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New Year new grove, lets look at the who's been ringing in 2026 with style:

• Despite losing their last six, Chet Holmgren did heavy lifting in the defensive end all week with a league leading 15 blocks, 43 rebounds and 4 steals.

• Paolo Banchero has been providing a standout performance since Franz went down giving the magic a 111 point week combined with 43 rebounds, while showing rare effeciency with 53% field goal shooting

• Despite playing fewer games than his brother, LaMelo Ball has been hammering 3s with 18 on the week and 8 steals.

• Norman Powell has been making the most with backcourt injuries and gambling investigations, with some additional playing time he's hot off a 115 point week powered by 21 triples.

SF

585

Deni Avdija

Volume

Efficiency

FG

FT

3PT8

PTS107

REB57

AST39

STL5

BLK3

TOV17

This has been a player to watch all season since getting promoted to starter in the West. He's been averaging 25/7/7 on the season (and leads the league in Turnovers by a staggering 13). This past week he provided amaing contributions in points, rebounds and assists, while shoring up solid numbers in triples and steals on passable effeciency. Likely to go down as the steal of this years fantasy draft and likely another stain on the wizards talent evaluation Deni Avdija is this years first bread and butter pick of the week.

As all good things must inevitably come to an end, the Bulls have lost their last 7 games. The are lucky that they played the wizards or they would be staring down a 9 game losing streak starting with a 35 point spanking by the heat. But this is to be expected of any team top 10 3 points attempts and turnovers and bottom 5 in shooting from the field and from 3. The Minnesota Timberwolves has won their last five raising them to 6th in the west in a tight race with the rockets and spurs. And the Grizzlies are starting to show life going 8-3 since Ja Morant went down with a 'calf injury'. This has begun to course correct for the 4-10 start prior to Morant's injury. Now while we wait for the Kings to make a major push for the disgruntled Morant, lets take a look around the league to see where the big dills are happening:

• In Brooklyn a very positive week for both Nic Claxton and Michael Porter Junior. Claxton has been utilized as a playmaker having 9 and 10 assist games last week, this is well outside of the average of 0.9-2.2 over the last 5 seasons. If this remains Claxton shows great promise as a punt Ft source of dimes. Carrying over the career high play making numbers MPJ has broken the 2 assist per game threshold for the first time in the last 5 years. however unsurprisingly with his new role on the Nets he has set highs in 3 point shooting, free throw percentage, and scoring.

• Deni Avdija has emerged as the most fantasy relevant player in Portland, providing a little bit of everything except turnovers, he gets a lot of turnovers. 17 over the past week.

• Kawhi put together his biggest week of the season, suggesting that his play schedule was well spaced. Shooting 19/20 from the line as the basis for a 101 point week combined with 6 steals and 24 rebounds.

• Kyle Filipowski has been providing excellent across board stats in Utah, jazzing his way to solid contributions for a waiver wire pickup of 58 points, 33 rebounds and 7 steals.

PG

583

Kevin Porter Jr.

Volume

Efficiency

FG

FT

3PT16

PTS108

REB17

AST27

STL11

BLK1

TOV13

Do your best Maxey impression must have been what Kevin Porter Jr heard heading into last week, because thats exactly what he did. If you thought last week was unexpected, I was worried that Porter had gone undrafted and would be hard to assign to a manager. A 108 point week with 11 steals, 16 triples and 27 assists out of left field replacing the offensive output of Giannis when previously completely out of the rotation is an incredibly impressive feat and one worth of the bread and butter pick of the week.