Welcome to the Fantasy Basketball Schedule Preview for January 15 through 21. Each season, when the NFL playoffs begin, the NBA hits a lull that players seemingly slog through until the all-star break, when the season feels the longest. As a general manager, you may be frustrated with the uneven performance of your players, but don’t overreact. Instead, identify players in the lull and make an excellent buy-low offer. While you work the trade market, the below will cover your streaming needs next week.
Fantasy Basketball Schedule Overview
- Monday (1/15): 11 games
- Tuesday (1/16): 3 games
- Wednesday (1/17): 10 games
- Thursday (1/18): 5 games
- Friday (1/19): 8 games
- Saturday (1/20): 8 game
- Sunday (1/21): 6 games
Teams with four games this week:
SAS, IND, WAS, LAL, MIA, BOS, NYK, BKN, OKC, ORL, HOU, ATL, TOR, UTA, PHI
Teams with three games this week:
NOR, POR, CLE, MIN, DAL, DEN, DET, CHA, CHI, PHO, MEM
Teams with two games this week:
LAC, MIL, SAC
Fantasy Basketball Streamers
The schedule this week is weak on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. No team plays on all three. However, two teams can help you stream for Tuesday and Thursday: The Thunder and the Kings. Check out the players below to bolster your games played and categories.
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (MON/TUE/THURS/SAT)
- Luguentz Dort (SG/SF): Great schedule this week with some production upside. While not consistent, Dort can score, hit threes, and grab rebounds with a solid defensive skill set.
- Isiah Joe (SG): Threes streamer but offers little else. His minutes are short recently, so only deploy if in very deep leagues.
SACRAMENTO KINGS (TUES/THURS)
- Harrison Barnes (SF/PF): Barnes could be better, but he has a great schedule this week. Modest points and a few threes is the expectation.
- Trey Lyles (PF): Keegan Murray is questionable for Tuesday’s game. If Keegan can’t play, Lyles is an excellent stream this week.
- Kevin Huerter (SG/SF): Great schedule this week. Huerter has been starting with positive trends. When things are clicking, Huerter can produce across the board, especially points and threes, and also can add rebounds and assists.