Commish Eric Fantasy Benchwarmers

These are indeed Jokic numbers. On the other hand, Jokic's had a slow start for his standards. Luka's 1st, Jokic's 4th on Yahoo. I think Jokic will start to ramp up his stats till he gets the throne back

Not a bad thing to be mistaken for Luka. Austin's shooting well this season, hopefully that sticks- anything close to or above 50% FG is great. The 4 TOs a game is a drag though specially if he doesn't get to 1.1-1.2 stls a game

2nd double double in the last 3 games for Jakob. Is he back? I have my reservations. I've been burned by Poeltl so many times before but I've added him in some leagues ready for him to disappoint again

if the Lakers can keep their win pace- no reason why Luka can't win MVP. I'm skeptical they'll finish as no.1 in the West so I don't think Luka will be MVP

If MIL is showcasing him for a trade... it's not working haha. He's still got value for his 3s (1.5)/blks (2.8 per game). But his days as starter could be numbered in MIL if he plays like this

Happy I got to stream Jamal Shead today with IQ hurt. TOR does not have any games left this week though and hopefully IQ's back by week 4 so this could be a one-off stream special from Shead. Remember him though for week 4 if we get bad news about IQ

Braydon Burries with his best game as a pro. Ryan Rollins down to 15 mins as a result. Looking like Rollins' minutes will depend on how Burries plays for the most part.

Luka Garza, Karlo Matkovic, Max Strus are names to monitor in deeper leagues. Matkovic as starter will be inconsistent, but I'll take it in deeper formats. Including today, NOP have 3g in 4D. Strus' sched not good, Clips play only on the last day of this week, so don't add yet

Lu Dort with a masterpiece today- but no, he's not an add. He'll be a schedule stream till Jalen Johnson returns. ATL has a B2B game tom so you can use him for another game

Kyshawn George's really really good. Problem is with Trae and AD (when healthy) there, and then AJ Dybantsa coming in, he won't get as much usage. But when there is an inj in WAS, George will feast.

I don't know if trading LaMelo is the right move for CHA but they are depressing to watch. BMiller's been terrible as the top option and now gets hurt. They'll be led now by 2 vets who are good but not really stars in Coby and Naz. Oh boy.

Acuff's also shooting better as of late, and I don't see the Kings scaling him back. They're going to let him shoot till tomorrow and give fans something to cheer about.

On Acuff- I do see the inefficiencies, the no conscience attempts that are not in the flow of the offense etc. But for a rookie? Very few rookie guards that are this good out of the gate. In fantasy, he's a very valuable guy in punt FG builds. The volume/usage is appetizing

3 days left on week 3- crucial last push to win the week B2B coming up- ATL, OKC, POR, SAS, WAS Looking at Kingston Flemings, Caruso, Mara, KenrichW, ScootH, Julian Champagnie, Vassell, Ayton (if AD misses time w/ankle inj), Coulibaly

Maluach losing his starting job is not surprising, and probably going to make dropping him easier for owners.

He deserves to bring home that drum with the night he had. I mean... pity those who have to face him in fantasy. He might have single handedly won you blocks and rebounds- this week.

Klay for the Win!!! 30 big points and another big game for the vet. People will scoff at adding Klay in 2026 but well he's producing right now. I'll add, ride him till he cools off, fully understanding what he can give you- PTS/3s

Alex Sarr- came back from a 1 game absence today, looked solid but as long as he's playing beside AD, the numbers will not be what drafters wanted. He's a HOLD but temper expectations unless AD misses games which will happen

John Collins- watching him play, he's just not that good. I mean he is decent, but to expect him to be consistent is just not realistic. Best case is for him to make his 3s/outside shots, but he's not taking a lot for it to matter so far. Ok to move on for me

Khaman Maluach- Too raw, I was optimistic when Mark Williams got hurt, but while Khaman has his moments, it's not enough, specially with Oso back. I would drop and use him more as a streamer (standard leagues)