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Fantasy Basketball Transfers: Brandon Boston Jr. continues to shine
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Fantasy Basketball Transfers: Brandon Boston Jr. continues to shine

The start of the fourth week of the NBA season featured five games, all starting at 8pm ET. It may be difficult to keep track of all the games at once, but we’ll be sure to get to the players worth buying after Monday night.

Donovan Mitchell (36 points) helped Cleveland improve to 12-0 with a win over the Bulls. Without Fred VanVleet, Amen Thompson and Tari Eason combined for 13 steals and blocks in the win against the Wizards. The Nets escaped with the victory in New Orleans (17 points) thanks to a 3-pointer by Cam Thomas. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished the game with 45 points as the Thunder beat the Clippers and took a 1-0 lead with their new small-ball starting unit. Victor Wembanyama (34 points) helped the Spurs defeat the Kings, who were playing on the second night of a back-to-back.

Those were Monday night’s headliners, and here are the players worth including:

Brandon Boston Jr.- 37% in Yahoo leagues

Boston Jr. jumped at the opportunity to play for the Pelicans. He’s had some big scoring nights, but Monday’s performance was his most impressive yet. The shot didn’t go in, but he still managed to impact the game with seven rebounds, 10 assists and three steals. Once the team gets healthy, the minutes will take a hit. Until that happens, stream Boston Jr. safely.

Bub Carrington – 25%

This doesn’t make much sense to me. Carrington is ranked in the top 100 in 9-cat leagues and has moved very close to the top 50 for the last two weeks. He finished Monday’s loss with 10 points, two rebounds, six assists, four steals, two blocks and two three-pointers. It’s safe for Bub to get to work. He’s a player you can invest in for the rest of the season because Washington will prioritize his development over winning. If it’s on your waiver wire, change it immediately.

Yves Missi-10%

Missi’s inconsistency has been a headache this year, but her performance on Monday showed why she should be included. He finished the game with 17 points and 11 rebounds, reaching career highs and recording the first double-double of his career. The rookie’s previous game was a scoreless night with one rebound in 20 minutes. Hopefully he can improve on his recent performance and have more nights like Monday.

Keon Ellis – 9%

Malik Monk will be out for at least two weeks with an ankle sprain, which means more minutes for Ellis. Monday’s game didn’t go so well, but he still managed two steals, which is his strongest category. It was a bad game for the Kings and the minutes aren’t going anywhere. Ellis should be a source of solid defensive stats and 3-point shooting in an expanded role.

Ty Jerome-7%

He may not be worth being in 12-team leagues, but Jerome is a great option in deeper formats. Despite playing just 16.5 minutes per game, he ranks just outside the top 100 in 9-cat leagues. With Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell healthy, it will be hard to trust him to be a consistent performer, despite having 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 3-pointers in 21 minutes on Monday.

Mason Plumlee – 3%

Jusuf Nurkic (ankle) is questionable to play on Tuesday. If he has to sit, Plumlee should start and play a big role. The player, who played 26 minutes in his last match, finished the match with 6 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists. He won’t impact many categories, but with his increased role he should be a solid source of big man stats.

Ausar Thompson – 44%

He has not yet returned, but the NBA’s readiness-to-play panel cleared Thompson to return to the game. He provided excellent value in rebounds, steals, and blocks in his rookie season, and while those will slowly ease him back into the rotation, he’s worth keeping if he’s sitting on your waiver wire.