International superstars Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic dominated the Fantasy Basketball leaderboard on Wednesday and both flirted with triple-doubles in winning efforts. They're almost always in the spotlight and plenty of other players put up big-time stat lines by the end of Wednesday's 11-game slate. We'll highlight a trio of do-it-all guards who excelled in Thursday's recap before getting into players to buy and target in DFS for the back half of Week 24.
Who's hot
KPJ's had plenty of highs and lows this year and thrived against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. The Houston Rockets point guard recorded his first career triple-double with 30 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. He's notched a pair of double-doubles in his previous three games and is averaging 28.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 9.5 assists per contest in Week 24. Houston has shut down a few vets for the year and that should keep Porter's usage high.
Poole is feasting without Stephen Curry in the mix and is looking like the Golden State Warriors' top scoring option. He tallied 38 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. The third-year combo guard has averaged 28.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 5.7 assists since Curry suffered a foot injury against the Boston Celtics. The two-time MVP is trending in the right direction ahead of Week 25, but Poole will be very serviceable in the meantime.
The Atlanta Hawks have rattled off three consecutive wins, and Young's spectacular play has been the driving force behind their success. He dropped 41 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday and has averaged 13 assists per contest over his last three outings. Young has scored more than 40 points four times in his past 10 games and seems poised to put his team on his back ahead of the postseason.
Who to buy
OKC appears to be leaning into making Roby their main center for the rest of the season. It seemed like Olivier Sarr could threaten Roby's production, but the Nebraska product has turned the corner. Roby's logged at least 25 minutes in six straight games while averaging 14.7 points and 8.0 rebounds. That span includes his 0-for-6 shooting night against the Celtics. Roby is well worth a waiver-wire add if he continues to cross the 30-minute threshold. Fantasy managers should pick him up sooner rather than later, as his rostership is approaching 50 percent.
DFS target
The Cleveland Cavaliers' response to Evan Mobely's ankle was placing LeVert in the starting lineup. He responded with one of his best performances since his move from the Indiana Pacers. LeVert dropped 32 points to go along with six rebounds and nine assists. He shot 11 for 19 from the field. If you're looking to pivot off of Kevin Love and want a player who'll handle the ball a lot more, LeVert is your man. He's averaging 19.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game as a starter in Cleveland.
