The Excessive Rating 100 — the top-100 gamers in Yahoo’s latest fantasy basketball format — is a working reflection of year-to-date efficiency and trending manufacturing. Every weekly replace captures who’s truly delivering worth and who’s fading.
Here is a breakdown of the largest risers and fallers by means of the eighth week of fantasy basketball — with the entire Excessive Rating 100 on the backside of the article. I will be updating my rankings each Tuesday all through the fantasy basketball season.
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📈 Risers — Elevate the Flagg
Participant
Crew
Earlier Rank
Present Rank
Rank Change
1.
Cooper Flagg
Mavericks
52
40
+12
2.
Russell Westbrook
Kings
61
53
+8
3.
Amen Thompson
Rockets
51
44
+7
Cooper Flagg – G/FC, Dallas Mavericks: fortieth total (⬆️ 12)
The 18-year-old rookie has been on a tear over the past two weeks, averaging 24.2 factors, 5.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and a pair of.2 shares whereas capturing 54% from the ground and 82% from the road. He is coming off a historic efficiency on Monday, the place he grew to become the youngest participant to attain 40 factors in a recreation (he scored 42) and amassed 70 fantasy factors in Excessive Rating.
How did he do it?
Flagg was in assault mode all evening, going to the road 20 occasions! Along with his dimension and athleticism, that might unlock extra scoring potential for the dynamic rookie sooner or later. He is been over 40 fantasy factors in six of his final 10 outings, a development that might stick the extra Dallas leans into Flagg as the highest scoring possibility.
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Russell Westbrook – G, Sacramento Kings: 53rd total (⬆️ 8)
Classic Russ was on full show in Week 8, ending because the highest-scoring guard in Excessive Rating with 73 fantasy factors. Westbrook strikes up eight spots due to that gawdy 24-12-14 triple-double, but additionally, he is thirtieth total over the past two weeks, averaging 45.8 fantasy factors per recreation. Of all of the vets in Sacramento, Russ’ worth has been impacted the least in Excessive Rating as a result of he nonetheless generates so many fantasy factors from his rebounding and assists with out being penalized for turnovers or inefficiency. So long as the minutes maintain and he isn’t traded, he is a plug-and-play possibility with top-50 upside.
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Amen Thompson – G/FC, Houston Rockets: forty fourth total (⬆️ 7)
Thompson’s delicate bump stems from his consistency. He is been averaging 40 fantasy factors per recreation for a lot of the season, however over the past couple of weeks, he is moved as much as 43 per recreation, which places him inside the highest 35 in Excessive Rating. His inventory manufacturing nonetheless hasn’t reached final 12 months’s ranges, however it’s good to see him turning into a extra environment friendly scorer and evolving as a degree guard. Now we hope for a lift in shares!
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📉 Fallers — Veterans Shedding Steam
Participant
Crew
Earlier Rank
Present Rank
Rank Change
1.
Nikola Vučević
Bulls
53
70
-17
2.
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Warmth
69
85
-16
3.
Myles Turner
Bucks
88
96
-8
Nikola Vučević – FC, Chicago Bulls: seventieth total (⬇️ 17)
The Bulls’ offense is rightfully shifting additional away from the 35-year-old Vučević. Vuc’s PER is the bottom of his profession since his rookie 12 months, his utilization is all the way down to 21% and his capturing effectivity is fading. Chicago’s offense is flowing extra by means of its guards, leaving Vučević as a complementary piece somewhat than a focus. Whereas nonetheless productive, he is now not the dependable top-50 fixture that fantasy managers drafted. Vuc hasn’t been over 30 fantasy factors in 4 straight video games.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. – FC, Miami Warmth: eighty fifth total (⬇️ 16)
I waited too lengthy to drop Jaquez Jr. in my rankings, so I am lastly catching up. There is a stark distinction in Jaquez’s numbers with and with out Tyler Herro on the ground this season. In 5 video games with Herro, Jaquez’s numbers dip to only 9.4 factors, 4.2 rebounds and three.8 assists in 23 minutes. Within the first 20 video games of the season with out Herro, he was at 17-6-5 in 31 minutes per recreation. I am not writing him off fully, however a gentle decline with an outlier efficiency as soon as per week is the doubtless end result.
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Myles Turner – FC, Milwaukee Bucks: 96th total (⬇️ 8)
Turner is one other dangerous week away from being off the Excessive Rating 100 altogether. For the season, he is averaging 28.4 fantasy factors per recreation, which ranks 131 total. Over the previous two weeks, it has been even worse, scoring 18 fantasy factors per recreation. Turner hasn’t hit 30 fantasy factors in eight straight video games. If in case you have him in your group, I might hold him on the bench, however I would not drop him — but.
Full Excessive Rating 100 rankings
The Excessive Rating 100 is a working reflection of year-to-date efficiency and trending manufacturing.
Keep tuned for the subsequent take a look at the Excessive Rating 100!
