Stream Team: Best Fantasy Basketball Options for the Week Ahead

A new week is here, so it's time to dive into the weekly fantasy basketball numbers to highlight some possible pickups/streaming options.

We will discuss a player at each position, so let's dive right into things!

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Jeremiah Fears - New Orleans Pelicans

Fears is an option at guard, and he's the point guard I want to discuss for this coming week. He's owned in about 54% of fantasy basketball leagues right now. Fears is projected for 24.5 fantasy points and has four games on tap.

Fears has appeared in 58 games so far in his rookie year, starting 44 of them. He's averaging 13.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.3 blocks over 25.7 minutes a night. Fears is shooting 42.7% overall and he's 31.4% from 3-point land.

Fears only scored seven points in his last contest, but had 13 or more points in the three games before that. He has played 24 or more minutes in five straight, so even though he's coming off the bench now, he's playing enough to make a difference for fantasy owners.

He's a good deep-league asset right now, and he's worth some standard league streams in the right matchups, or if you need some point guard help. With four games on tap this week, Fears is worth considering for the entire week.

Quentin Grimes - Philadelphia 76ers

Grimes is another guard, but is the shooting guard on my list. He's rostered in 41% of leagues and is on the rise of late. Grimes is projected for 24.8 fantasy points over three games this coming week.

Grimes has started seven of the 51 games he's played in this season. Over 29.7 minutes a night, he is averaging 12.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and assists, 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocks, while shooting 44.3% overall and 35% from deep.

Grimes has played 23 or more minutes in every appearance he's made in February. He has scored in double figures in five of seven contests, including three straight.

He's picked up a bit more with Joel Embiid and Paul George out of the lineup, and until Embiid is back, I like the idea of streaming Grimes. He's a better deep-league asset, but he's also not a bad standard league option, so definitely consider him.

Ace Bailey - Utah Jazz

The rookie is owned in about 68% of leagues and is projected for 19.9 points over three games this coming week. He's an option at small forward.

In Bailey's rookie year, he's averaging 11.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks over 26.5 minutes. He's played in 50 games, making 39 starts. Bailey is shooting 44.9% overall and 33.5% from deep.

Bailey has scored in double figures in seven straight games, averaging 16.1 points a night. Adding in 5.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1 steal and 0.7 blocks over 35.3 minutes and you see that the rookie is turning things up as of late.

He should be rostered in all deeper leagues at this point, but I think he's undervalued in standard leagues. Look into the end of your bench, because I bet Bailey is outperforming someone.

P.J. Washington - Dallas Mavericks

Washington is rostered in about 82% of leagues right now. He's a power forward to consider and is projected for 28.9 fantasy points over four games in the coming week.

He's played in 41 games this season, making 38 starts and averaging 31 minutes a night. Washington is also averaging 14.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.3 blocks and 1 steal, while shooting 44.6% overall and 30.5% from 3-point range.

Washington has been great in five February games, averaging 15.2 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks over 31.2 minutes a night. He's coming off a 23-point performance, so he's trending up too.

He's owned in all deeper leagues and a good amount of standard leagues as well, but he's worth more ownership/utilization for the coming week. Look into adding Washington for the week if he's still available in your league. 

Day'Ron Sharpe - Brooklyn Nets

The Nets' center is rostered in 48% of leagues right now. Sharpe is projected for 21.1 fantasy points this coming week and has four games scheduled.

Sharpe has started six times over his 54 appearances this season. He's averaging 8.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocks over 18.7 minutes a night. Sharpe is shooting 60.9% overall and 21.2% from deep.

Sharpe has scored in double figures in six of the past 10 games he's appeared in. Some good rebounding marks over that stretch also help his fantasy cause. Sharpe is a sneaky-good fantasy asset, as he also adds in a handful of assists, steals and blocks most nights.

His minutes are too inconsistent to trust him fully, but he's still a decent fantasy option, especially in deeper leagues. At least consider him in those leagues, and in center- or power forward-friendly matchups, Sharpe could be worth streaming in standard leagues.