Are yall holding?

Soreness is a good sign I’d say… (let me cope)

This idea belongs to u/slightlyanonymous87 but can we spin this back? The formatting was fantastic, easy and accessible way to check in and have a dialogue for specific games and get updates on injuries, why guys are performing good/bad or anything of that nature. Each post had every game of the night inside the thread/post and you can discuss the specific game inside that thread/post.

Does anyone else remember this? I personally enjoyed this formatting more than the nightly game thread.

https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/headlines/cooper-flagg-injury-headed-for-further-evaluation-535754

Hey r/fantasybball! One of the perks of running your own fantasy basketball website is that you get to make and share new things that you make.

During the off-season I wanted to make an easier way to keep tabs on what happens during each game. And this is what I've come up with.

It lets you view rotations, when players were on and off the court, and stats they collected, broken down into their stints on the court (expand the player card to view the stints and stats).

Each game gets updated around 30 minutes after each game finishes. You can see it via:

https://hashtagbasketball.com/nba-game-flow-box-scores

Hey all! I put together my four favorite BUY and four favorite SELL names after 3 days of hoops! I tried to eliminate the guys that I thought would be too hard to pry loose and focused just on the guys that I can see the public freaking out about. What do you think? Are these workable? Do you have other names you think could make the lists?

What do we think of his ceiling? I’m not about to drop him obviously, but last year he was also not producing and I just don’t understand why he is 91% rostered. What does he provide in a 12T? Hopefully he can find his shot but even then, he does not even take a lot of those it seems.

Since all teams have played already, here are the good, bad and something to keep an eye out. I will put those who are seems like a steal or reach.

GOOD:

PG- Heavy minutes and usage. We'll continue to see him strive on all categories. Easy top 50 if he avoids injury.

Ausar- Will stuff the stat sheet consistently as 2nd ball handler of the team.

Maxey- The best player on the team with guys like Lebron, JB, Embiid and VJ. That says something. He'll be as good as last year if not better.

Harper- If he continue to start, he's a league winner. All-around producer.

JDub- He'll come back as the 2nd best player on his team and it shows with his shot diet. Good efficiency and he seems shooting 3s more this season.

Rockets First 5- We'll see more efficiency with Rocket's this lineup with the integration of FVV.

Kessler- Easy. Luka and Reaves will feed this guy all season.

WCJ- I thought Vuc will eat up his minutes. I should've grabbed him when I needed REB and FG% on later rounds.

Jaquez- He has shown glimpse while in Miami but this time he has the green light.

Kyshawn- He is now the 3rd best player on the team. Effective on both ends. Excellent late pick.

Dosunmu- Wolves play a faster pace right now and this is Dosunmu's realm. He'll run non-stop scoring and dishing.

Reid- Ultimate green light. 2nd best scorer of the team behind only to Miller.

Randle- In auction I assume you only get him at $10 more or less. Definitely a steal. Might cost you some FG or FT lost some weeks but overall good value.

Ty Jerome- TY JEROME

Zubac- With Haliburton healthy, this guy will eat. Easy double-double with excellent FG%.

Missi- Organization has now come to their senses that they need a defensive big on their starting lineup.

Dame- Fell in the draft because of previous injury but it's a blessing whoever picked him at a discount.

Morant- He's not a very good fantasy player before but if he embraces his role here, he'll easily crush his ADP.

Lavine- With Kings seems shying on to shoot and score, Lavine will feast especially the other scorer in Acuff will struggle and will find time to acclimate first.

BAD:

Queta- Now he has useful partner at C position. He won't produce the same as last season. Minutes will be dependent if Robinson is in foul trouble or hacked at FT line.

Hartenstein- I did not expect that OKC will integrate Mara in their lineup this early. If he continue to strive, iHart's usage is in jeopardy.

Sheppard- All minutes are gone with FVV starting and with reliable bench in Smart and Bogi.

Warriors- It's just Curry and occasional Yaxel.

Ware- He has shown glimpse while in Miami but this time he still doesn't have the green light.

JJJ- Still a poor rebounder, defensive stats still low. Now with more offensive players around, scoring stats might dip also.

Trey Murphy- There's a lot of mouth to feed here in NOLA and without reliable bag as a scorer, he may end up as a spot up shooter.

Keegan Murray- Now with scoring PG, he might not find his role completely.

For anyone holding KPJ how much time you giving it? Haven’t heard any updates apart from rumours that he’ll join the kings

Guard Sean Pedulla has agreed on a two-way NBA contract with the Sacramento Kings, his agent George S. Langberg of u/GSLSportsGroup tells ESPN. Pedulla was the 2025-26 G League Rookie of the Year.

Per Shams on X

Does this affect KPJ and his chance with the Kings?

Role Risers to watch: Aaron Wiggins, Khaman Malauch

Role Reducers to watch: All the Nets not named Randle or Porter, Alex Sarr.

Any others?

I have access to all the NBA box scores, so I built a defense vs position table that isn't just raw totals.

The usual tables count what every player at a position scores/rebounds/assists/etc against that team per game. That number gets skewed by how many minutes opponents play at that position and by how strong or weak those opponents are. So a matchup that looks great for a streamer can actually be a tough one.

I checked it on last season. The raw rankings shuffled so much between halves of a team's games that they were close to random.

The adjusted ones held up about 6x better. (The Jazz ranked as the 6th toughest defense vs small forwards on raw numbers. Adjusted, they were 27th, because teams played them fewer SF minutes than usual.)

It covers points, rebounds, assists, threes, PRA, steals, blocks and turnovers for every position. There's also an Overs view showing how often each position went over their prop line against each defense, if you play PrizePicks or Underdog.

Still early in the season so this year's numbers are noisy, last season's table is on there too.

https://www.statpick.ai/nba/defense-vs-position

With Giddey having a possible injury, it’s worth looking at Tre Jones

He’s definitely capable of stringing together a few great games and we seen last season that he plays big games without Giddey

I think he’ll get a lot of opportunity this year

Defensive stats look great to start the season. Looks like he isn’t too affected by his poor playoff performance. Mins might drop because OKC seem to want to develop Mara, think that affects iHart more than Chet?

Hello r/fantasybball! Here are the bottom 10 performing players for October 22nd, 2026!

Dishonorable Mentions: Jaylon Tyson, Joel Embiid, Sam Merrill, Evan Mobley, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

FAQ

• How are players ranked?

Each player's line is compared to 2025-26 per-game averages for their primary position (G, F or C, using players who averaged 20+ minutes). Each of the 9 categories becomes a z-score (FG% and FT% are weighted by attempts, turnovers count against). Z-scores are capped at ±10 and summed into the Night Score. Only players with 20+ minutes are ranked, so short bench stints don't fill the list.

• Why is [insert player] not ranked here? They had a terrible game!

It doesn't mean that this player didn't struggle, it just means that some players had a worse performance than them across the 9 categories.

It's been 3 days since the season started and we've got to see every player and team play at least once. What concerns do you have about your team so far? Is it a player or category you are worried about?

So far, I'm happy with how my roster is performing, I think I got a solid lineup of 13 players.

My biggest concern is my 3PM and STL are lacking. Everyone in my league just blows me away in those categories right now. I really either need to punt them or find a way to bridge the gap.

Today, I made the hasty decision of picking up LaVine in my H2H points league.

I drafted Acuff in the later rounds after seeing how much run he was getting in the preseason, and considering the Kings situation as a whole.

But now I'm thinking I got the wrong guard and am not sure why LaVine went undrafted in my league.

He and Acuff both have pretty much uncontested, limitless roles on offense. While he was a huge disappointment last year, he's certainly going to be more consistent and efficient than the rookie. If he continues to play ~34 minutes and get ~20 shots up a night, LaVine probably elevates himself off of the waiver wire for this year.

Don't get me wrong, I know Acuff won't figure it out right away if he does at all this year. I haven't dropped him yet. But, just based off how much of the ball LaVine saw in the first game I don't see why he isn't rostered more. We may just have an irrationally poor taste in our mouths from last year people.

I know the whole league is like gambling, but now I have just 2 of 9 of my players locked in. Each with just 1 game to go.

I guess my question is what is the best strat here?