Surprising Fantasy Shooting Guards of the NBA's First Half

By Vincent Frank on Friday, February 10th 2017
Surprising Fantasy Shooting Guards of the NBA's First Half

1. Nicolas Batum, Charlotte Hornets

Positional Rank: 6th

Preseason Postional ADP: 11th

Batum's all-around game just continues to get better. This season alone, he's averaging 14.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game while playing multiple positions for the Hornets.

And while his scoring is down, his fantasy production is up from season's past. In fact, he ranks sixth this season among shooting guards. He was outside of the top 12 at his position a season ago. 

The better news here is that Batum ranks sixth among his position in fantasy consistency. This means that he's been a darn good DFS performer as well as a clutch fantasy player in re-draft leagues. 

 

2. Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Timberwolves 

Positional Rank: 5th

Preseason Positional ADP: 6th

Wiggins may be a one-dimensional player, but that dimension is about as good as it gets and makes a huge impact in the fantasy basketball world. He's averaging 22.5 points while shooting at a 45 percent clip from the field.

The issue here is that Wiggins ranks 21st among shooting guards in assists and 25th in steals. He doesn't provide much from that standpoint in the fake basketball world. He also ranks seventh in fantasy consistency, which means he's performing at a highly basis on a relatively consistent basis. 

 

3. DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raptors 

Positional Rank: 3rd 

Preseason Positional Rank: 5th

Elite. Despite a less-than-stellar range from the field, DeRozan has been simply amazing from a scoring standpoint this season. He ranks second at his position in points per game at an average of 27.9.

The MVP candidate is also a top-seven performer when it comes to rebounds, assists and steals. Needless to say, this has him putting up an elite-level fantasy performer. It also doesn't hurt here that he's also third among shooting guards in fantasy consistency. 

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