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Everyone knows who the top names in the NBA are: JOHN WALL!!!, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Blake Griffin, you get the picture.
But you don't win any fantasy basketball league with just superstars. They will eat up a huge proportion of your salary cap, leaving you to fill the rest of your team with scrap metal.
We have talked plenty about "bang for your buck players" in a nutshell. Today, we'll take it a step further by highlighting ten NBA players who have had a strong start to January with FanDuel's scoring system.
None of these players were named as All-Star starters, and none have made an All-Star game in their careers. It's important to take a look at trends a player has shown over his last several games. With most of January behind us, we can now see which players have been trending up, and are a more certain "bang for your buck" in addition to the superstar or two on your lineup.
I compiled this list of ten players who scored the most real-life points in January and picked the top players who have not made an All-Star appearance on this list.
So without further ado, here is the list! Remember that FPPG or fantasy points per game is the most important stat in FanDuel!
Player | TEAM | GP | 3P | 2P | FTM | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FPPG |
Isaiah Thomas | Celtics | 11 | 24 | 61 | 74 | 36 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 37.20 |
Kemba Walker | Hornets | 11 | 26 | 62 | 50 | 42 | 51 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 36.81 |
Gordon Hayward | Jazz | 11 | 19 | 65 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 34.82 |
Lou Williams | Lakers | 11 | 23 | 43 | 86 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 30.88 |
Andrew Wiggins | Timberwolves | 11 | 7 | 79 | 60 | 46 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 27 | 30.97 |
Danilo Gallinari | Nuggets | 10 | 19 | 47 | 84 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 33.07 |
Khris Middleton | Bucks | 10 | 14 | 67 | 42 | 41 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 33.62 |
Jae Crowder | Celtics | 11 | 22 | 47 | 38 | 59 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 31.85 |
Arron Afflalo | Knicks | 11 | 20 | 51 | 23 | 33 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23.83 |
Jahlil Okafor | 76ers | 10 | 0 | 84 | 15 | 57 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28.49 |
Stats for games played through January 21, 2016. To find out how FPPG is calculated, click here.