missed game in a row. Winslow had been playing just under 36 minutes
a night, and as long as he remains out, its going to continue to be up to Josh
Richardson, Dion Waiters and Tyler Johnson to pick up the slack. Itll be
interesting to see if Winslows role changes upon his return, as he was shooting
an icy 33.1 percent prior to going down.Milwaukee Bucks: John Henson moved into
the starting lineup at center, ahead of Miles Plumlee last week, but so far the
production hasnt been there and the reason is surprising -- playing time. While
Henson is getting more court time than he was before the promotion, he still
averaged only 20.2 minutes in his past five games, limiting him to 7.6 points,
6.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game during that span.Minnesota Timberwolves:
Kris Dunn was expected to battle for NBA Rookie of the Year this season, but
those expectations appear to be a bit too lofty for the Providence product.
Playing behind Ricky Rubio at the point, Dunn is shooting just 32.7 percent from
the field and 56.5 percent from the free throw line, and that type of
inefficiency will have to improve before he earns additional playing time from
Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau.New Orleans Pelicans: If you wondered how long it
would take for Jrue Holiday to acclimate back to the rigors of the NBA, wonder
no more. Holiday already looks like his normal self out there. He averaged 21.5
points and eight assists in his first two games of the season, and that came in
just 26.5 minutes per game. As his workload increases, expect Tim Frazier to
move back to the bench and Langston Galloway and ETwaun Moore to also have their
minutes dwindle a bit.New York Knicks: Joakim Noah was a late scratch for
Sundays game against Atlanta due to an illness, and hes considered doubtful for
Tuesdays game against Portland. Expect Kyle OQuinn and rookie Willy Hernangomez
to split the minutes at center for the Knicks if Noah is unable to play against
the Trail Blazers.Oklahoma City Thunder: Everybody knew that the loss of Kevin
Durant would lead to more shots for Russell Westbrook, but a look at the numbers
reveals just how much that has happened. Westbrook is playing nearly the same
amount of minutes per game as last season (34.8 vs. 34.4 in 2015-16) but hes
attempting 5.7 more shots per game and his usage rate has gone from 33.3 minutes
to a league-high 41.5. The next-highest usage rate in the league is James Harden
at 35.5.Orlando Magic: The Magic rebounded from a dreadful 69-point offensive
performance in a loss to Indiana last week by notching wins over New Orleans and
Dallas, but offense remains a big concern in Orlando. The Magic rank 28th in the
league with an offensive efficiency of 96.5, putting them ahead of only
Philadelphia (95.8) and Dallas (95.2), and are getting very inefficient shooting
from Evan Fournier (41.8? field goal percentage), Nikola Vucevic (41.6), Aaron
Gordon (41.7), Elfrid Payton (42.0) and Jeff Green (34.0).Philadelphia 76ers:
Dont look now, but Stauskas is starting to look like a valuable NBA player in
his third season in the league, shooting a ridiculous 65 percent from the field
and draining 2.6 3s per game over the past five contests. Stauskas was brought
into the league to stretch defenses with his 3-point shooting and is definitely
worth owning in season-long leagues as long as he continues to shoot like
this.Phoenix Suns: Alan Williams, an undrafted free-agent big man out of UC
Santa Barbara who entered the league last season, recorded back-to-back
double-doubles while filling in for Tyson Chandler last week. He opened eyes
with 15 points and 15 rebounds in 26 minutes against Indiana, then followed it
up with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Philadelphia. He also added five
blocks and four steals in those two games and is one to watch as long as
Chandler remains out on personal leave following the death of his
mother.Portland Trail Blazers: Many, including myself, envisioned the Blazers as
one of the emerging powers out west this season, but so far theyve been anything
but. While Portland enters the week with a winning record at 8-7, it ranks last
in the league in defensive efficiency, allowing 108.5 points per 100
possessions. When you add to that Portland ranking in the top 10 in pace,
averaging 101.1 possessions per game, this i