For these competing in Yahoo! default leagues, Week 21 marks the beginning of the playoffs. And there will not be an absence of motion, as all 30 groups are scheduled to play not less than three video games, with two taking part in 5. Friday and Sunday are the sunshine sport days, with six scheduled on Friday and 5 on Sunday. Below is a take a look at the Week 21 schedule and a few of its key storylines.
Week 21 Games Played
5 Games: PHX, WAS
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4 Games: ATL, BKN, BOS, DEN, GSW, HOU, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIN, NOR, ORL, POR, SAS
3 Games: CHA, CHI, CLE, DAL, DET, IND, MIA, MIL, NYK, OKC, PHI, SAC, TOR, UTA
Week 21 Back-to-backs
Sunday (Week 20)-Monday: DAL, GSW, POR
Monday-Tuesday: ORL, PHX, SAS, WAS
Tuesday-Wednesday: DEN, IND, MIN, OKC
Wednesday-Thursday: CHI, LAC, LAL, NOR, UTA
Thursday-Friday: DET
Friday-Saturday: ATL, GSW, HOU, MEM
Saturday-Sunday: PHX, WAS
Sunday-Monday (Week 22): BKN, POR, TOR
NBA: Washington Wizards at Miami Heat
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Week 21 Storylines of Note
– The Suns and Wizards are the groups to focus on for streaming choices.
Phoenix and Washington play 5 video games throughout Week 21, with two back-to-backs throughout the week (no wraparounds). That makes among the low-rostered gamers on these groups extra engaging in leagues with out a games-played cap. While Grayson Allen has been a query mark for back-to-backs, that has not been the case for Collin Gillespie or Royce O’Neale. Oso Ighodaro has the next ceiling filling in for Mark Williams at heart, however he has not been a lock to play starters’ minutes.
As for the Wizards, their dealing with of taking part in time and availability has been a bit tough because the All-Star break, however there’s nonetheless worth to be discovered. Tristan Vukčević might have added worth in spots the place Alex Sarr doesn’t. Bilal Coulibaly performed effectively to complete Week 20, however he is one other participant whose availability for back-to-backs has not been assured. Justin Champagnie, Tre Johnson and Will Riley have foolish season standout potential, however we’ll see how a lot they will play in Week 21.
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– The Bulls and Pistons are the groups to keep away from on the finish of Week 21.
Not solely do Chicago and Detroit have three-game weeks, however their Week 21 schedules are brutal. The Bulls play their remaining sport of the week on Thursday, whereas the Pistons will probably be performed on Friday. And these video games are a part of back-to-backs. Chicago’s back-to-back on Wednesday and Thursday could possibly be problematic for a number of gamers, together with Josh Giddey and Jalen Smith, though the previous performed each video games of Chicago’s most up-to-date back-to-back.
As for the Pistons’ back-to-back on Thursday and Friday, Isaiah Stewart’s latest calf pressure is value watching. The clear precedence will probably be to make sure that everyone seems to be wholesome for the postseason, so key contributors like Stewart, Ausar Thompson and Cade Cunningham could possibly be in line for a time without work on the finish of Week 21. And each groups miss out on the sunshine sport day in Week 21, which falls on Sunday.
– Like Phoenix and Washington, the Trail Blazers have two back-to-backs to navigate.
Portland’s two back-to-backs are wraparounds, and each contain the Brooklyn Nets. For their first back-to-back, which begins in Philadelphia on the ultimate day of Week 20, the Trail Blazers go to the Nets the next evening. And Portland hosts Brooklyn within the second sport of its remaining back-to-back of the week, which is preceded by a sport in Denver on March 22. Could these two Nets video games be ones wherein Deni Avdija sits? Or will his availability not be a problem? To a lesser extent, Robert Williams III may even be affected by the schedule, however he is rostered in 11 % of Yahoo! leagues due to the supply query mark.
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– The Raptors and Jazz do not play their first video games of Week 21 till Wednesday.
Toronto and Utah’s low-rostered gamers will probably be extra precious to fantasy managers on the finish of Week 21 than at first, since neither workforce will play its first sport till Wednesday. Collin Murray-Boyles has been out with a thumb damage, releasing up a couple of extra minutes for Sandro Mamukelashvili. However, not like earlier this season, when the Raptors had been both with out Jakob Poeltl or the incumbent’s taking part in time was restricted, Mamu’s alternatives haven’t been as plentiful. Regarding the Jazz, gamers like Kyle Filipowski, Brice Sensabaugh, and Isaiah Collier will probably be value including at first of the week. Fantasy managers can afford to carry off on the others.
– How a lot worth will fantasy managers get from the Warriors throughout Week 21?
The back-to-back on Friday and Saturday to finish Week 21 could also be problematic for the Warriors, who ended Week 20 extremely shorthanded as a result of accidents. Stephen Curry (knee) stays out, however the latest report has him being re-evaluated throughout Week 21. Add within the likes of Draymond Green, Al Horford, Kristaps Porziņǵis and De’Anthony Melton, whose availabilities haven’t been assured, and fantasy managers might must depend on gamers like Gui Santos and Pat Spencer to finish the week.
