![]() On Fantrax, Jabari Smith’s ADP is about two rounds higher than the other major platforms. Smith shot well from three but needs to improve his two-point shooting for that field goal percentage not to drain his value in category leagues. In college, he averaged 2.1 stocks (steals+blocks) per game which is a good sign. The Houston Rockets stink and Jabari was a high pick so the path to minutes should not be an issue here. We have no idea what their learning curve for the NBA will be. Instead, the Rockets were able to snag him at three. could have been the number one overall pick in the NBA draft. Was Eric Gordon already traded? This price doesn’t make sense considering he wasn’t a top 150 guy last season. The problem is Jae’Sean has only made 123 threes in 397 attempts so far in the NBA (31%). If he shoots anywhere close to that 30+ MPG should be on the table for him which would make him very interesting for fantasy purposes. After the all-star break last season, Tate shot 38% from three. One way to do that is three-point shooting. To earn more playing time he’ll likely need to make himself more valuable to the Rockets. Now it’s plausible his steals could come back up, but likely Jae’Sean will need more minutes to get there. That meant the only category remaining he was giving you plus value in was field goal percentage. It doesn’t seem like much but he went from someone that was giving you positive value to someone that was giving negative value in the category. Defensively he was impressive and honestly he still is, but we saw his steals per game dip from 1.2 to 0.9 per game. After Tate’s rookie season, I had high hopes for him. Jae’Sean Tate is a solid role player in the NBA. Jalen Green’s ADP is currently outside the top 75 and if he continues making improvements he could blow that out of the water and be a league winner. If we are just looking at his numbers after the all-star break, he was a top 75 player in 9-cat leagues. Jalen wasn’t great from the jump like those other rookies, but he got dramatically better month-over-month. If you still want a piece of that loaded draft class but are shell-shocked by those sticker prices, Jalen Green may be your guy. Each of those three will probably cost you a top 50 draft pick in fantasy. Jalen Green was selected second in last year’s NBA draft, but whenever we talk about this draft class the three names that are mentioned are Cade, Scottie, and Mobley. However, for the entire season, he was the 172nd ranked player in 9-cat leagues based on per-game stats. ![]() Kevin Porter has an ADP of 83.9 on Fantrax which is about what his value was post-all-star break last season. There isn’t a lot of competition for point guard minutes here so unless he has another blowup his role is secure on the Rockets. So has KPJ actually improved his shooting? If the answer is no, then he’ll be tough to roster in categories leagues unless you are punting FG% and FT%. ![]() He did greatly improve his three-point shooting last season, but his two-point and free throw percentage got worse. ![]() Last season there was an incident again where Porter left the arena at halftime of a game. ![]() Two years ago, the Cavs essentially traded KPJ to the Rockets for nothing because of character issues. isn’t a great NBA player by any stretch of the imagination. What?! Your fantasy basketball league wasn’t hosted on Fantrax? Inconceivable! Check out all the features of Fantrax Fantasy Basketball Commissioner and we’re pretty sure you’ll come around to our way of thinking. ![]()
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