re: Pelican Talk Fantasy Basketball League, Year 6

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I felt the dragon got off on the wrong foot in MIA last year and it took until the second half to get him going. The heat lost a lot of firepower and it's Dragic and whitesides show. Luckily he has experience in this and has put up awesome numbers as a number 1 guy before and very efficiently(that 50% season damn). I expect good stuff from Dragic this year.

Lavine will be purely off ball and should be a mid level play all year. His upside is a bit capped by the guards in Minny and so many mouths to feed,i love his upside and he can perform well as a complementary scorer. I like him at 17/3/3 and can absolutely go on hot streaks and is a fun player to own,if/when Rubio gets traded his assists will go up a bit which will help.

Ish has good fill in value until RJax comes back

Redick is bland but consistent. He can chip in a bit across the board and be a reliable fill in but an uninspiring starter.

I'm really happy that PG13 has come back as good as he has. Indy has a lot more offensive options now than they did but it's still his show and the guys around him aren't really high usage so he really shouldn't be impacted. He was an amazing 2nd round pick and honestly one of the reasons I liked the 10-12 pick area.

We know what melo is capable of and it's early but he's taking a moderate step back with Kristaps taking point. He's a good fit for hornaceks system and should have no trouble putting up a 21/6/3 season but he has the capability of burning you with rough nights or nagging injuries. I like where he's drafted vs where his value will be.

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Do I honestly need to see anything about AD? He's absurd and not even his prime yet(despite what the MSB says). The only thing keeping him from a probable #1 finish is injuries.

Turner looks incredible and has truly established himself as a premier young big. He's efficient and a boards monster which is $ in our league,hes only 21 and has even more room to grow as a focal point in indys offense. Something like what favors has done recently with more boards is a safe estimate.

Mitotic is a middle class ryno until some gets moved imo. The 3 guards will take up most of the shots but he'll get open looks and can light it up. The main problem isn't talent but consistency for him.

Val feels likes he's been in the "will he breakout" train for ages. This year it finally happens as they committed to him and his fantasy game has always been stellar with the percentages. As long as they don't jerk his minutes he could put up 16/10 and be one of the best value picks. Love him this year.

Nurkic can be a fantasy starter and produce on a per minute basis but his issue is rotation. Denver has so many bigs and that'll lead to some shaky nights to go along with some double doubles,he needs faried to go away imo. He's a good fill in until then with starter upside.

Adams has become a quality big but is a bit redundant for you imo.

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