With the first quarter of the NBA season in the books, James Anderson reviews how some rookies are adjusting, including D'Angelo Russell, who is trying to learn to play in the NBA during Kobe Bryant's farewell tour.
Jimmy Butler is the priciest shooting guard on the Thursday slate, but Juan Blanco is willing to pay up for his services in a great matchup.
On a relatively small slate Thursday, Russell Westbrook looks like a player to pay up for, and Alex Rikleen has a few value suggestions to easily fit in the Thunder superstar.
Andre' Snellings looks at inexpensive point guard options but splurges on Chicago's Jimmy Butler at the two.
RotoWire's Andre' Snellings dips his toe in the debate of where Kobe Bryant ranks against other players of his generation and among the all-time greats.
Ricky Rubio has played well recently after recovering from yet another ankle injury, and he's got a great matchup Wednesday against an extremely poor Lakers defense.
Jimmy Butler has been a very solid contributor this season, but Eric Neuman warns that he might be worth avoiding Wednesday against the Celtics.
Juan Blanco likes the value on Utah's Gordon Hayward, who has stepped up recently in the absence of Rudy Gobert.
Mike Barner shops for guards at the Nets/Rockets game and has a hunch about a center that may be due for a big night.
Elfrid Payton is averaging over 33 fantasy points per game over his last five and now faces a Nuggets defense that allows the second-most fantasy points per game to opposing point guards.
With Chris Paul and J.J. Redick both dealing with injuries, Jamal Crawford will get as many shots as he can take, making him a solid pick on FantasyDraft.
Rudy Gobert is out indefinitely with a sprained MCL, but RotoWire's Jeff Stotts looks at the return dates of players who had similar injuries to put a timeline on the Stifle Tower's return.
The Timberwolves' Gorgui Dieng continues to get a decent number of minutes despite the solid play of rookie Karl-Anthony Towns, and he makes for a good value Monday on Fantasy Aces.