24/25 Nov. 14 Box Score Analysis (1 Game)
Jazz 115 Mavericks 113
Kyle Filipowski: Filipowski will likely be a solid streamer this weekend in all leagues. Walker Kessler is dealing with a hip injury that we still don’t have a timeline for and Lauri Markkanen left last night’s game early with a nose injury and didn’t return. If at least one of the two starters is out, Filipowski should play close to 30 minutes. In a role of that size, he is capable of a repeat of last night’s line. So far, he’s been posting some intriguing per-minute numbers in points, threes, and boards. The rookie is currently producing 15.4 PP36, 1.9 3P36, and 9.0 RP36. He’s also been a sneaky source of FG% impact on big minute nights up to this point (57.7 FG%), but that won’t last. Filipowski should eventually start shooting in the high 40s from the field.
Keyonte George: A surprisingly clean line from George who remains a punt FG%-only option. There is some decent upside here in the popcorn stats because his minutes and usage remain significant, but his overall value is going to be very mediocre due to his FG% and extremely weak steal rate (0.6 SPG). In nine-category leagues, he does not have top-125 upside outside of punt FG%. Even if he were to start shooting a little better and start averaging points in the high teens, he still wouldn’t be a lock to be a top-150 asset. His game is just that poor of a fit for category leagues. In points leagues, where his efficiency and steals matter less, he remains a must-roster.
Jordan Clarkson (Pick Up): Excellent stuff from Clarkson who is worth grabbing due to the Jazz’s upcoming schedule and the possibility that Lauri Markkanen sits a game or two. Starting on Saturday, the Jazz will play three games in four nights. Clarkson’s minutes and usage have been trending up due to all of the Jazz’s injuries. Over his last four, he’s averaged a very helpful 17.5 PPG on 41.1 FG%, 3.3 3PG, 4.5 APG, and 1.3 SPG in 26.3 MPG.
Collin Sexton (Pick Up): Same deal as Clarkson. Sexton doesn’t have a great long-term outlook due to the Jazz’s goals for the season, but in the short-term, he’s worth rostering due to all of the Jazz’s injuries. He’s a slightly safer bet than Clarkson because he is playing more. Since returning to the starting lineup six games ago, Sexton has averaged 17.0 PPG on 45.3 FG%, 2.2 3PG, 3.2 RPG, 4.0 APG, and 1.0 SPG while being one of the few back-end options who contributes useful numbers at the line (95.5 FT% on 3.7 FTA).
Dereck Lively: The low minutes were due to foul trouble. He picked up three fouls early and picked up his fifth foul midway through the third. The young big has been somewhat underwhelming from a fantasy standpoint this year, but he remains a must-roster in 10- and 12-team category leagues. He is still a very good bet to flirt with the middle rounds in friendly builds like punt threes and punt FT%. In both builds, he’s producing borderline top-80 numbers despite the slow start.
Quentin Grimes: Grimes will be a solid threes streamer if Kyrie Irving sits out a game or two during the Mavericks’ weekend back-to-back set. He’s useless when Irving is active, but on nights when he’s getting heavy run, he’ll be a good bet to hit double-digits in the points column and hit a couple of threes. The rest of his line will be low-end.
Naji Marshall: Marshall is a safer streamer than Grimes because his minutes are not as closely tied to Kyrie’s status. The forward is playing 24.0 MPG on the year. If you need steals and low-end points and dimes this weekend, give him a look. Over his last seven, Marshall has averaged 12.3 PPG on 59.7 FG%, 4.3 RPG, 2.7 APG, and 1.4 SPG in 28.3 MPG.