Fantasy Review For 2018/19 Season:
They lost the Finals, they lost KD forever and they lost Klay for the season. That was probably the most catastrophic June that a team could have. Before that, in fantasy world, Steph Curry was great, Klay Thompson surprisingly good and both KD and Dray were walking disappoitments. But it was in different era of basketball, so its hard to draw any significant conclusions from their last years production.
Changes in the offseason
Lost = Kevin Durant, Boogie Cousins, Andre Igoudala, Shaun Livingston, Jordan Bell, Andrew Bogut, Jonas Jerebko, Damian Jones, Quinn Cook,
Added = Willie Cauley Stein, D’Angelo Russell, Jordan Poole, Eric Paschall, Marquesse Chriss, Omari Spellman, Glenn Robinson, Andrew Harrison
Projected Depth Chart:
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C |
| Stephen Curry | D’Angelo Russell | Glenn Robinson | Draymond Green | Kevon Looney |
| Damion Lee | Alec Burks | Eric Paschall | Marquese Chriss | Omari Spellman |
| Andrew Harrison | Jordan Poole | Klay Thompson | Alen Smailagic | Willie Cauley Stein |
Positional Battles: C
In fact there is none. Looney was competing with WCS for minutes and role, but as Willie got injured the battle got solved before it even started for real. Nothing to see here. On every other position there is some fight for minutes between reserves, but its due their lack of quaility and not their high level of play.
Fantasy Relevant in standard:
While offensively he looked spectacular as usual, especially with a new career high in 3PTM per game (5,13) his assist took a dip for a forth time in a row (!) and steals per game fell down for a third year in a row, crashing in the span of 3 years from great 2.14 per game, to just decent 1.35 . Steals are usually a sign of a player getting out of his atheltic prime and it might be just a case for Steph. Also it was a second injury plagued season in a row for him, as he missed 44 games in a span of 2 years. On the other hand, for the first time in years he is going to be the offence only leader, playing wihout KD nor Klay. It should only boost his fantasy production with a legit chance for career highs in points, threes, rebounds, assists and free throw attempts. We may be on a brink of a historical season for Steph and I guess nobody would be surprised if he averages even 35 ppg with 6 threes made a game. Its rather unlikely, but wouldnt shock anybody.
His torn ACL was a heartbreaker for Warriors fans and the organization should consider themselves lucky if he comes back by the end of the season. Even then he wouldn’t be his older self, as from your first ACL you comeback two years – first off the court and the second on it.
He was the typical example of a championship hangover, being out of shape and motivation for most of the 2018-19 season, what almost cost him falling out of top50 fantasy value. Obviously then he lost some weight and was again awesome in playoffs but the biggest question with him is if he stays up to challenge and mange to pull off another great season, when the team needs it desperately. He was cappable of being positive in 8 out of 9 categories, with great rebounds, assists, steals and block. I just dont know is it stil possible.
After a breakout season in Brooklyn, he will now play in a great player developement organization, that desperately needs his offense, especially his pick and roll skill, a feature that wasn’t utilized enough in Golden State in recent years. He will probably play a false starter, a bench unit leader, with half of his minutes staggered with Steph. He is also only one of the two capable scorers on the team, so we should expect him having a bright green light for shooting.
He will have as many minutes as he can eat, therefore having an opportunity of cracking top75 in fantasy basketball, as a source of rebounds, steals, blocks and FG%, maybe adding some points (early in his high school and college career he was an All American player and a very cappable scorer).
Could be useful with trades/injuries:
Alec Burks, Marquesse Chriss, Omari Spellman, Willie Cauley Stein, Glenn Robinson
Just don’t bother with:
Every other player in their rotation.
Don’t forget to check the rest of the Golden State Warriors fantasy basketball projections..
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