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Fantasy Basketball NBA Season Rankings: Week 5

Justin Fensterman gives you his rankings position-by-position for fantasy basketball on a weekly basis and who you should be looking to play this week.

Justin Fensterman

Published Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:00 pm (EST)

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Fantasy Basketball NBA Season Rankings: Week 5

The weekly NBA rankings are determined by opportunity and performance. For this week ATL/BKN/DAL/DET/GSW/HOU/MEM/MIA/MIL/MIN/NY/ORL/PHX/POR/SAS/TOR all have 4 games on the slate. The rest of the teams have 3 games for the week. Remember, games...

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Bulls VP of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas is telling teams that Thaddeus Young isn’t available for trade, Kevin O'Connor reports.

Young only has $6M of his $14.2M contract for next season guaranteed and is viewed as a bargain for his strong play this season. Contenders will inevitably come calling, but the Bulls may end up holding onto him because his playmaking optimizes the young talent on Chicago's roster. KOC adds that it "may cost a pretty penny" for the Bulls to consider a trade.

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V. Oladipo - SG

HOU

The Warriors are interested in acquiring Victor Oladipo according to Kevin O'Connor of The Ringer.

The Rockets are on a 13-game losing streak and Oladipo refused Houston's extension offer, so they likely want to flip him at the deadline as opposed to letting him walk for nothing this summer. It's hard to see the Warriors giving up Kelly Oubre for Oladipo with the way he's been playing lately, so Andrew Wiggins would likely be the player to move if the two sides agreed to a deal. However, nothing is imminent and it mostly sounds like Golden State is just doing their due diligence.

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A. Drummond - C

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Previous reports have also linked the Raptors and Bulls to Drummond. The Lakers also have interest in free agent DeMarcus Cousins, but that sounds like their Plan B at the moment. The Cavaliers are still hoping to trade Drummond but it won't be easy to find a taker for his massive contract, so a buyout could be looming.

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B. Griffin - PF

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T. Cook - PF

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It remains to be seen if any of these three guys will get another deal in Brooklyn. The Nets did bring in Blake Griffin over the break, so there's no room for fantasy value for these guys anyways.

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Paul George (dizziness) explained his absence prior to the All-Star break and returned on Sunday night to score 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting.

George explained that caffeine was the reason he missed Thursday's game. "A lesson learned," George said, according to ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk. "I had too much caffeine. I think it was too much caffeine at that time. It made me real jittery and sped me up. A lesson learned on that situation, never have too much caffeine too close on back to back (games)." George played 26 minutes in the All-Star Game and added two assists, two rebounds, and one steal to his 17 points. It looks like he'll be just fine after the break.

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S. Curry - PG

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Steph Curry returned from a rest day with the Warriors to score 28 points to help Team LeBron beat Team Durant, 170-150.

Curry lost out on MVP to his teammate, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 35 points on perfect 16-of-16 shooting, but Curry was still tremendous. He made 10-of-19 shots from the field including eight 3-pointers and added four rebounds, four assists, and two steals. The rest day was surely precautionary, and managers can expect him in full form after the break.

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G. Antetokounmpo - PF

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Giannis Antetokounmpo made all 16 shots he took to win All-Star Game MVP with 35 points including three, 3-point makes.

Giannis was on fire at All-Star, making his usual dunks and short finishes around the hoop but also banking home two of his three 3-point attempts. He didn't miss a shot all game! Team LeBron (which he played for) beat Team Durant, 170-150. In 19 minutes, Antetokounmpo also added seven rebounds, three assists, one steal, and one block.

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