Fantasy Basketball Stock Up Stock Down: Derrick White excels for surging Celtics
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Fantasy Basketball Stock Up Stock Down: Derrick White excels for surging CelticsTracking the NBA players gaining momentum and the ones losing steam in this week s fantasy landscape.
Derrick White is so back: Celtics star's hot shooting has sparked turnaroundDerrick White's shooting confidence is back, and the Celtics are reaping the benefits, writes Chris Forsberg.
Derrick White tallied 27 points (10-of-21 FGs, 1-of-1 FTs), four rebounds, five assists, three blocks and six three-pointers in Sunday's win over the Raptors.While White did not record any steals on Sunday, the three blocked shots were the most in a game for him since November 23. The Celtics guard continues to provide excellent category league value, ranking well within the top-50 in eight- and nine-cat formats. White will only have one game on the schedule for Week 8, with the Celtics visiting the Bucks on Thursday.
Derrick White lit up the Lakers on Friday with 19 points (7-of-14 FGs), five rebounds, six assists, one block and five three-pointers.The main knock on White this season has been a rough field goal percentage, but this was the third straight game he has shot at least 50 percent from the floor. He's shooting 38.8 percent this season, which is a terrible mark, but it's slowly getting better. He didn't contribute many defensive stats in this game, but the career highs in assists, steals and blocks have allowed White to have an excellent season thus fatr.
Derrick White: Returns FridayWhite (arm) returned to Friday's game against the Lakers with 5:52 remaining in the second quarter, per the broadcast.