3 NBA games on Tue Oct 20, the next game day, opening week of the season. Victor Wembanyama leads the slate at 52.6 projected fantasy points, 29.2 minutes against OKC. 1 rotation player is out or doubtful, led by Ariel Hukporti (PHI). Market-implied projections are not in for this slate yet; ours stand on their own until they are.
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BOS at DET
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PHI at NYK
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OKC at SAS
Implied is each side's market-implied team points. Pace is the two teams' average possessions per 48 minutes; the league average is 102.0.
Our projection in bold, the market-implied projection under it where there is one. Fantasy points use 1 per point, 1.2 per rebound, 1.5 per assist, 3 per steal, 3 per block, minus 1 per turnover.
| Player | Opp | Min | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | FP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OKC | 29.2 | 24.3 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 52.6 | |
| @SAS | 33.2 | 31.2 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 50.5 | |
 Cade Cunningham PGDET | BOS | 33.9 | 23.5 | 5.4 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 47.6 |
 Tyrese Maxey PGPHI | @NYK | 38.0 | 23.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 41.4 |
 Jalen Brunson PGNYK | PHI | 35.0 | 25.7 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 40.0 |
| PHI | 31.0 | 19.8 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 40.0 | |
 Jaylen Brown SFPHI | @NYK | 34.4 | 23.4 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 38.4 |
 Joel Embiid CPHI | @NYK | 31.6 | 21.9 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 38.2 |
 Jalen Duren CDET | BOS | 28.2 | 19.1 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 37.5 |
 Chet Holmgren COKC | @SAS | 28.9 | 17.1 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 36.4 |
 LeBron James PFPHI | @NYK | 33.2 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 35.4 |
 Derrick White SGBOS | @DET | 34.1 | 16.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 34.6 |
 Stephon Castle SGSAS | OKC | 30.0 | 16.2 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 34.5 |
 De'Aaron Fox PGSAS | OKC | 31.0 | 18.1 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 33.8 |
 Jalen Williams PFOKC | @SAS | 28.4 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 33.3 |
 Paul George SFBOS | @DET | 30.7 | 17.0 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 33.0 |
 OG Anunoby PFNYK | PHI | 33.2 | 16.5 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 30.8 |
 Payton Pritchard PGBOS | @DET | 32.4 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 30.1 |
 Josh Hart SGNYK | PHI | 30.2 | 11.9 | 7.3 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 29.9 |
 Mikal Bridges SFNYK | PHI | 32.8 | 14.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 29.4 |
| @SAS | 24.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 29.4 | |
 VJ Edgecombe SGPHI | @NYK | 35.0 | 13.0 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 28.8 |
 Ausar Thompson SGDET | BOS | 26.0 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 28.2 |
 Neemias Queta CBOS | @DET | 25.3 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 27.5 |
 Ajay Mitchell PGOKC | @SAS | 25.8 | 13.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 26.3 |
 Tobias Harris PFSAS | OKC | 27.7 | 12.9 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 25.7 |
 Devin Vassell SFSAS | OKC | 30.5 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 24.8 |
 John Collins PFDET | BOS | 27.1 | 13.3 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 24.4 |
 Julian Champagnie SFSAS | OKC | 27.6 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 22.8 |
| @DET | 19.6 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 22.6 | |
 Keldon Johnson PFSAS | OKC | 23.3 | 12.8 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 22.5 |
 Cason Wallace SGOKC | @SAS | 26.6 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 22.2 |
 Miles McBride SGNYK | PHI | 26.3 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 21.0 |
 Kevin Huerter SGDET | BOS | 22.4 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 20.8 |
 Duncan Robinson SFDET | BOS | 27.4 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 20.0 |
 Jaylin Williams COKC | @SAS | 19.6 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 19.8 |
 Devin Carter PGBOS | @DET | 18.4 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
 Bruce Brown SGNYK | PHI | 24.4 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 18.3 |
 Anfernee Simons PGPHI | @NYK | 24.9 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 18.2 |
 Isaiah Joe SGDET | BOS | 21.2 | 10.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 17.7 |
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From each player's share of games started. Teams confirm their lineups about half an hour before tip.
The most fantasy production per projected minute among players with a real role: 20 or more minutes and not a game-time decision. A bench role producing at a starter's rate is the find.
| Player | Role | Min | FP/min | FP | vs avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 29.2 | 1.80 | 52.6 | -0.8 | |
| Starter | 33.2 | 1.52 | 50.5 | +0.1 | |
Cade Cunningham PGDET | Starter | 33.9 | 1.40 | 47.6 | -1.0 |
Jalen Duren CDET | Starter | 28.2 | 1.33 | 37.5 | -0.7 |
| Starter | 31.0 | 1.29 | 40.0 | -0.5 | |
Chet Holmgren COKC | Starter | 28.9 | 1.26 | 36.4 | +0.1 |
Joel Embiid CPHI | Starter | 31.6 | 1.21 | 38.2 | -6.3 |
| Starter | 24.2 | 1.21 | 29.4 | 0.0 | |
Jalen Williams PFOKC | Starter | 28.4 | 1.17 | 33.3 | 0.0 |
Stephon Castle SGSAS | Starter | 30.0 | 1.15 | 34.5 | -0.7 |
Jalen Brunson PGNYK | Starter | 35.0 | 1.14 | 40.0 | -0.5 |
Jaylen Brown SFPHI | Starter | 34.4 | 1.12 | 38.4 | -6.8 |
Tyrese Maxey PGPHI | Starter | 38.0 | 1.09 | 41.4 | -7.2 |
De'Aaron Fox PGSAS | Starter | 31.0 | 1.09 | 33.8 | -0.7 |
Neemias Queta CBOS | Starter | 25.3 | 1.09 | 27.5 | -0.6 |
No team on the slate played the night before.
Victor Wembanyama projects for 52.6 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 against Oklahoma City Thunder: 24.3 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.9 threes in 29.2 minutes. His season average is 53.4 fantasy points. His game has the fastest projected pace on the slate.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander projects for 50.5 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 at San Antonio Spurs: 31.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.7 threes in 33.2 minutes. His season average is 50.4 fantasy points. His game has the fastest projected pace on the slate.
Cade Cunningham projects for 47.6 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 against Boston Celtics: 23.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 1.9 threes in 33.9 minutes. His season average is 48.6 fantasy points.
Tyrese Maxey projects for 41.4 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 at New York Knicks: 23.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 2.6 threes in 38.0 minutes. His season average is 48.6 fantasy points. Scaled to Philadelphia 76ers's scoring: its rotation's averages add up to more points than the team scores in a game.
Jalen Brunson projects for 40.0 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 against Philadelphia 76ers: 25.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.6 threes in 35.0 minutes. His season average is 40.5 fantasy points.
Karl-Anthony Towns projects for 40.0 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 against Philadelphia 76ers: 19.8 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 threes in 31.0 minutes. His season average is 40.5 fantasy points.
Jaylen Brown projects for 38.4 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 at New York Knicks: 23.4 points, 6.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.6 threes in 34.4 minutes. His season average is 45.2 fantasy points. Scaled to Philadelphia 76ers's scoring: its rotation's averages add up to more points than the team scores in a game.
Joel Embiid projects for 38.2 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 at New York Knicks: 21.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.1 threes in 31.6 minutes. His season average is 44.5 fantasy points. Scaled to Philadelphia 76ers's scoring: its rotation's averages add up to more points than the team scores in a game.
Jalen Duren projects for 37.5 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 against Boston Celtics: 19.1 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.0 threes in 28.2 minutes. His season average is 38.2 fantasy points.
Chet Holmgren projects for 36.4 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 at San Antonio Spurs: 17.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.3 threes in 28.9 minutes. His season average is 36.3 fantasy points. His game has the fastest projected pace on the slate.
LeBron James projects for 35.4 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 at New York Knicks: 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.0 threes in 33.2 minutes. His season average is 41.4 fantasy points. Scaled to Philadelphia 76ers's scoring: its rotation's averages add up to more points than the team scores in a game.
Derrick White projects for 34.6 fantasy points on Tue Oct 20 at Detroit Pistons: 16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 2.7 threes in 34.1 minutes. His season average is 35.3 fantasy points.
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Every projection is built from three things. Minutes: each player's per-game minutes, blended from last season and this one, plus a share of the minutes his teammates listed out leave behind, more of it to players at the same position. Usage: scoring, threes and assists rise with the share of the team's shots those teammates take with them. Pace: every stat scales with the two teams' average pace against the league's. Market-implied projections are a second opinion, shown beside ours and never mixed in, so you can see where the two agree.
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Victor Wembanyama has the highest projection on the Tue Oct 20 slate, 52.6 fantasy points in 29.2 minutes.
Ariel Hukporti (PHI) is listed out or doubtful. Their minutes are shared among their teammates in our projections.
Minutes first: each player's blended minutes per game, plus a share of the minutes left by teammates listed out. Then usage: scoring, threes and assists rise with the shots those teammates leave. Then pace: every stat scales with the two teams' average pace against the league's. Market-implied projections are shown beside ours, never mixed in.
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