The High Score 100 \u2014 the top-100 players in Yahoo\u2019s newest fantasy basketball format \u2014 is a running reflection of year-to-date performance and trending production. Each weekly update captures who\u2019s actually delivering value and who\u2019s fading.<\/p>\n
[It\u2019s not too late to create or join a High Score league, a new way to play Fantasy Basketball on Yahoo with simple rosters and scoring]<\/a><\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a breakdown of the biggest movement heading into the season\u2019s final weeks \u2014 with the complete High Score 100 at the bottom of the article. I\u2019ll be updating my rankings every Tuesday throughout the fantasy season.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc8 Risers \u2014 Opportunity is knocking<\/p>\n Player<\/p>\n Team<\/p>\n Previous Rank<\/p>\n Current Rank<\/p>\n Rank Change<\/p>\n Jarrett Allen<\/p>\n CLE<\/p>\n 90<\/p>\n 69<\/p>\n +21<\/p>\n Bennedict Mathurin<\/p>\n LAC<\/p>\n 92<\/p>\n 74<\/p>\n +18<\/p>\n Isaiah Collier<\/p>\n UTA<\/p>\n 101<\/p>\n 87<\/p>\n +14<\/p>\n Jarrett Allen \u2014 FC, Cleveland Cavaliers: 69th overall (\u2b06\ufe0f 21)<\/p>\n James Harden is a big man whisperer. Outside of Allen\u2019s outlier 40-point, 17-rebound, 5-assist, 4-block performance in early February, he\u2019s been regular for most of the season. He landed on the fallers’ list a few times, but since Harden\u2019s arrival, it’s unlocked a more aggressive side of Allen.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n He\u2019s getting three more touches in the paint per game from Harden while being on the receiving end of 31% of his assists with the Cavs<\/a> (leads the team). Over his last six games, he\u2019s averaged 20.7 points, 11.5 rebounds and more than a stock per game. He\u2019s shooting an insane 75% from the field. His bump in production led to a 21-spot jump in the ranks, as he\u2019s been producing as a top-50 player over the past two weeks.<\/p>\n Hopefully, the stocks go up, but fantasy managers can\u2019t be complaining with the substantial rise in scoring and rebounding these days. Allen is one of the deadline winners who could man the center spot for many champions by the end of the season.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Bennedict Mathurin \u2014 G\/FC, LA Clippers: 74th overall (\u2b06\ufe0f 18)<\/p>\n Mathurin\u2019s fantasy upside has been shining since landing in L.A. at the deadline. Over his first three games post-All-Star break, he\u2019s averaging 28.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 32 minutes per game. That includes tying a career-high 38-point performance against Denver on Feb. 20, followed by 26 against the Lakers and 21 versus Orlando.<\/p>\n The Clippers are letting him rock as the 1B to Kawhi Leonard, with PG Darius Garland still unable to make his debut since the trade. Mathurin\u2019s putting up three more shots per game while getting a star whistle, going to the line almost nine times per game as a Clipper. When adding in his significant jump in usage rate to 31% with this unexpected rise in steals and assists, he\u2019s been ballin’ in High Score formats.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Mathurin ranked 23rd in High Score over the last 7 days and 36th over the last 14 days. If he keeps this scoring pace up, there\u2019s room to climb even higher.<\/p>\n Isaiah Collier \u2014 G, Utah Jazz: 87th overall (\u2b06\ufe0f 14)<\/p>\n Collier\u2019s been awesome in relief of Keyonte George and is taking full advantage of his promotion to the starting lineup. Collier\u2019s been one of the best facilitators in basketball in February, dishing out over 10 assists, while chipping in 16 points with 3 boards and 2.5 steals per contest. He\u2019s been a top-20 player in High Score for a month, so the leap into the top 90 is no surprise despite ranking just outside the top 100 for the season.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Until George is back, continue starting Collier with confidence. Even when George returns, he\u2019s more than capable of providing enough counting stats \u2014 especially steals in less than a 30-minute per game capacity. The Jazz want to see what they have with their young players, so keep Collier locked in.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc9 Fallers \u2014 Injuries leading to setbacks<\/p>\n Player<\/p>\n Team<\/p>\n Previous Rank<\/p>\n Current Rank<\/p>\n Rank Change<\/p>\n Franz Wagner<\/p>\n ORL<\/p>\n 50<\/p>\n 95<\/p>\n \u221245<\/p>\n Darius Garland<\/p>\n LAC<\/p>\n 70<\/p>\n 82<\/p>\n -12<\/p>\n Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is<\/p>\n GSW<\/p>\n 79<\/p>\n 90<\/p>\n \u221211<\/p>\n Franz Wagner \u2014 FC, Orlando Magic: 95th overall (\u2b07\ufe0f 45)<\/p>\n Wagner\u2019s fantasy season is likely finished. I\u2019ve left some margin in case he beats his recovery timeline, but don\u2019t be surprised if he\u2019s off the list by next week. He\u2019s missed 28 games already thanks to his lingering ankle injury. He tried to return for two contests before the All-Star break, but recent tests confirmed he needs more time to rehab. The Magic will re-evaluate him in three weeks, which means he\u2019s missing at least 10 more games.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Wagner averaged 21.3 PPG in 28 games this season, but sitting on the bench won\u2019t help fantasy managers at the most dire stretch of the season. He ranks 52nd among players in High Score on a per-game basis, so the production was strong when he was available. Unfortunately for fantasy managers, they need to decide whether it\u2019s worth holding out hope in an injured list spot or cut bait.<\/p>\n Darius Garland \u2014 G, LA Clippers: 82nd overall (\u2b07\ufe0f 12)<\/p>\n Garland\u2019s been out with an ankle injury since Jan. 24, so Clippers fans and fantasy managers are anxious to get him back into the lineup. Garland\u2019s been participating in practice but not taking contact<\/a>, so being deemed week-to-week doesn\u2019t leave much optimism for an immediate return. Still, fantasy managers should continue to hold. The latest dip stems from his return timeline moving further to the right. At least the Clippers are teetering between the 9th and 10th seeds and are still actively competing for a playoff spot. That push should get him on the floor at some point in the next couple of weeks. When he\u2019s ready, he\u2019ll likely be second in usage to Kawhi and offers plenty of potential as the future lead guard in L.A.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is \u2014 FC, Golden State Warriors: 90th overall (\u2b07\ufe0f 11)<\/p>\n The 11-spot slide is a bit generous considering we\u2019ve only seen KP play in 18 games this season. It\u2019s not his fault, as POTS is a very unpredictable disease where you don\u2019t know when he\u2019ll feel healthy enough to play. The Warriors had hoped to see him on the floor since they desperately need his scoring and rim protection, but he\u2019ll miss at least the next two games<\/a> \u2014 possibly more. When healthy, KP is a easily a top-100 player in High Score. However, I don\u2019t expect to see him on a consistent enough basis to trust him for fantasy, which is unfortunate.<\/p>\n Complete High Score 100 rankings<\/p>\n The High Score 100 is a running reflection of year-to-date performance and trending production.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Note: Kings FC Domantas Sabonis was removed from the High Score 100 rankings after being ruled out for the remainder of the season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The High Score 100 \u2014 the top-100 players in Yahoo\u2019s newest fantasy basketball format \u2014 is a running…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":622155,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3789],"tags":[7,363,193,559,791,2825,81906,996,51496,957,560,1178,529,955,4034,192,4032,251,135,4033,4031,6,76,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-622154","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles-clippers","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-bennedict-mathurin","10":"tag-cleveland-cavaliers","11":"tag-clippers","12":"tag-darius-garland","13":"tag-fantasy-basketball","14":"tag-fantasy-season","15":"tag-gsw","16":"tag-high-score","17":"tag-isaiah-collier","18":"tag-james-harden","19":"tag-jarrett-allen","20":"tag-kawhi-leonard","21":"tag-keyonte-george","22":"tag-la","23":"tag-la-clippers","24":"tag-laclippers","25":"tag-los-angeles","26":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","27":"tag-losangeles","28":"tag-losangelesclippers","29":"tag-nba","30":"tag-orlando-magic","31":"tag-utah-jazz"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622154"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622154\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}