4 Most Surprising Fantasy Basketball Players Heading Into the Second Half

By Vincent Frank on Monday, February 15^th 2016

1. Draymond Green, Forward, Golden State Warriors

Stats: 14.2 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 7.2 APG, 1.3 SPG and 1.3 BPG

Green has been an absolute fantasy dynamo — someone that we can roster on a near nightly basis in DFS contests and be happy with his production. Overall this season, Green has put up the ninth-most fantasy points among players at all positions, including the third-most from the forward position behind LeBron James and Kevin Durant.

Looking at it from a DFS perspective, Green has racked up 30-plus points in FanDuel contests in 13 of his past 20 games, including 50-plus points six times.

2. Rajon Rondo, Guard, Sacramento Kings

Stats: 11.9 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 11.9 APG and 1.9 SPG

Talk about having a comeback season in his first with the Kings. Rondo heads into the second half of the campaign as the sixth-best fantasy player in the NBA. He's averaging a whopping 39.8 fantasy points per game and has tallied at least 30 fantasy points in 15 of his past 16 outings.

With double-digit assists in 32 of his past 41 games, this former All-Star has proven himself to be the best fantasy player at his position in that category. And while he's averaging less than 12 points per game, the 6.3 rebounds he's nabbing on average is a boon for those who continually roster him.

3. Isaiah Thomas, Guard, Boston Celtics

Stats: 21.5 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 6.6 APG and 1.2 SPG

Not only was Thomas named to the All-Star team for the first time in his career this year, he's the leader of the most-surprising squad in the Eastern Conference.

All this has had a positive impact on his fantasy performance thus far. Thomas enters the post All-Star break schedule as the 11th-best fantasy player in the Association, averaging 34.8 fantasy points per game.

Including a 36-point, 11-assist performance against the Clippers to end the season's first half, Thomas has put up 20-plus points in 14 of his past 18 games, averaging nearly 40 fantasy point per game during that span.

4. Kyle Lowry, Guard, Toronto Raptors

Stats: 21.0 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 6.3 APG and 2.2 SPG

Already a candidate for the most improved player in the NBA, Lowry has been having himself a tremendous season. He's a top-10 fantasy player heading into the second half, averaging a ridiculous 38.8 fantasy points per game.

For Lowry, his recent fantasy performances have been off the charts. He's tallied 40-plus fantasy points in 11 of the Raptors' past 18 games. That span includes an average of 41 fantasy points over the past four games.