Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Isaiah Briscoe scores six points off the bench

Isaiah Briscoe tallied six points (3-7 FG, 0-1 3 Pt, 0-1 FG), four rebounds, five assists and one steal across 20 minutes in Wednesday's 120-115 overtime loss to the Pistons. 

Fantasy Implications: Briscoe has moved ahead of Jerian Grant as the top backup point guard to D.J. Augustin.  However, until the 22-year-old Kentucky product establishes a greater rotational role, he should not be considered a tenable fantasy option.

Nikola Vucevic records double-double in overtime loss

Nikola Vucevic registered 24 points (11-22 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 0-1 FT), 13 rebounds, three assists, and one steal over 38 minutes in the Magic's 120-115 overtime loss to the Pistons on Wednesday.

Fantasy Implications: Vucevic continues to build on his stellar 2018-19 campaign, recording his 29th double-double of the season.  In his previous 11 games, the 28-year-old big man averaged 20.2 points, 12.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks across 30.5 minutes. He should be inserted into all fantasy lineups without hesitation.