Stream Josh: Got red hot with shooting and played a large role. He closed last game as well.
Sell High Kyle: Burks was amazing in 31 minutes off the bench, and he has value for deeper leagues and as a streamer right now while Bojan, Morris, and Livers are out, but this is mostly a sell-high moment for Burks in deeper formats, as the Pistons' depth probably won't allow this kind of run. Cade was in severe foul trouble, limiting his minutes.
Josh: This guy continues to dominate. Huge minutes, big performances. Top 50 a chance?
Kyle: Duren is playing like a veteran through his first two games, getting huge minutes and going to work producing monster lines. This production is real. Don't sell-high unless you're getting an absurd return.
Must Add 12 teams Josh: Has to be added until the inevitable drop off occurs.
Must Add 12 teams Kyle: Hayward is playing too many minutes and producing too well to be on the wire in any standard leagues right now. He's also a sell-high guy given injury and Bridges concerns, so not all team's will want to chase, but Hayward is available in a lot of leagues.
Josh: Much better game, but still lowish minutes. He is more a fringe 12 team guy
Sell High Kyle: Ivey produced well here, and he's going to command good minutes if he can be consistent on both sides of the court, but this extra run and touches came with Cade in foul trouble, making this a sell-high moment in redrafts, at least for the short-term, as Ivey looks to be in a battle for minutes nightly right now.
Must Add 12 teams Josh: I say must add, not because I think he will be this good each night, but you just shouldn't leave him on the wire. He played more as PJ pushed to C with Williams in foul trouble. Bridges, if he returns, impacts as well.
Must Add 12 teams Kyle: Miller is being given a lot of trust to play big minutes, and I'm starting to think coach Clifford is committed to using Miller a lot regardless of the team's depth even if Bridges comes back into the fold. I wouldn't let him sit on the wire in any of my 12-teamers.
Josh: Had some foul trouble here. Also played at centre
Kyle: Washington put an old school hard foul on Stewart and earned a Flagrant-2 foul that includes an ejection. -- The foul: https://twitter.com/HornetsFR/status/1718081058535616607 -- I wouldn't expect any further punishment. It was a clean dirty foul.
Kyle: Thor earned extra run with the Hornets in foul trouble. The light production is a little disappointing, as these opportunities won't last when the roster is whole.
Josh: The shooting is bad. We know, but he is stuffing the stat sheet
Must Add Kyle: Ausar should be on someone's roster in all leagues even with his poor shooting. I'd be buying low and adding if on the wire. As Ausar gets more comfortable, I'd expect him to be even better, so take his already fantastic production in the context of how valuable he'll be even as just a trade piece (if you don't like his poor percentages), and don't let this guy sit on the wire in any standard leagues.
Maybe Add 12 teams Kyle: Stewart is playing a ton of minutes and seems a favorite of coach Williams. I'd be considering taking a flier on Stewart in 12-team leagues to see how far this goes. Even if his production doesn't jump off the box score, with a secure role and the ability to contribute in most categories, Stewart could become a must-roster soon.
Stream Kyle: Hayes was good, but his inconsistency on offense is comical at this point. He's a nice stream option for Saturday with just 7 games on the schedule.
Josh: He fouled out, and shot poorly. Big drop off.
Buy Low Kyle: Foul trouble. An opportunity to buy-low maybe.
Josh: Disaster game with foul trouble and he was invisible early in the game as well.
Buy Low Kyle: Mark had foul trouble. It was a poor game, but his role is secure, and this is a buy-low moment.
Kyle: When Morris is healthy, Sasser could be out of the rotation, so it's cool to see coach Williams finding the rookie some early run to give us a look at him. With that said, the Pistons have enough depth at guard that wasting minutes on Sasser can be frustrating for fantasy.