Fantasy Basketball 2021: Ranking Sleepers for NBA Week 3
The Milwaukee Bucks' offseason trade for Grayson Allen looks like one of the most shrewd transactions so far.
Milwaukee has an extra ace three-point shooter on its roster and Allen has discovered confidence from three-point range early on in the NBA season.
Allen reached double figures in every game in a Milwaukee shirt and he has four games with three or more made three-point shots.
Most fantasy basketball players have yet to take notice of Allen's consistent three-point shooting. He is available off the waiver wire in more than half of Yahoo leagues.
Allen should be at the top of your sleeper list at the moment, and if he is available for a pickup, he could be a nice addition to your squad depth, as could a few other role players that thrived in the first two weeks of the season.
Top Fantasy Basketball Sleepers
10. Cody Martin, SG/SF, Charlotte
9. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, PG/SG, Washington
8. Alex Caruso, PG, Chicago
7. T.J. McConnell, PG, Indiana
6. Patrick Beverley, PG/SG, Minnesota
5. Kevin Love, PF/C, Cleveland
4. Lonnie Walker, SG/SF, San Antonio
3. Franz Wagner. SG/SF, Orlando
2. Anfernee Simons, PG/SG, Portland
1. Grayson Allen, SG/SF, Milwaukee
Grayson Allen, SG/SF. Milwaukee
Allen is the perfect volume shooter to add to your roster in support of the top scorers in your squad.
Allen has been nothing but consistent from three-point range in the first two weeks of his Milwaukee career.
The former Memphis Grizzlies player is shooting 37.1 percent from three-point range and he reached double figures in every game.
Additionally, Allen chipped in with a handful of rebounds that boost his fantasy stock even more. He produced a season-high six rebounds to go along with 18 points in Sunday's loss to the Utah Jazz. Milwaukee did not have Khris Middleton available in that game.
Even with Middleton on the floor, Allen grabbed between three and five rebounds every game he has been on the floor.
Allen's main draw is his three-point shooting, but he has done enough in the other stat columns to be solid No. 2 at either shooting guard or small forward on your roster.
Anfernee Simons, PG/SG, Portland
Anfernee Simons has made the most out of his time off the bench for the Portland Trailblazers.
On Sunday, Simons recorded his best point total of the young season. He produced 19 points and drained five three-point shots.
That performance may be taken lightly by some since the Charlotte Hornets have been lit up by most offenses. The Hornets have held one of their seven opponents under 100 points.
Simons already showed signs of a solid fantasy depth piece a few nights prior against the Memphis Grizzlies. He went 5-for-8 from three-point range in that game.
In fact, Simons has three games with four or more three-point makes and the volume of shots is there for him to have more nights like that moving forward.
Simons attempted six or more three-point shots in all but one of his six appearances and he is shooting 44.7 percent from deep.
Simons is widely available on the Yahoo waiver wire, and like Allen, he is worth the selection now because the three-point volume is clear.