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Read below for weekly rankings and start/sit recommendations
These rankings are based on the assumption that all players and teams play their games as scheduled over the next week...yeah, I know. But it's the best we've got. I'm positive that you'll stay plugged in to potential absences and schedule changes due to COVID-19 up until rosters lock on Monday, and adjust your lineups accordingly. With that said...
...so, you're in a weekly transaction league, and half of your line-up is unavailable. You need to decide by Monday evening who your starting lineup will be for the week.
Should you consider sitting a usual impact starter like Julius Randle? Or perhaps starting someone like De'Anthony Melton, who might generally be on your bench, perhaps even your waiver wire? And what's up with the stars returning from injury?
We are at the finish line! Congratulations on another big season, and hopefully this reading sees you competing for your fantasy hoops championship. As I mentioned in the
Forecaster article, be very aware that teams will be resting players during this last week, and where possible try to anticipate that. Look at playoffs seeding, player age and injury status. The Suns and Grizzlies are absolutely locked into place as the one and two seed out West, so don't be surprised if their main guys miss some time this week. On the other hand, there are seeding races all across the Eastern Conference, as well as from seeds three and down out West, so the veterans on those squads may not be quite as likely to sit until those races resolve.
Last week we talked about Kyrie Irving's availability to play in every game and Chris Paul's return from injury. This week has already seen the return of Paul George, and while it's fun to get your big name guys back for the end, but again, pay attention to seeding, age and injury status to estimate whether they will play enough to help your team even now that they (may be) healthy.
Check out the overall rankings to get a more in depth look at how we think things might go next week among the 300+ players in the main database, and check out the high points at a glance with the Startable and Sittable lists below.
