Today's Games
nowNotes
• Satou Sabally (Concussion Protocol): OUT ↓ | Est. return: Jul 16 • Leonie Fiebich (Left Foot - Soreness): OUT
• Nyara Sabally (Left Knee): AVAILABLE ↑ • Temi Fagbenle (Concussion Protocol): OUT ↓ • Brittney Sykes (Left Foot): OUT | Est. return: Jul 28 • Kiki Rice (Left Ankle): OUT | Est. return: Jul 28
We're keeping a close eye on Coffey's situation in Minnesota. She's clearly earned an important rotation role, but Juhasz return immediately sent her floor time under 20 minutes in consecutive games. The 28 min/18 FP game against NY might be a last gasp before a drop rather than a bounceback. The minutes compression is going to be severe when Phee returns.
It was just a couple weeks ago that we realized McBride had flown under our radar and deserved a nowNote. All she's done since then is post 38 FPs/game, good for 6th in the league over a player's last 4 appearances. McBuckets was simply en fuego with 44 FPs and 5 threes in a key win over the Liberty.
Johannes remains wildly over-rostered at 87% of WNBAnow user 10-team leagues despite our drop recommendations. That said, she also hasn't failed to put up double digit FPs since 5/24. That's a reliable streaming floor in deeper leagues, with occasional ceilings like the 24 against Minnesota.
Sabrina's struggles are far in the rearview after her season-high 45 FPs in the loss to Minnesota. That's four in a row with at least 30 minutes, 5 assists, and 2 threes.
We've been bearish on Carleton this year, threatening a 6-team drop recommendation on multiple occasions. With an average 29 FPs over her last 5 and 26.5 over her last 10, the best we can say is at least we never pulled the trigger. Whatever the real world value of her big contract, she's producing in fantasy.
EE's career year continues with another stat-stuffing line and her second SOTG. There just aren't many players who can fill a sheet with 14/11/4 with a pair of three balls and 4 stocks. For a player who looked at risk of wandering in the wilderness, it's been a joy seeing her thrive in Portland.
Okot drew her second start of the year with Reese on the bench and came through with 29 FPs for those streaming her. The 19/8 line over 23 mins underscores that she's a per minute producer. The imminent return of Bri Jones and coach Smesko's short rotations mean those minutes aren't likely to materialize down the stretch.
Pissott's WNBA debut in a laugher against the Mercury raised a lot of eyebrows, especially for Fever fans who just watched her get shown the door. Sharp shooters tend to find a role and it's hard to ignore 5 triples in 10 minutes. It's also sure to be an outlier, so we can't recommend anything until and unless the rookie gets action in competitive games.
If you held Akoa Makani through a 4-game absence and shaky return, seeing her back in the starting lineup was a promising development. If the minutes can stick around 25+ there should be value for certain 10-team rosters. That's not a guarantee with Held flashing ability and Whitcomb back in action, so we've got her on the watch list for now.
July 11 Games
• Caitlin Clark (Back): PROBABLE ↑
• DiJonai Carrington (Left Foot): OUT | Est. return: Aug 5 • Skylar Diggins (Right Knee): OUT
• Natasha Mack (Left Foot - -): OUT ↓ | Est. return: Jul 29 • Sami Whitcomb: AVAILABLE ↑ • Quionche Carter: OUT • Shay Ciezki: OUT
• Sonia Citron (Right Knee - Soreness): PROBABLE ↑ • Alicia Florez (Neck - Soreness): QUESTIONABLE
• Taina Mair (Coach's Decision): OUT ↓ • Ezi Magbegor (Face): OUT
• Maya Caldwell (N/a - Migraine): AVAILABLE ↑ • Liatu King (Coach's Decision): OUT • Napheesa Collier (Left Ankle): OUT | Est. return: Jul 15 • Emma Cechova (Right Knee): OUT FOR SEASON
• Angel Reese (Right Leg): OUT ↓ • Brionna Jones (Right Knee): OUT ↓ • Jaylyn Sherrod (Coach's Decision - N/A): OUT
• Karlie Samuelson: AVAILABLE ↑ • Jordan Harrison (Coach's Decision): OUT • Sania Feagin (Left Knee): OUT • Sarah Ashlee Barker (Not With Team): OUT
Vandersloot hasn't cracked the 20 minute mark in 5 games since returning. We're not convinced that's likely to trend up much higher, even with a starting role on the table and Diggins potentially out the door. If you picked her up in a 10-team hoping to catch a spark, the ceiling just isn't there. It's safe to drop and use the spot for streaming.
July 10 Games
Things had not been trending well for Cloud since the return of Sloot, but the demoted Diggins "injury" has opened the door back up to a starting role in Chicago. Tonight's 23 FPs gave her 3 in a row with 20+ for the first time since May, and importantly a ton of minutes. Keep an eye on the situation if you're in one of the 20-25% of 6-team leagues where she's available.
E Weezy joined teammate Nneka in putting up her best fantasy output of the year. The 34 FPs were driven by tying season highs with 8 assists and 3 steals, as well as a putrid effort from the Sky. We're not sold two plus games in a row are a trend, so stream with caution in deep leagues.
Nneka exploded for a season-high 49 FPs as the Plum-less Sparks picked up a consecutive win for the first time since a June 13th vs Chicago on Friday night. The 36 year old can still make a 25/12 night look easy and earns SOTG with her 8th double/double of the season.
It was Juskaite's night to shine in the Tempo role player rotation. The rookie put up a career-high 25 points to explode Friday for 38 FPs. Toronto is hard to gauge from night-to-night, but we still think Juskaite is a very viable stream candidate in deep leagues.
A 52 FP night in Canada was more than enough to get the win and the SOTG for the second-year All-Star. Bueckers led the Wings with 34 points and added 6 assists and 6 boards to go with her excellent game on the road. Add another SOTG to her mantle.
We hope all is well with Aneesah Morrow but we've come to the conclusion that she may not be back with the team anytime soon. Keeping her on you IR is a totally acceptable play, but if the space is already filled we'd suggest a drop at this point, particularly if you're fighting for a playoff spot.
If you listened to our rec of adding ONO, you were rewarded with a team-high 28 FPs on Friday night. Teammate Aneesah Morrow has now missed the last 3 games and it's very unclear her future with the team. We think ONO continues to produce and minutes continue to be high. Grab her across all formats if available.
LA put up a very serviceable 22 FPs Friday night in just 17 minutes of play. Golden State continues to be the most inconsistent team as far as rotations and minutes are concerned. Can't rec anything on Amihere, or several of the Valkyries role players, but on any given night they can produce when given the minutes.
Salaun shined on Friday night in Connecticut dropping 16 points and grabbing 7 rebounds in 27 minutes. She also added 3 steals and a block to total a game-high 36 FPs and a SOTG to go with it.
• Gabby Williams (Back - Contusion): OUT ↓ • Ashten Prechtel (Coach's Decision): OUT • Miela Sowah (Coach's Decision): OUT
• Aneesah Morrow: OUT ↓ • Ashlon Jackson (Coach's Decision): OUT • Brittney Griner (Left Quad - Strain): OUT • Saniya Rivers (Left Ankle - Sprain): OUT
July 9 Games
Whitcomb made her long-awaited debut on Thursday night. She only logged 11 minutes and managed 9 FPs in her time, but we expect a lot more run out of the sharp-shooting vet very soon and could be a stream candidate very soon.
Ty Harris drew the start and made the most of it, dropping 30 FPs in just 22 minutes on 15 points and 5 dimes. She flashed the D as well, swiping two and blocking one. If Harris can become part of the Fever rotation consistently, we certainly will be interested. If she's not, streaming her with Clark DNPs could be a very nice way to pick up points over replacement.
Mitchell put up a 50-ball FP game dropping 29 points on the road in Phoenix on Thursday night. Kels is a professional bucket-getter and has been putting up massive production over the last 10 outings. SOTG in a win.
Carleton has been producing of late, adding another decent game on Thursday dropping 23 FPs. She's off the drop watch list for now.
Engstler's 26 FPs was her 10th consecutive game over 20 fantasy points. While her ceiling remains relatively low, her floor also seems pretty darn decent if you need a solid 20 FP game.
If it wasn't for the return of A'ja, JY would be collecting a star of the game. Even still, Young put up a huge game in Portland Thursday, dropping 45 FPs form 19 points and 11 dimes. Very impressive performance distributing the rock.
The GOAT returns to pile up 54 FPs, a win and the SOTG to absolutely the surprise of no one. 32 and 10 and easily the best fantasy basketball player in the history of the sport.
Fam had her lowest output in over a month. Nothing to worry about, but it's notable that a 19 year old has been so potent so early into her career.
JC had a great game Thursday, putting up 39 FPs from a near triple-double of 14/9/8.
The Dream stop their slide with an easy home win against the Storm on Thursday and Rhyne Howard led the way. The All-Star put up a game-high 41 FPs on 19 points, 4 boards, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 2 dimes. SOTG when Atlanta needed it.
• Cameron Brink (Left Ankle): OUT | Est. return: Jul 15 • Kelsey Plum: OUT | Est. return: Jul 28
July 8 Games
Billings cracked 20+ FPs on Wednesday for the 4th time in 5 games. That's enough to give owners the green light to give her a flyer on stream, but should not be holding a roster spot for Mo, at least not to this point.
Wheeler had a much-needed 25 FPs after a string of sub-stream production games. We think there are better options out there on a night-to-night basis, and her minutes aren't as strong as we projected at the time of the Plum injury.
After two lack-luster performances, Burrell found the right side of production Wednesday, dropping 22 ponts en route to 32 FPs in a win over Indiana. Streaming at 10s and 8s are still recommended when available, but a stream 6 would depend on the nightly schedule.
21 points, 9 boards and 4 steals was more than enough for Hamby and Sparks to dispatch of the visiting Fever on Wednesday night. This was Hamby's first 40 FP game in over a month, but it came with LA needed it the most and landed her the SOTG.
Leger-Walker put up another solid game Wednesday, at home, dropping 23 FPs from 7/4/3 with 3 steals. She logged 31 minutes and is clearly one of the nice production finds of the second round. Still like the stream option in all 8s and 10s.
Juhasz impressed in just her second game back, putting up 12 points from four 3PM and adding 6 boards. She finished the night with 25 FPs in just 19 minutes and has officially been put on the radar.
McBuckets led the way Wednesday, dropping 23 points in a road win in Connecticut. The crafty vet led all scorers and put up a game-high 39 FPs to snatch the win and the SOTG.
After being out of the last contest vs Dallas, Allemand was back on Wednesday and contributed 24 FPs from 9/3/7. We've seen enough to rec her across all 8s and 10s and even some 6s on light nights.
Harrison led the charge for Toronto in a loss Wednesday, but she still managed to give owners plenty to sink their teeth into, dropping a team-high 24 points to go along with her 8 boards and 35 FPs. She's owned in nearly 70% of our synced 6s, but if she's available in yours, go grab her.
Back-to-back 20+ FP games for the 2nd year guard. We wish we could tell you her minutes would stay consistent, and then could rec her. For now, with the consecutive impressive games, we will throw a watch tag on her.
Thornton had a nice game Wednesday night, putting up 31 FPs. That said, it's her first real production since 6/24 and only the third time she's crossed the 20 FP mark in the last 11 games. Good step, but still should not be held in any format.
Salaun put up a 40-piece of fantasy production Wednesday night, dropping 26 points to help lift the Valks to a road win in Toronto. This was the 2nd year player's biggest game of the season and notches her a sure-fire SOTG.
July 7 Games
Ayayi is only owned across 15% of synced 6-team leagues, but she is averaging 26 points over the past 6 games. We think she creates a lot of value across all 10s and 8s, and while Natasha Mack continues to be sidelined, she can be a viable add across 6s, as well.
Skylar Diggins was a scratch from Tuesday night's game after a drama-filled Monday on the internet. She is owned across all leagues and all formats, but there is an above non-zero possibility she continues to sit, if the team is shopping her before the trade deadline.
Cardoso dropped 29 FPs from just 9/4/4, but really flexed the production on the defensive end, swatting four and stealing two. She lead Chicago in production and secured another SOTG.
Smith flashed some life Tuesday, making the most of her 16 minutes, putting up 8 points and 5 boards for 15 FPs, her second best output since 5/20. We anticipate Dallas to try and feature Smith a bit more in the coming weeks with the trade deadline looming.
The former 2nd overall pick almost pulled her own Shepard, nearly recording her first ever triple-double, dropping 10 points, 12 boards and 7 assists, along with 3 blocks, for a massive 38 FP night. Still watching, but a night like Tuesday shows up the ceiling potential of Kuier.
Shepard records her league-leading 3rd triple-double in New York on Tuesday night. The newly-minted All-Star showed out with a SOTG performance logging 22/12/11 and, more importantly, the big road win.