Fantasy Basketball: Week 21 playoff strategy, players to drop/fade, weekend streaming options
Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus gives you everything you need to know to take home your playoff matchup this weekend.
Playoff weekend is here, and your schedule is the game. Friday: six games. Saturday: 10 games (no bueno).
Sunday: five. Stack your squad with Knicks (slim pickings), Celtics, Nets, Nuggets, Wolves and Blazers — those are the best teams to stream from Friday-Sunday. Set your lineups with options who can help you win the margins.
Weekend strategy Before we dive in, Pistons All-Star G Cade Cunningham suffered a collapsed lung and is going to be re-evaluated in two weeks . Cunningham left early in Tuesday’s game against the Wizards with what was initially called a back injury. This is a massive blow for the Pistons and fantasy managers who unfortunately have no choice but to drop their first-round pick.
Look for Daniss Jenkins (13% rostered) and Marcus Sasser (1%) to take over at PG duties while Cade is out of the lineup. If you're still holding Bulls players after Thursday, let them go — Chicago doesn't play again until Monday and you need those spots for the weekend. The Suns and Wizards are the only teams that play three games in four nights from Thursday through Sunday.
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