Each week in the NBA is its own story -- full of surprises, both positive and negative -- and fantasy managers must decide what to believe and what not to believe moving forward. Perhaps we can help. If any of these thoughts come true ... don't be surprised!
Don't be surprised if ... Jalen Johnson ends up a top-20 fantasy option
Johnson continues to improve in his fourth NBA season. On Tuesday, in a surprising road win over the Boston Celtics, Johnson scored 62 ESPN fantasy points, registering his first career triple-double. The Atlanta Hawks were missing PG Trae Young (Achilles), and Johnson picked up the playmaking slack, but since he averages 5.3 APG anyway, it wasn't a big surprise to add more assists. Johnson previously broke out last season, averaging 16 PPG, 8.7 RPG and 3.6 APG, but I think we knew that the numbers would keep rising after the Hawks traded PG/SG Dejounte Murray during the offseason.
