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Brayden Burries or De'Anthony Melton

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Brayden Burries

Brayden Burries

SG • Milwaukee Bucks MIL
De'Anthony Melton

De'Anthony Melton

SG • Golden State Warriors GS
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Burries over Melton

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Burries ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS:
No projection for this week.
No projection for today.
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Outlook Brayden Burries

Brayden Burries 2026-27 Fantasy Outlook: Rookie Scoring Upside in Milwaukee

The tenth overall pick enters his rookie season with positive momentum after leading Milwaukee to a road victory in their preseason finale. Despite his dynamic scoring flashes in exhibition play, the 21-year-old faces immediate rotational competition in a crowded Bucks backcourt featuring established starters Tyler Herro and Ryan Rollins.

Our models project Burries to carve out a steady bench role across 74 games, forecasting 22.4 minutes, 9.7 points, and 2.0 assists per game. We also expect strong efficiency, highlighted by a projected 41.9% three-point percentage and an 81.5% clip from the free-throw line, translating to roughly 715 total points.

With fantasy ownership sliding to 6%, Burries is primarily a watch-list candidate in standard formats. However, his pure perimeter shooting and playmaking upside make him an appealing late-round target in dynasty leagues or a deep-league stash who could quickly emerge if backcourt injuries open up rotational opportunities.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 1 day ago
Latest News Brayden Burries
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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Melton over Burries

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Melton ... 0%

BOTH ... 50%

PROJECTION
FPTS: 22.5
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
69.8 0.404 0.824 0.306 14.9 4.5 12.8 7 6 31.7 12.8 2.7 8.2 1.5 0.01 0 5.3 10.8 8.5 1 36 4.8 5.5 22.5
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Outlook De'Anthony Melton

De'Anthony Melton Season Outlook: Bench Value Anchored by Defensive Stats

Entering his prime at age 28, De'Anthony Melton offers defensive tenacity and veteran backcourt depth for Golden State. With Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski commanding starting roles, Melton fills a secondary rotation spot, though Moses Moody's knee injury keeps rotational opportunities open in the Warriors' rotation.

Our models project Melton for 23.1 minutes and 11.4 points per game across 70 projected appearances. His signature fantasy calling card remains elite defensive disruption, highlighted by our projection of 1.4 steals alongside 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest.

Melton's roster rate has settled around 5%, positioning him as an attractive deep-league asset or targeted category streamer. While a projected 40.2% field goal percentage caps his scoring ceiling, his dependable steals and reliable peripherals provide solid floor value whenever rotation minutes are secure.


FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 1 day ago
Latest News De'Anthony Melton
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Performance Brayden Burries
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance De'Anthony Melton
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Brayden Burries
OWN
 
7%
+1.37 compared to last week
START
 
0%
0 compared to last week
OWN/START De'Anthony Melton
OWN
 
5%
+1.52 compared to last week
START
 
1%
-0.1 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Brayden Burries
66th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus De'Anthony Melton
60th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Brayden Burries

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game. This is most likely due to a mispelling. Try typing in the partial player name and let autocomplete fill in his name for you to avoid this happening again. The other possible reason is that he hasn't played in the past 30 days which makes it impossible for me to assign him a value.
  • Performance Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: EVEN, APG: EVEN, RPG: EVEN, MPG: EVEN STLS: EVEN BLKS: EVEN
Breakdown De'Anthony Melton

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 60th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 51st with 1133 total points (22.22 avg).
  • He is currently 2514 points behind the leader: Donovan Mitchell
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 22.2.
  • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 30 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +11.5, APG: +2.36, RPG: +3.1, MPG: +21.07 STLS: +1.44 BLKS: +0.37
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Brayden Burries

No Injury Reported

Injury De'Anthony Melton

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Brayden Burries
DateOpponentResult
Oct 21@WAS
Oct 23VS CHI
Oct 24@PHI
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups De'Anthony Melton
DateOpponentResult
Oct 21@LAL
Oct 23VS MEM
Oct 24@PHO
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Brayden Burries
11.59
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating De'Anthony Melton
13.46
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Brayden Burries
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
3-YEAR AVG 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals 0 0.0 .0 .0 .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Career De'Anthony Melton
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
18-19 PHO 48 19.9 .398 .315 .750 5.1 3.3 2.7 0.5 1.4 1.5
19-20 MEM 52 19.2 .419 .316 .821 8.1 3.0 3.7 0.3 1.3 1.5
20-21 MEM 43 20.1 .450 .429 .783 9.8 2.7 3.3 0.6 1.2 1.2
21-22 MEM 82 21.5 .402 .368 .764 10.5 2.6 4.3 0.5 1.5 1.4
22-23 PHI 81 27.2 .430 .399 .791 10.3 2.6 3.9 0.5 1.6 1.3
23-24 PHI 37 26.3 .387 .359 .827 10.9 3.0 3.8 0.4 1.6 1.0
24-25 GS 6 19.7 .407 .371 .500 10.2 2.8 3.3 0.3 1.2 1.7
25-26 GS 51 22.5 .408 .294 .827 12.3 2.6 3.4 0.4 1.5 1.8
3-YEAR AVG 31 23.8 .401 .327 .814 11.6 2.7 3.5 0.4 1.5 1.5
Totals 436 22.2 .408 .357 .788 9.3 2.7 3.6 0.5 1.4 1.4
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