LeBron James’ Second-Half Fantasy Outlook
7 years agoCleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James has a lot to look forward to as the second half of the season approaches. He has a new team that rid itself of six ineffective and aged-out players, and in a small sample size added four players that have given the team a newfound hustle and exuberance. This is clearly visible in their 3-0 finish since this flurry of trades ended the trade deadline. Aside from this great finish to the first half, this team still has to find itself and it will have two months to do so. In the meantime, James may surprisingly see more of a usage uptick as the team learns to mesh. In three games with King James' new knights of the round table, LeBron has seen his usage rate increase 4.1 percent. He has also seen his per-game stats increase by 1.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists. We don’t expect his assists to sit at over 12 per game, as that average is inflated with a 19-assist game versus Atlanta during that stretch. In the second half of the season, expect a very similar price point on DFS sites to what he had through the first half of the season, and expect one stat point per-game increase for points, rebounds and assists, at least until Kevin Love returns.
Source: NBA Stats
Source: NBA Stats