"This week is the inflection point for the rest of the season. We are done with the chaos of the trade deadline and all resultant player movement last week, then this week will be the All-Star break before the stretch run toward the end of the season. With all the action, there are many players with larger roles now than they had before and teams who have clearly transitioned to playing for the future instead of for this season."
"Isaiah Collier, PG, Utah Jazz (47.7% rostered in ESPN leagues): Collier has been playing at a high level for weeks, and his play peaked last week with three starts when Keyonte George was dealing with an ankle injury. George returned on Saturday sending Collier back to the bench, but Collier still turned in his third straight double-double as a sixth man. In his last three games, Collier has averaged 20.7 PPG, 14.3 APG and 4.7 RPG."
"Brandon Williams, PG, Dallas Mavericks (3.6%): Williams returned this weekend after a two game absence and turned in 18 points and four assists in 24 minutes. This picked up from where he left off; he had averaged 17.8 PPG and 4.3 APG in the four games leading up to his injury. Shooting guard Cason Wallace, SG, Oklahoma City Thunder (17.3%): Wallace has stepped into the starting point guard slot for the Thunder with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ajay Mitchell sidelined."
This week marks an inflection point for the season as the trade deadline chaos ends and the All-Star break precedes the stretch run. Many players now have larger roles and some teams have shifted to focusing on the future rather than the current season. Those role changes create waiver-wire opportunities for fantasy squads pushing toward the playoffs. Isaiah Collier (Utah) has averaged 20.7 PPG, 14.3 APG and 4.7 RPG over his last three games while serving as a sixth man and spot starter. Brandon Williams (Dallas) returned with 18 points and four assists, continuing pre-injury averages near 17.8 PPG and 4.3 APG. Cason Wallace (Oklahoma City) has started in place of injured guards, averaging 17.0 PPG, 3.5 APG, 3.3 SPG and 2.3 made threes.
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