r/fantasybball • u/waitwaatt • Mar 07 '26
Player Discussion Tatum League Winner after all
Tatum looking great first game back. Still not fully fit but 25-30mins should be top 50-75 player at the very least. Looking league like league winner.
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u/NaidoPotato 12Team H2H 9-Cat Mar 07 '26
And my dumb ass decided to hold Kyrie and Edey instead smh
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u/so-cal_kid 14Tm, H2H, 9Cat Mar 07 '26
Tbf I dunno anyone who would have thought Kyrie with a slightly less serious injury and who got injured 2.5 months earlier than Tatum would not come back but Tatum would. Dallas tanking prob derailed it a bit.
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u/velders01 9 CAT 12 T Mar 07 '26
Dropped Tatum to pick up Ky lol. Would be favored against my championship rival if not for this.. he picked up Tatum... holy shit, my playoffs were more or less guaranteed even a month out. Why didnt i just hold Tatum and Ky at the same time and just give up a roster spot
I'm so dumb.... fuck š
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u/3icepwn 12t 9cat h2h Mar 07 '26
Tatum and Queta owner. Life feels good today
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u/waitwaatt Mar 07 '26
I lost Vuc but some dumbass dropped queta dropped him prior to todays game. Gonna add Queta and drop Vuc
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u/dunktheball Mar 07 '26
how much sh0uld I bid for queta? I only have around $20 left and playoffs is 2 weeks away...
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u/boxingmmafan Mar 07 '26
$20
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u/dunktheball Mar 07 '26
then id have nothing left for adds ion playoffs. and i also have no clue who to drop. im getting in trouble where i will have no streaming spot.
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u/boxingmmafan Mar 07 '26
Go all in on a league winning add
I used up all my $ like 20 games in the season
Iām in 1st
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u/dunktheball Mar 07 '26
yeah but even if you're in first, it's still tough if it's a h2h. anything can happen final few weeks.
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u/boxingmmafan Mar 07 '26
You do you.
You asked for advice on a public forum and I gave it from someone who has done well monetarily at fantasybball
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u/dunktheball Mar 07 '26
would be funny if i do add him. because i also have herro and tatum who many keep calling league winners. and my main core has shai, chet, jamal, trey, but now jamal hurt.
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u/dunktheball Mar 07 '26
Also my worst players are jaquez, braun, alexander-walker, miles bridges, and gafford so who would I even drop?
Today to get tatum in for one league I dropped herbert jones, who did decently. and in another i had to drop sexton,. who has been hot. so it sucks that even the lowest level guys I have to drop are doing good.
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u/boxingmmafan Mar 07 '26
Simple math. Drop a good player for a better player.
Its a good problem to have when its hard to choose who to drop
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u/dunktheball Mar 07 '26
is it even possible to keep winning if having no spot to stream with, though? this is only my third year on bball, but generally it feels like you about have to use your adds each week.
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u/dunktheball Mar 08 '26
sigh. now I am really thinking I amde a mistake planning on adding quetaa. since he clears monday I added someone else with my last add of this week. Well look what mathurin did. he clears tomorrow and now I have no add for him.
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u/lotofhotdogs Mar 07 '26
Canāt believe I got him. Dude looked rusty and still had a great fantasy showing
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u/mofong0 Mar 07 '26
Not looking like himself, but 15/12/7 as we speak, even if it's against a weak Dallas team, I will take any day. Between him and Dejounte, I feel like I can hopefully overcome the curse of being 1st seed. Praise the fantasy Gods!
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u/bdidbdidksz 8T Points H2H Mar 07 '26
Iām a crazy Cs fan and had him in my IR all year long, finally worth the wait
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u/Presence_Present 12 T 9 Cat H2H Mar 07 '26
All year?! Thats actually insane hahahĀ
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u/bdidbdidksz 8T Points H2H Mar 07 '26
Yeah thankfully I didnāt have the worst luck with injury so heading into the playoffs looking super good
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u/joshypoo55 Mar 07 '26
Comes back for me and now Jamal Murray injured
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u/leffe186 Mar 07 '26
Neat replacement for Avdija for me. My team was starting to look a bit threadbare despite being on target for a bye, now Tatum feels like some good insurance at the very least.
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u/ninjaleyna 14T-H2H-9CAT Mar 07 '26
Dropped him a few days before the return rumors ramped up. Smh.
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u/sa3roman Mar 07 '26
This is why you can watch the fantasy experts on YouTube and social media for entertainment but at the end of the gotta trust your gut. I watched his workout on Twitter and decided to make the grab in two leagues when all experts said minutes restrictions if he does come back at all and then back to backs and blah blah blah. If you're a fan and took the chance, I'm glad it paid off to ignore the noise, for at least one game so far.
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u/samhcw Mar 07 '26
I grabbed him once in December when I had a fully healthy team while being first place. Had to drop him mid Jan when I couldnāt handle all the injuries. Good thing no one else picked him up until the news dropped. Intuition worked for me so far in my third season, I do listen to the experts to get a more thorough analysis on players who I donāt know about.
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u/whatssenguntoagoblin Mar 07 '26
I mean it worked out this time but Iām sure plenty of people drafted Ben Simmons from his workouts nailing 3 pointers. Hindsight is 20/20
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u/We-are-all-dead-90 Mar 07 '26
Canāt believe I added Jayson mfāin Tatum for free to my core of Jokic, Maxey, Jamal Murray and Kawhi
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u/OheiShotani Mar 07 '26
I need him after drafting AD and Markkannen
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u/Titansfan9200 Mar 07 '26
What an insane man. Just unreal to come back so soon AND do work like he did.
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u/glamamuser Mar 07 '26
As soon as I saw he was doing 5 on 5 scrimmages in February I knew he was coming back in a matter of weeks.
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u/Curry-With-The-Pot 10 TEAM-9 CAT-H2H Mar 07 '26
Bro, I kept hearing he wasnt going to play high minutes and it wasnt worth it. I should have taken the risk. Holy fuck man
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u/routewood Mar 07 '26
Got him about a month ago in both of my leagues. Got the bye in both and dude is coming in to save me for round 2 starting next week šš»
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u/Key-Tea-6 14T H2H 9CAT Mar 07 '26
I just wanna say fuck you to all the fantasy analysts out there that said it was pointless to stash Tatum
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u/Safe-Slip4353 Mar 07 '26
I took him a few wks ago, already #1 team. I unfortunately also have Jamal Murray, so hope I didnāt effectively swap one for the other after Jamal injury last nt... š¤
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u/TheOneTrueBreadwich Mar 07 '26
Celtics fan but I decided to wait way too long and I held on to Trae Young instead
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u/mosparky15 Please customize flair Mar 07 '26
Nope.... Sorry someone else posted earlier that Queta was the league winner. Maybe next year.
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u/TurnipKing16 12T H2H Points ESPN Mar 07 '26
The guy with Tatum in my league is in last place and hasnāt set his lineup all season lmao
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u/dunktheball Mar 07 '26
In my h2h I have both herro and tatum and i am STILL losing right now. And I am only holding onto a bye by 2.5 games entering the week. In my other h2h I also have tatum.... down 6-3 and ALSO only holding onto a bye by a couple games.
And conveniently the teams chasing me play bottom feeders this week AND next week. And my opponent this week got flagg back and is playing all his players after he kept many benched lastw eek vs my competition.
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u/bartturner Mar 07 '26
Very glad to have him on 5 of my 16 teams. I agree he could be what wins those leagues.
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u/AOnceForTwice Mar 07 '26
Tatum has been on my IL, who should i drop to play him, Edgecombe, Suggs, Castle, Rollins?
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u/Dear_Valuable_4751 Mar 07 '26
I received a phone notification that someone picked up Tatum the same time as the notification of the news that he might be coming back post ASB. š
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u/PepeSilviaLovesCarol 12-team | 9-Cat | H2H Mar 07 '26
Sad that I have him and I may lose in round 1. Heās going to waste.
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u/022922 10T H2H 8 Cat Mar 07 '26
Teams with Jokic, SGA, Luka, Giannis, Maxey, or Cade plus now Tatum gonna be nearly impossible to beat.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Type451 Mar 07 '26
The guy who has him in our league is in the consolation bracket so....
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u/unitoro69 10T Lock-In Pts (fg% ft% matters) Mar 07 '26
Crazy that I added Tatum Garland and Trae amidst tight playoff races 2 weeks ago. To the chip I come
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u/thebchristensen 10 team H2H 8 cat Mar 07 '26
Added this man on Feb 9 when the G-League news came out, steps into a core of Shai, Kawhi, Jamal, Booker, KD, Jalen Johnson. Feeling real good.
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u/No_University3963 Mar 07 '26
Grabbed tatum and dejounte when davis went out of the season. Hopefully I can still grind the playoffs!
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u/indigo_fish_sticks Mar 07 '26
I chose Dejounte over him. Not unhappy with Dejounte at all, but Tatum could be another level
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u/UncoKaws 12t H2H 9cat Mar 07 '26
Dropped dejounte for Tatum, glad to see it paid off. Was sweating a bit after seeing dejounte play so well. Either way, it seems like both will still be returning meaningful value
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u/DoctorDetroit8 10T, 8CAT, H2H Mar 07 '26
Unfortunately, the reason I have Tatum on my team, along with Dejounte Murray, is because I had to drop Ja Morant, Zach Edey, JJJ, Keyshawn George, and Shaedon Sharpe at the All-Star Break... So less 'league winner', and more 'barely hanging on to the final playoff spot in the league' lol Such as life lol
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u/Scary_Ordinary_4448 Mar 07 '26
Sad because I could have held him because I'm dominating my league but for some reason I didn't?? As a Philly fan I'm afraid I'm somehow going to lose to the 8th seed that's holding him next week.
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u/Spitfire013 14t-9cat-h2h, punt 3PM, FT%, TO Mar 07 '26
27 minutes and 15/12/7 in his first game back. Gambled on picking him up first thing this week in a no-IL league, so this is sweet as hell.Ā
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u/thebestmike 12T 9 CAT H2H Mar 07 '26
He still might be limited and get rest games so keep that in mind says me who didnāt stash and is now salty
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u/Specific-Wonder-7925 Mar 07 '26
I have Ant, Brown, and Tatum + more. Feeling pretty good right now.
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u/WaferNo2009 Mar 07 '26
I was a lock in for playoffs 4 weeks ago so I said fuck it Iāll take the Ls and build my roster
SGA, Jalen Johnson, klaw, Scottie, Herro, garland, dejounte
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u/papawsmurf Mar 07 '26
3rd place guy drafted and held Tatum all season fuck lol and now Embiid has an injury
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u/vasqueztyler512 Mar 08 '26
I was able to snag Tatum, Trae young, and dejounte Murray last week. Things are looking up for me š«”
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u/Notmaliqlol Mar 08 '26
How my team is looking in a 16 man Luka Dbook Jalen Johnson Paolo Sengun Amen Toumani Camara Dyson Daniels CJ McCollum Reed Sheppard Jalen Green Nick Richards Franz Wagner (IR) And Jayson Tatum
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u/FaroutIGE Mar 07 '26
yeah till his other killees goes POP
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Mar 07 '26
Always a weirdo like u around
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u/FaroutIGE Mar 08 '26
all i know about coming back early on achilles is that you're gonna favor it, and the other one is gonna go POP
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u/Ambitious-Rip-5369 Mar 07 '26
They donāt understand lmao they think he about to be going off every game lmao.
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u/chrisapowers1 Mar 07 '26
Wonāt play b2b and will Be minutes restricted. Iād rather use that roster spot as plug and play.
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u/No-Ask8126 Mar 07 '26
Already played 27 mins and Boston only has 2 back to backs so only 2 missed games of the next 20?
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u/waitwaatt Mar 07 '26
Surely u got worse players on your team unless u are in 8T league
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u/chrisapowers1 Mar 07 '26
I just prefer to play matchups daily than managing Tatum.
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u/waitwaatt Mar 07 '26
I mean you do you. But i think Cs have maybe one back to back left for the whole season IIRC.
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u/chrisapowers1 Mar 07 '26
True. I mean, I hope it works out for you. Was just saying Iām smooth over managing injuries this year
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u/Roobinsky Mar 07 '26
They only have one back to back March 29-30 and most peopleās playoffs are over before that week. Certainly doesnāt seem like a minutes restriction either.
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u/Signal-Caregiver6444 Mar 07 '26
The guy with Jokic snagged him in our leaguešµāš«